DRAX makes offer to buy former German Pellets plants in US
UK’s biggest power station, Drax, has recently made offers to buy two of German Pellets' bankrupted US-based biomass [...]
February 28, 2017
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Roundwood prices in Finland rise in 2016
In 2016, the average price paid for pine logs procured from the Finnish non-industrial private forests in standing sales [...]
February 27, 2017
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Central/West Africa: Logs & sawnwood prices hold steady as demand is slow in Europe before spring
Markets in France, Spain and Portugal are reported as very quiet with only low volumes being purchased to replenish stocks [...]
February 27, 2017
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Delhi Wood Fair expects 450 exhibitors from about 30 countries
Over 450 exhibitors from about 30 countries, including China, France and Germany, will showcase their products and machinery during the [...]
February 27, 2017
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Century Ply develops alternate strategy for Laos ban crisis
Century Plyboards India has developed an alternate strategy for the Laos crisis that banned export of raw wood and veneer [...]
February 27, 2017
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Timber businesses in Sarawak affected by export quota
The reduction in logs export quota and tightening of timber harvesting activities, together with sluggish plywood market in Sarawak have [...]
February 27, 2017
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Lumber prices in the US up again at the end of February
Framing lumber sales were especially focused on the secondary market during last week. The recent purchases and the higher prices [...]
February 27, 2017
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US: Furniture makers expanding production capacity
La-Z-Boy announced an investment of approximately US$26 million over three years in its largest upholstered furniture manufacturing [...]
February 24, 2017
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Optimistic outlook for the German softwood lumber market
During the Q4/2016, the softwood companies in Germany kept on the positive trend. The results [...]
February 24, 2017
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Gambia suspends transport, import and export of timber
Gambia's Ministry of Forestry, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, has announced, in a press release, that the import [...]
February 24, 2017
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