Companies in the timber industry

Georgia-Pacific to build large sawmill in Georgia, USA

Georgia-Pacific announced plans for construction of a new lumber production facility in Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia, USA.   [...]

Dutch Wijma wood processing company stops activities in Cameroon

Due to the intensified conflict between opposing parties and security forces in Cameroon’s North and Southwest provinces, Dutch wood [...]

Major US company quits wood pellet business

    Nearly a decade after entering the business of developing new wood pellet production machines, Astec Industries [...]

Stora Enso reports sharp growth in its Wood Products segment

Sales in Stora Enso's Wood products division increased 7.2%, or EUR 29 million to EUR 430 million. This [...]

Rougier divests business in Cameroon and the Central African Republic

The Rougier Group sells its forest and industrial activities in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.     [...]

Main global softwood lumber producers expand their output

    The top global lumber companies showed further gains in production in 2017 as compared to 2016 [...]

Spain’s Garnica to build second plywood plant in France

    Garnica, the recognized Spanish manufacturer of plywood from sustainable wood, announced that it is finalizing the [...]

Arauco continues expansion in US with a new acquisition

Arauco announced the purchase of Panolam’s industrial assets located in Albany, Oregon. The acquisition continues the expansion of the [...]

Stora Enso upgrades Maxau mill in Germany

Stora Enso has decided to install a new steam turbine with a closed-loop cooling system and additional biomass storage [...]

Holzindustrie Schweighofer accused of purchasing illegal logged wood in Romania

A new investigation takes a look behind the scenes to detail how the Austrian timber giant Holzindustrie Schweighofer, one of [...]