Metsä Wood to start production at new plywood mill in Estonia
Metsä Wood officially started up its birch plywood mill in Pärnu, Estonia. Currently there are around 65 blue-collars [...]
August 30, 2018
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Stable wood pellet prices in Austria
In August, the price of wood pellets in Austria kept stable as compared to July. The [...]
August 30, 2018
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Sweden: Roundwood prices move up in Q2/2018
The second quarter of 2018 shows rising sawlog prices in Sweden on a yearly basis. Pine sawlogs are more expensive [...]
August 23, 2018
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European African timber operations transferred to Asian companies
A major structural change is underway in the African timber industry as operations are reoriented away from the European market [...]
August 23, 2018
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China: Wood-based panels manufacturers to cease production due to new ‘green’ protection policy
According to the Chinese government’s environmental policy called the “Three-Year Plan on Defending the Blue Sky” industrial enterprises [...]
August 23, 2018
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Reasons for declining European tropical wood consumption
The reasons for declining consumption of tropical timbers in Europe are now well understood. The logistical problems of supplying consistent [...]
August 21, 2018
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Drax completed fourth biomass unit conversion
Drax has switched on its fourth biomass generating unit—taking the power station in North Yorkshire a step closer to [...]
August 21, 2018
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Roundwood prices in Finland on an upward trend
Roundwood prices in Finland have mostly increased in May, both as compared to April as well as compared to the [...]
August 21, 2018
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Russia: Production of wood pellets expected to rise more than 6 times by 2025
While Russia’s wood pellet production is relatively young, it accounts for a six percent share of world wood pellet [...]
August 20, 2018
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Wood pellets in Germany still available at low prices this summer
Wood pellets in Germany are still available at low prices this summer. As compared to July, the wood pellet prices [...]
August 20, 2018
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