Swedish wood construction – a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly
Swedish wood construction was a key point on the agenda at the first UN-Habitat Assembly, which focused on innovations [...]
June 27, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Construction / Europe
More than 600 US companies want to urge Trump to end tariffs of Chinese products
Companies across a wide array of industries have almost uniformly opposed the Trump administration's plan [...]
June 26, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China / North America
Södra expands drying capabillity in Sweden
Södra chose Heinola to supply new Progressive kilns for the sawmill in Värö, Sweden. Heinola will deliver two [...]
June 24, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Metsä Wood opens Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 19, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Chinese tariffs hit the US forest supply chain
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
June 19, 2019
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Chinese companies seeking alternatives to US timber
At present, Chinese companies have been able to absorb the increased tariff levels on imported US timber raw materials but [...]
June 13, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / North America
Stora Enso inaugurates new CLT production unit
Stora Enso’s investment in a new production unit for cross laminated timber (CLT) at Gruvön sawmill in Sweden [...]
June 12, 2019
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US importers paying for Trump’s trade war, according to IMF
Companies in the U.S. are paying almost all the costs from Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, IMF [...]
June 10, 2019
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Saint-Gobain sells German SGBDD for EUR 335 million
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (SGO.FR) said Monday that it has reached an agreement to sell its entire stake [...]
June 3, 2019
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Wood Construction / Europe
Outcome of the US-China trade war on the wood products industry
On 13 May China's State Council announced increased tariffs on US$60 billion of US imports (some 5,140 [...]
May 28, 2019
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