Södra seeks to invest in additional cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacity
Södra Wood will invest into a pilot plant for CLT production. The idea behind the [...]
November 14, 2019
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Analysis of global cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacities in 2020
In 2020, worldwide CLT production will amount to over 2 million m³ due to numerous large-scale projects. Central Europe [...]
November 12, 2019
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Finland: Prices of logs expected to drop sharply this year and in 2020
Due to the downward trend and lower production volumes in Finland's wood products industry, the average stumpage prices of [...]
November 12, 2019
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ISC 2019 story 1: Is the bark beetle crisis the new ”normal”?
On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in the Radisson Blu Astrid [...]
November 11, 2019
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Global wood pellet demand – current and projection
The size of the global wood pellet market for 2019 was estimated to be valued at over U.S. $8 [...]
November 11, 2019
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Sweden’s Sodra to extend production stoppages at its sawmills due to spruce bark beetle infestation
Södra has decided to extend production stoppages at its sawmills during the Christmas and New Year period. The move [...]
November 11, 2019
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Finland: Oversupply in sawnwood markets reduces export prices
Oversupply in key export markets is reflected in the average export price of Finland’s sawnwood. The average export price [...]
November 11, 2019
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Steady growth in EU wood pellet production and consumption
The 28 European Union member states produced nearly 17 million metric tons of wood pellets last year and consumed nearly [...]
November 8, 2019
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Homag Group shuts down Hemmoor plant in Germany
Homag Group’s Supervisory Board approved shutting down production at its Hemmoor site, Germany, effective December 31, 2020. Homag has [...]
November 8, 2019
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Sweden: Unusually large stocks of wood in September
Stocks of softwood, pulpwood and pulp chips have fallen since this summer but are nonetheless unusually large for the season [...]
November 8, 2019
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