Finnish Koskisen plans huge investment in Järvelä sawmill
Koskisen group is planning an extensive sawmill investment in Järvelä, Finland. The planned investment is valued at an estimated [...]
July 6, 2020
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Russia’s OSB production capacity grows rapidly
Thanks to the continuous recovery of the national economy since the crisis and the launch of new investment projects in [...]
July 6, 2020
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S. America, Europe and New Zealand in fierce competition for log supply to China
Log supply into China has increased, with South America and Europe responsible for most of this increase. European supply during [...]
July 2, 2020
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Chinese flooring giant invests big in Georgia
Chinese flooring manufacturing giant Create Flooring Solutions (CFL) will invest $70 million in a new 252,000-square-foot manufacturing [...]
July 2, 2020
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Malaysian timber companies and the pandemic
A recently released report details the upheavals experienced by the timber industry during the Movement Control Order (MCO) first implemented [...]
July 2, 2020
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Rising ocean freight rates having a huge impact on global timber trade
The latest maritime analysis report shows that the World Container Index has increased by 8.8%, or US$151, to [...]
July 2, 2020
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Serious interruption of Chinese plywood supply to Europe
On supply, some interruption was reported out of Indonesia and Malaysia due to the lockdown; some factories reported to have [...]
July 2, 2020
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European spruce bark beetle and its impact on wood markets
Between 2017 and 2019, over 270 million m3 of standing timber in Central Europe was damaged by a combination of [...]
June 30, 2020
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Swedish and German softwood lumber exports to China rise sharply despite pandemic
Despite the ongoing pandemic and the lockdowns which have slowed trade in many European countries, EU softwood lumber [...]
June 30, 2020
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Finland: Trade of roundwood down by 30%, prices of logs on a downward trend
In May, the average stumpage price for pine logs was EUR 53.9 per cubic metre, and the price for [...]
June 30, 2020
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