Companies in the timber industry

UPM to boost capacity at Alholma sawmill in Finland

Finnish forest industry company UPM has obtained a building permit for increasing the kilning capacity at its Alholma sawmill in [...]

Arauco acquires Masisa’s industrial assets in Mexico

Arauco has signed in December a purchase agreement for Masisa’s industrial assets in Mexico.     The [...]

Södra chooses Ledinek for building equipment at CLT facility in Värö

Södra has selected Ledinek as supplier of the equipment for the cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility that Södra [...]

Swedish Martinsons to increase sawn timber production

    During next year, Martinsons will increase its production of sawntimber from 500,000 to 535,000 [...]

John Deere reports booming trend in worldwide sales of forestry and construction equipment

For the fourth quarter ended October 29, worldwide net sales of John Deere registered a 23 percent rise, to $8 [...]

Steinhoff’s CEO resigns following investigation into accounting irregularities

Markus Jooste, CEO of Steinhoff International, Europe’s second-largest furniture retailer by sales, has resigned on the 6th of [...]

Indian Greenply predicts growth in India’s MDF and plywood production

Indian Greenply Industries showed optimism about organized players gaining market share in plywood and medium density fibre (MDF) post GST [...]

Siempelkamp to deliver particleboard plant to Green River Panels in Thailand

Green River Panels invests into a new particleboard plant close to Trang in South Thailand, the center of the Thai [...]

DOMOTEX to feature latest wood flooring trends in next edition

During DOMOTEX 2018, the world‘s leading trade fair for carpets and floor coverings held annually in Hannover, Germany, a [...]

World’s tallest timber building to be constructed in Norway

The world's tallest timber building is to be built in Norway. Mjøstårnet will be more than 80 [...]