Italy wants to double vat on wood pellets
The Italian government plans to increase the VAT on wood pellets from a current 10% to 22%. With the new [...]
December 18, 2014
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German wood pellets prices stable in December
The price of wood pellets in Germany remains stable at a low level in December. As the German Energy Wood [...]
December 18, 2014
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Sawlog prices fell worldwide in the 3Q
Sawlog prices were lower in the 3Q in most of the 20 regions that are the basis for the Global [...]
December 17, 2014
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Japan: Wood imports costs higher due to the depreciation of the yen
The recent rapid and significant depreciation of the yen since late October pushes cost of all the imported commodity sharply [...]
December 16, 2014
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Portucel plans to enter wood pellet business
Portucel S.A informs that it will develop the construction of a wood pellet manufacturing facility in the United States [...]
December 16, 2014
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Metsä Wood increases sawn timber sales in Asia
Metsä Wood has signed a cooperation agreement with Itochu Group with the aim of increasing sales in the Asian market [...]
December 13, 2014
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Russian plywood consumption drops
The Russian wood-based panel company Sveza Group complains that a decline in consumption in the Russian market along with [...]
December 11, 2014
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Kährs Group expands wood flooring production capacity in Romania
Kährs Group, a Swedish wood and resilient flooring manufacturer, will increase hardwood flooring production capacity in the existing production [...]
December 10, 2014
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Georgia-Pacific expands LVL production
Georgia-Pacific will invest approximately US$6 million at its Thorsby, Alabama, engineered lumber operations to expand production capacity of [...]
December 9, 2014
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German Pellets signs supply contract of over 5 mil. tons of wood pellets
This week, German Pellets signed a further supply contract with a European power-plant operator. The contract has a term [...]
December 9, 2014
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