SCM restarts production in Italy
SCM has restarted its operations in Italy, in full compliance with the safety health protocols set out in the country [...]
May 12, 2020
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Metsa buys EUR 500 million equipment for its new giant sawmill in Finland
Metsä Fibre has agreed on the main equipment purchases for the new sawmill to be built [...]
May 12, 2020
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Stora Enso, UPM and SCA not yet impacted by the coronavirus pandemic
Forestry giants in Northern Europe, Stora Enso, UPM and SCA, haven't been affected yet by the coronavirus crisis that [...]
May 11, 2020
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Sveza foresees complete stoppage of production in the worst-case scenario of pandemic
The Russian birch plywood producer Sveza said that it expected a reduction in production in 2020: from 20% to a [...]
May 11, 2020
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Bergs Timber resumes normal production as demand improves
Bergs Timber has resumed normal production at its Swedish and Estonian sawmills on May 4, citing good demand in important [...]
May 11, 2020
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Germany: Great drought in April favor bark beetle outbreaks
After the coronavirus has dominated everything for the past few weeks, the topics that brought German foresters sleepless nights last [...]
May 5, 2020
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Overview of China’s plywood production capacity
The number and production capacity of plywood products in Shandong Province have further increased. There are more than 1,400 [...]
May 5, 2020
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Sweden’s Setra plans reduce production on weak demand in Central Europe and UK
Swedish sawmilling company Setra plans to cut back production by 20% over coming months in response [...]
May 5, 2020
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Forestry companies in China increase overseas timber purchases in order to secure domestic supply
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, production in major wood-producing countries has stalled, the patterns [...]
May 4, 2020
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Arauco to close another MDF plant in US
Composite panel and forest product giant Arauco will close its medium density fiberboard (MDF) production facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina [...]
May 4, 2020
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