Huge opposition against new EU forest strategy
The new 2030 Forest Strategy is triggering diplomatic clashes in the EU over who should be responsible for forest policy [...]
October 13, 2021
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Vietnamese wood processors shut down temporarily
Although Vietnam’s wood and wood exports grew by more than 62% (year-on-year) in [...]
October 13, 2021
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Georgia-Pacific invests $120 million in Texas plant
Georgia-Pacific announced that their Pineland Lumber Complex in Texas will undergo $120 million in additions and improvements in an [...]
October 7, 2021
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Czech Republic will cancel compensation for bark beetles
Czech forest owners can no longer count on the state to compensate them for low prices with huge sums. Wood [...]
October 5, 2021
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Finland: Pölkky Oy plans new investment at Kajaani sawmill
At its production plant in Kajaani, Pölkky Oy invests in a modern sorting plant complex [...]
October 5, 2021
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Rettenmeier plans large investment in Latvia
With an investment program, Rettenmeier wants to expand its Latvian location in Incukalns significantly over the next few years and [...]
September 30, 2021
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Two scenarios for Vietnam’s wood product exports for the remaining months of 2021
In the first two quarters of 2021 exports of wood and wood products from Vietnam increased but due to the [...]
September 29, 2021
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Collapse of China’s real estate giant Evergrande could spread to global markets
Global investors have been paying more and more attention to Evergrande, the sprawling Chinese real estate business on the brink [...]
September 28, 2021
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Declining availability of US hardwood in Europe
US hardwood supply to Europe in the last six to nine months was described by importers as turbulent. According to [...]
September 23, 2021
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Södra to expand its CLT business to Denmark
Södra has announced that its complete offering of CLT panels for frame assembly with complementary products and services will [...]
September 23, 2021
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