IKEA expects that product shortages to last well into summer of 2022
Ikea has become the latest retailer to warn on supply chain problems, saying on Thursday that stock shortages were likely [...]
October 21, 2021
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ISC 2021: Softwood lumber production and consumption at record-high increase in Europe
It has been another extraordinary year in the softwood market since the International Softwood Conference (ISC [...]
October 20, 2021
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100 companies ask for suspension of antidumping duties on Russian birch plywood
Brussels has been accused of driving building businesses across Europe to the brink of insolvency after [...]
October 20, 2021
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USNR and Wood Fiber merger to create a giant supplier
Two North American sawmill suppliers are joining forces: USNR and Wood Fiber will become the biggest [...]
October 20, 2021
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Commission suspects UPM, Stora Enso and Metsä of cartel activities
The European Commission’s competition authorities began separate, unannounced inspections of the premises of Finnish forestry firms UPM and Stora [...]
October 18, 2021
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HS Timber plans to build a 500,000 m³/yr sawmill in Argentina
HS Timber Group, the former Schweighofer Group, plans to build a new sawmill in Gobernador Virasoro [...]
October 18, 2021
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Segezha to become second lumber producer in Europe with giant acquisition
A deal between investment group Bonum Capital and Russian forestry major Segezha will create the largest [...]
October 18, 2021
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IKEA to shift production to Turkey due to global supply chain problems
Swedish-based furniture retailer IKEA is planning to minimise problems with global supply chain and increased shipping costs by moving [...]
October 15, 2021
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Koskisen to build a large new sawmill
Koskisen will carry out an investment in Kärkölä worth EUR 48 million, with production scheduled to start up [...]
October 13, 2021
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Sierra Pacific completed acquisition of Seneca
Sierra Pacific Industries has completed its acquisition of Seneca, giving the forest products producer more than 2.3 million acres [...]
October 13, 2021
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