Forestry

Lumber producers in Alberta are hopeful for SLA renewal to avoid trade war

The new softwood lumber agreement between Canada and the US is expected by the lumber producers in Alberta, as there [...]
February 28, 2016 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / North America

Sonae’s turnover grew significantly in 2015

Consolidated turnover for Sonae Indústria´s continuing operations reached Euro 1,027 million in 2015, representing an increase of [...]

Egger Group invests in new market segment for plastic edging at Brilon

The EGGER Group is investing in the Brilon (Germany) plant by developing polypropylene edging production.     Through [...]

Dubai WoodShow 2016 forecast to be a promising event

Organisers of the Dubai WoodShow, the largest exhibition in the Middle East for timber, machineries and tools, have revealed that [...]

Metsä Wood relocates wooden elements production in Finland

The manufacture of Metsä Wood's Kerto-Ripa® wooden elements is moving from Heinola to Pälkäne in February [...]

Softwood lumber exports from Sweden on an upward trend

In the first ten months of 2015, Sweden has exported about 10,7 million cubic meters of sawn and planed [...]
January 12, 2016 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Europe

Wood-based panels and timber imports strongly increase in the UK

UK’s demand for imported timber and wood-based panel imports jumped 15% to 9.66 million m3 in 2014 [...]

The EU analyzes VPA progress on legal timber imports with Liberia

Representatives of Liberia and the EU have met to review progress towards implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which [...]
January 5, 2016 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Africa / Europe

Weyerhaeuser buys Plum Creek

Weyerhaeuser is buying Plum Creek for US$8.44 billion to form the world's biggest timberland and forest products [...]

Wood markets in Europe and North America still slow

Markets show signs of rising consumption for some forest products, though the picture is far from consistent In Europe and [...]