US: Rising home prices and countervailing duties hit housing market
Housing starts increased 8% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,215,000, according to the US [...]
August 2, 2017
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SY Energy starts test runs on South Korea’s largest wood pellet plant
SY Energy performs test runs on its new wood pellets production facility in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do province. The [...]
August 2, 2017
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FSC plans to reach global market share of 20% by 2020
The first estimates of FSC’s presence in the forest products supply chain are now available for 2016. The FSC [...]
August 2, 2017
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Egger Group reports stable results for the business year 2016/2017
The Egger Group announced a positive development of key indicators during the annual press conference, which took place on 27th [...]
August 2, 2017
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Germany: Wood pellets production up by 24% in H1/2017
German pellet producers have significantly increased their production output in 2017, as compared to the previous year. [...]
August 2, 2017
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Södra to boost Långasjö sawmill production capacity
Södra is currently investing over SEK 100 million in the Långasjö sawmill and at the middle of July [...]
August 2, 2017
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Costs for pellet plants in North America have trended downward in the past year
The fiber costs for pellet plants in North America have trended downward the past year with the US and Canadian [...]
August 1, 2017
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Significant increase in US wooden furniture imports
US wooden furniture imports grew 11% in May to US$1.63 billion. Year-to-date imports were up 10 [...]
August 1, 2017
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China: Thousands of wood-based panel mills cease operation
It has been reported that nearly 3,000 wood-based panel enterprises in Wen’an County, Langfang City, Hebei province [...]
August 1, 2017
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The softwood market in the UK shows signs of slowing down this summer
The softwood market in the UK decreased as the trade during July was tempered by the [...]
August 1, 2017
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