Companies in the timber industry

Nordic forestry giants feel the impact of Covid-19 on 2020 results

    Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, have felt the impact of the [...]

Interfor eyes growth by acquisition

The CEO of Interfor Corp. says profits from strong lumber markets mean the company is well-positioned to add to [...]

Chinese woodworking machinery industry to enter a stage of smart manufacturing

Woodworking machinery is the industrial foundation of furniture manufacturing, the wood processing industry, and other industries. With the improvement of [...]

UPM plans to close a sawmill in Finland

    Finnish forest industry giant UPM sawmill supply chain will be streamlined, one production line will be [...]

World’s largest wood flooring factory to be build in Croatia

In October 2020, Pervanovo Invest AB, the parent company of the group of companies that includes Välinge Innovation and [...]

Wood processing companies in China cut back production as Chinese New Year approaches

    Importers in China have cut back on orders in advance of the slowdown in manufacturing associated [...]

German timber trade largely affected by the second lockdown

The second lockdown from December means considerable cuts for the timber retail trade and for many companies sales losses of [...]

UK: Brexit causes a shortage of sawn timber and building materials

The supply chain in the United Kingdom is under pressure from a combination of high demand for materials caused by [...]

Weyerhaeuser tops list of US softwood lumber producers

    Softwood lumber producers had a wild ride in 2020. From major cutbacks in the spring in [...]

CLT construction in North America covered by insurance giant

    Global giant insurer AXA XL's North America construction business has announced tailored Builders Risk insurance [...]