Norbord to curtail one OSB production line due to poor market conditions and demand
Norbord Inc. announced that effective mid-November, it will indefinitely curtail production on Line 1 of its two-line oriented [...]
October 22, 2019
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Spruce sawlog prices fall sharply in Estonia
All sawlog assortments have become cheaper in Estonia in September 2019. The bark beetle crisis has apparently started to be [...]
October 22, 2019
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Europe’s largest wood pellet producer concludes acquisition of former German Pellets assets in US
Acquisition of the Texas Pellets pellet manufacturing plant offers a possibility to increase the group´s production capacity up to [...]
October 22, 2019
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Disruption in European lumber market due to the bark beetle expected to continue for some years
Disruption in European lumber market caused by log glut from bark beetle infestation is expected to continue for some years [...]
October 22, 2019
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Kronospan might build a new chipboard plant in Russia
Peter Kindl, founder of Kronospan Holding Ltd, attended a working meeting with regional governor of the Penza region Ivan Belozertsev [...]
October 21, 2019
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Prefabricated wood construction to make new leap in Chile
The Chilean company E2E is a joint venture between Arauco and the Belgian company Etex. Its factory, which has been [...]
October 21, 2019
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France: Softwood markets and prices still disturbed by the bark beetle
What volumes of wood will be harvested in France in 2019? Difficult to answer this question. Due to the rapid [...]
October 18, 2019
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Vietnam’s Donghwa orders a new Siempelkamp MDF press
Dongwha, Asia's largest producer of engineered wood from Korea, is securing the "longest MDF press in Asia" for the [...]
October 18, 2019
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Germany: Seasonal price increase for pellets in October
As usual for this time of year, the price of wood pellets in Germany rose by 2.1% in October [...]
October 17, 2019
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Continuing potential for timber market growth in the Netherlands
The national report on the Dutch timber market issued in advance of the 77th session of the ECE Committee on [...]
October 17, 2019
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