Western Forest Products to temporarily close one of its sawmills due to log shortage
Western Forest Products is considering curtailing operations at its Chemainus sawmill starting next week due to a log shortage. [...]
January 31, 2022
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Japan’s Sumitomo to buy timberlands in New Zealand to export logs to China
Sumitomo Corporation has acquired timberland in the North Island of New Zealand through its local subsidiary [...]
January 31, 2022
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Enviva plans to double wood pellet production up to 13 million tons
Enviva Inc. on Jan. 19 announced accelerated plans to double its wood pellet production capacity and [...]
January 27, 2022
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Malaysia expects $2.4bn timber trade opportunities at Expo Dubai 2020
The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) is eyeing some AED8.8 billion ($2.4 billion) in trade opportunities during the Sustainable [...]
January 27, 2022
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EU to challenge Russian wood export restrictions at WTO
The EU is requesting consultations with Russia at the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning export restrictions [...]
January 25, 2022
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Swedish Setra reports booming sales and profits for Q4/FY 2021
The Swedish wood products company Setra reported an operating profit of SEK 1.6 billion (€154 million) for 2021 - after [...]
January 25, 2022
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Massive investment plans in the France’s wood industry
French President Emmanuel Macron has officially announced a "France 2030 Investment Plan" with a total investment of 30 billion euros [...]
January 25, 2022
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Strike at UPM factories in Finland to be extended
As there seems to be no prospect of rapprochement between UPM and Paperiliitto, the union has announced an extension of [...]
January 25, 2022
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Germany’s timber industry has positive market expectations for 2022
A survey of member companies of the German Timber Trade Federation (GD Holz) paints a rather positive picture of market [...]
January 24, 2022
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HS Timber Group to reduce sawmill capacity in Romania by 30%
Austrian wood-processing company HS Timber Group, formerly known as Holzindustrie Schweighofer, said it will reduce [...]
January 20, 2022
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