Companies in the timber industry

Siempelkamp to deliver new particleboard plant for VMG in Lithuania

Kalipedos Madiena (VMG) orders the complete plant with Siempelkamp in Krefeld, Germany. The new plant, which will be located in [...]

Furniture manufacturer Forte invests in particleboard production in Poland

One of the largest European furniture manufacturers Fabryki Mebli “Forte” S.A. is ramping-up production at its new particleboard [...]

Russian Murom orders processing plant from Siempelkamp

Russian plywood producer CJSC “Murom” has ordered a complete plant from Siempelkamp. The ambitious goal of this cooperation was the [...]

Stora Enso re-opens planed line in Varkaus sawmill

Stora Enso Wood Products division will re-open the classic planed line in Varkaus sawmill, Finland, in April.   [...]

UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site in Finland

UPM sells its Myllykoski mill site and premises, located in Kouvola, Finland, to Redeve Oy. The buyer is specialised in [...]

Canadian mill investments in the U.S. South result in high sawmilling margins

With few mill acquisitions, almost all of the production gains arose from improvements at existing mills. Of the top 40 [...]

Lumber prices in the US on varying at the beginning of April

A mix of trends in prices of framing lumber emerged across producing regions. Trends varied based on species, product groups [...]

Good profits for the Canadian lumber producers despite US duties

Main lumber producers in British Columbia keep on booking major profits on near record lumber prices a year after the [...]

Swedish wood of great interest on the Indian market

The Indian wood industry is showing strong interest in Swedish pine, particularly for furniture and joinery. Indian architects and designers [...]

Japan’s Daiken cleared to buy MDF plant in New Zealand

The Commerce Commission in New Zealand has granted clearance for Daiken New Zealand to acquire 100% of the shares in [...]