Hurricane Florence causes trouble for Louisiana-Pacific
Louisiana-Pacific (LP) announced that due to Hurricane Florence, its Wilmington, N.C. engineered wood operations have been temporarily shut [...]
September 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Canadian lumber giants downgraded due to negative expectations for the US housing market
Shares in several major Canadian forestry companies closed down Wednesday after an analyst downgrade and lower-than-expected building permits [...]
September 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / North America
Japanese company targets the Russian wooden housing market
Iida, a Japanese wooden house construction company, is targeting the Russian market. Setting it sight on [...]
September 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Construction / ...Asia & Middle East / Russia
Segezha Group starts production at new wood pellet plant in Russia
Segezha Group starts production of the wood pellets at the company’s Sokol Timber Company in Russia. According to the [...]
September 26, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Russia
Europe might profit from the US-China trade war
The additional tariffs of the US government under President Donald Trump slow the Chinese growth by 0.1 to 0 [...]
September 24, 2018
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China to start tariffs on US wood products starting next week
In response to US measures, China will overtax products imported from that country. The Chinese Government Customs Tariff Commission has [...]
September 21, 2018
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China shows interest in more investments in New Zealand’s forest industry
The largest ever New Zealand forest industry delegation to China's showcase Global Wood Trade Conference has made the case [...]
September 21, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
Stora Enso considers layoffs at Varkaus sawmill
Stora Enso starts employer-employee negotiations at its LVL Mill and Sawmill in Varkaus in Finland. [...]
September 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Egger requests EIB support for the construction of its new plant in Poland
Egger Group has started talks with the European Investment Bank (EIB) regarding potential financing for the [...]
September 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Södra to increase lumber production by 100,000 m³
From 1 March, the annual production volume of sawn timber at the Mönsterås sawmill will increase by 100 [...]
September 20, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Europe
