China prices for New Zealand logs drop dramatically on oversupply
From a sale price of US$130 per JASm3 for A grade the price dropped -US$15 in one week [...]
July 8, 2019
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Germany: Prices for wood products on a negative trend this spring
The economic downturn noted by the European market research institutes is also reflected in Germany's [...]
July 8, 2019
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Pinnacle and Tolko to build a new wood pellet production facility
The facility is expected to have a run-rate production capacity of 170,000 to 200,000 metric tons per [...]
July 8, 2019
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Binderholz plans to double sales to the US market in the next three years
Austrian Binderholz is planning to boost its US business through a holding company established specifically for this purpose. Binderholz US [...]
July 4, 2019
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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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China drastically reduces imports of Russian logs and switches to lumber
In January-May, log imports to China from Russia declined 26.2% y-o-y to 3.6 million m3 [...]
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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US wood industry counts cost of trade dispute with China
The US trade and tariff war with China that has been reignited in recent weeks is directly impacting American log [...]
July 2, 2019
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