Vietnam becomes Japan’s main pellet supplier
The earthquake, tsunami and resulting damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant, triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake on [...]
January 27, 2020
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Finland: Highly probable strikes at sawmills and plywood factories could cause damages of EUR 1 billion
If the strikes threatening the forest industry were to happen, the damage could amount to nearly 1 billion euros. [...]
January 24, 2020
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Uncertain market conditions continue to affect Setra’s earnings
Swedish wood products company Setra has reported an operating profit of SEK 95 (287) million for the period January–September [...]
January 24, 2020
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Gelo Holzwerk invests in a new sawmill in Germany
Gelo Holzwerk announced EUR 38.5 million greenfield investment in a completely new sawmill location at the Wunsiedel energy park [...]
January 24, 2020
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Forest-based products included in the European Green Deal
Forest-based products and bioeconomy in the framework of the Green Deal is now an integrated part of the European [...]
January 24, 2020
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50% of Czechia’s softwood forests are threatened by the bark beetle
With its largely softwood forests, the Czech Republic is one of the European countries most affected by the ongoing bark [...]
January 23, 2020
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UK housing developers discontinuing cross-laminated timber for high residential units
Swan is the latest housing developer to join the list of developers evaluating concrete and steel alternative for residential units [...]
January 23, 2020
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Germany has now some of the world lowest pulpwood prices due to insect and storm damages
In Germany, softwood pulplog prices have experienced a dramatic decline the past year because of an oversupply of low-grade [...]
January 23, 2020
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Sweden sends a record batch of softwood lumber to the United States
Last week, the ship MS Saga Faith, loaded with lumber in the amount of more than 65 thousand cubic meters [...]
January 23, 2020
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Segezha Group acquires Finnish sawmill
The Segezha Group has acquired Karelian Wood Company, a sawmill owned by Pin Arctic Oy in Kostomuksha in the Republic [...]
January 21, 2020
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