Russia: Top 10 wood pellet producing companies
Analysts estimate that currently 10 large wood pellet producers manufacture more than 60 percent of total Russian wood pellet production [...]
August 16, 2018
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Metsä’s bioproduct mill reached nominal pulp capacity
Metsä Group has announced that its next-generation, bioproduct mill in Aanekoski, Finland, has reached its nominal capacity in August [...]
August 16, 2018
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Italian woodworking machinery industry falls sharply due to lower exports
The orders for Italian woodworking machines and tools in Q2 2018 decreased 9.9% y-o-y due to orders [...]
August 16, 2018
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Vietnam: New wood pellet plant to produce 160.000 t/yr
Biomass Fuel Vietnam Co placed an order with Hekotek for a new complete plant of wooden pellets. According the announcement [...]
August 16, 2018
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European importers discouraged from importing Myanmar teak
Given continuing controversy in the EU over whether Myanmar teak can be traded in compliance with EUTR requirements, importers were [...]
August 16, 2018
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Changes to US GSP could distrupt Indonesian and Brazilian wood products exports
In a recent statement the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) said it believes the wood products export target for [...]
August 14, 2018
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Timber backlogs grow at Douala Port
One factor in the contraction in Cameroon’s EU exports, which started in 2016, cited by a number of EU [...]
August 14, 2018
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Germany: Rising prices for wood products; hardwood lumber more expensive
In July a slightly upward trend for the German wood products price index could be noticed. As compared to the [...]
August 14, 2018
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Homag Group sees dropping incoming orders due to lower Chinese demand
In the first half of 2018 (1H-2018), the Homag Group recorded an increase in sales over the previous year [...]
August 14, 2018
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Kährs Group to acquire Swedish flooring distributor
Kährs Group has acquired Swedish flooring distributor Ehrenborg & Co. The takeover has been carried out with immediate effect [...]
August 14, 2018
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