UPM sells Schwedt mill to LEIPA for €70 million
UPM has signed an agreement to sell its Schwedt newsprint mill site (Germany) and relevant assets to LEIPA Georg Leinfelder [...]
April 27, 2016
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Central/West Africa: Timber demand in China and EU moves ahead
Selling from Central/West Africa to the Chinese market has steadily firmed, especially for the higher quality species and grades [...]
April 27, 2016
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Growing efforts for the promotion of a positive image for tropical wood products in the EU
There is a growing coalition of companies and other organisations in the EU committed to making the case for a [...]
April 27, 2016
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Finland: Sawn softwood production and export expected to rise in 2016
Growth in the value of Finnish forest industry exports this year is driven by pulp and paperboard exports. Weak price [...]
April 27, 2016
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West Fraser announces higher earnings from lumber operations
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has reported Q1/2016 net earnings of C$42 million, down from the C$49 [...]
April 27, 2016
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Canada: FSC puts in force new forest management standards
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) will implement a new forest management standard in Canada, only after considerable stakeholder engagement ensures [...]
April 27, 2016
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Valutec to deliver two kilns for Austrian Hasslacher
Austrian company Hasslacher, has recently invested in Swedish company Valutec’s two progressive kilns, for its laminated wood plant in [...]
April 27, 2016
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Nippon Paper plans to start production of wood pellets
Nippon Paper Industries, Tokyo, plans to produce heavy efficient-burning wood pellets as to use them as biomass fuel for [...]
April 27, 2016
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German Pellets has several prospective buyers
The insolvent wood pellet manufacturer German Pellets GmbH may well continue its operations, according to the German media, as there [...]
April 27, 2016
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Unilin signs licensing agreements with Chinese companies
Unilin's IP division has extended the license agreements of the following Chinese WPC manufacturers, giving these companies additional protection [...]
April 26, 2016
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