Demand for hardwood in Europe has surged – prices have hit new highs
It’s been six months plus of extremes and superlatives in the European sawn hardwood sector. Importers, distributors and merchants [...]
September 21, 2021
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Metsä Group plans EUR 200 million investment in a new LVL mill
Metsä Group is planning to construct a new LVL mill on its expanding mill area in [...]
September 21, 2021
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A new lumber giant emerges in Canada
GreenFirst Forest Products has closed on the previously announced acquisition of Rayonier Advanced Materials for $235 [...]
September 21, 2021
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Foundation stone of Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill laid
The Kemi bioproduct mill project of Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is progressing according to [...]
September 16, 2021
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West Fraser announces output reductions
Due to wildfires in British Columbia, slowing orders for forest products, constraints on the availability of resins used in the [...]
September 14, 2021
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German Rettenmeier inaugurates 1.2 million m3 sawmill
At the end of August, the German Rettenmeier Group officially opened its new sawmill in Wilburgstetten [...]
September 13, 2021
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Canada’s lumber producers to move more to US South due to high log prices in BC
British Columbia is sharply increasing the cost of logs for lumber producers just as wood products [...]
September 6, 2021
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Germany: Forest owners hardly benefit from the record lumber prices
Corona has caused the demand for wood in Germany to rise sharply - and with it the prices. But German forest [...]
September 3, 2021
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Södra to increase timber prices due to strong demand in market
Södra sees a continued strong demand for timber and is now raising prices for both [...]
September 1, 2021
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Stora Enso joins consortium which promotes wood as building material
Finnish giant Stora Enso has become the 21st organisation to join the EU-funded Build-in-Wood consortium, which promotes [...]
September 1, 2021
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