Brazil: Giant wood pellet plant to be build in Rio Grande do Sul
Fepam, the environmental protection agency in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, issued on Wednesday the environmental licence [...]
July 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / South America
Indian HIL Limited buys German flooring giant Parador for EUR 82 million
The leading Indian building material producer HIL Limited, a subsidiary of the CK Birla Group, will acquire German flooring producer [...]
July 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
More than 80% of the Ligna 2019 space is already booked
While opening day is still about a year away, exhibition space at the world's leading trade fair for machinery [...]
July 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Segezha Group launches new plywood production line in Russia
Vyatsky Plywood Mill (subsidiary of Segezha Group) launched a new premium birch plywood production. According to [...]
July 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Russia
Lumber companies in Canada lost millions of dollars due to US tariffs
U.S. duties introduced on softwood lumber imports from Canada determined a lot of financial difficulties to Canadian lumber companies [...]
July 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Sawmilling / North America
Södra’s Q2/2018 results reach best results in the company’s history
Södra reported sustained strong operating profit of SEK 1,318 million (Q2/2017: SEK 461 million) for the second [...]
July 23, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Ukraine forests destroyed by European sawmills, new report reveals
An investigation released by Earthsight revealed results of the organization’s two years work called Complicit in Corruption. According to [...]
July 18, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
New US tariffs on Chinese wood products include wood flooring
Wood flooring is included in a new list of 10 percent tariffs proposed for Chinese products by the Trump administration [...]
July 18, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Rex Lumber starts construction of its sawmill in Alabama
Rex Lumber, headquartered in Graceville, Florida has initiated construction on it's greenfield sawmill in Troy, Alabama on Tuesday, July [...]
July 18, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
Valutec to enter USA market
Pleasant River Lumber of Maine, USA, is the first company in North America to invest in TC continuous kilns from [...]
July 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe / North America