Egger starts production at new chipboard plant in Biskupiec, Poland
On June 28, 2019, Egger Biskupiec began to operate its state-of-the-art chipboard production plant for furniture manufacturing [...]
July 4, 2019
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Danzer to close French veneer plant in Souvans
International hardwood specialist Danzer closes his plant in Souvans / France. The production site, which specializes in sliced oak wear layers [...]
July 4, 2019
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New player in the Swedish sawmill industry: Bergkvist-Insjön and Siljan Group to merge
The owners of Bergkvist-Insjön AB and Siljan Group AB have decided to create a strong joint sawmill group [...]
July 4, 2019
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Vietnam’s wood products to expand on the EU market due to free trade deal
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) last week signed a landmark free trade deal that will slash tariffs on almost [...]
July 4, 2019
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Biesse revises its 2019 outlook downwards as the woodworking industry is affected by demand volatility
Despite the more than EUR 40 million of signed orders achieved during the Ligna fair in May, the Biesse Group [...]
July 2, 2019
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Rising Dutch imports of FLEGT licensed timber
FLEGT licensing is helping importers to comply with EUTR, while the forest sector reforms and new procedures implemented during the [...]
July 2, 2019
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EU softwood logs exports to China double this year
The total European softwood logs deliveries to China have went significantly up during the first quarter of the year, due [...]
July 1, 2019
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Dutch and Belgian importers’ views on FLEGT
Although the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) has narrowed the supply base for tropical timber imported into the EU, traders in [...]
July 1, 2019
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Turkey: Furniture exports increased 18 times since 2000
Turkey's furniture exports have grown consistently since 2000. The industry's foreign sales achieved an eighteenfold rise to nearly [...]
June 28, 2019
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Bergs Timber to acquire wood pellet plant in Sweden
Bergs Timber AB has signed an agreement with AB Fogelfors Bruk to acquire all shares in Fågelfors Hyvleri AB [...]
June 28, 2019
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