Brazil’s forest sector will invest USD 7.84 billion in additional production capacity by 2023
Investments in pulp, soluble cellulose, paper and wood panels - the sector represented by the Brazilian Tree Industry Asociation (Ibá) -are [...]
October 8, 2019
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Czech forest owners face losses of US$ 1.70 billion due to the bark beetle infestation
Czech forest owners face 40 billion crowns ($1.70 billion) of damage this year from an escalating spread of bark [...]
October 8, 2019
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Norbord to reduce OSB production due to lower demand
Since September 5th Norbord has reduced production at Line 1 of its Cordele, Georgia OSB mill. [...]
October 8, 2019
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Indonesian timber and furniture industry seeks to take advantage of the US-China trade war
The Indonesian government is mulling over banking on its timber and furniture industry to seize the momentum amid the ongoing [...]
October 8, 2019
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Vietnam’s wood industry struggles to prevent trade fraud as Chinese investments boom in the country
According to a market research on wood processing market of Vietnam by Forest Trend, in the first five months of [...]
October 8, 2019
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India: Greenlam further boosts capacity for laminates
With this expansion, the company will be manufacturing an additional 1.6 million laminates sheets per annum up to a [...]
October 7, 2019
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Australia’s woodchip industry hit by US-China trade war as shipments cancelled
Australia's $1.4-billion plantation woodchip industry has been dragged into the US-China trade war, with a number [...]
October 7, 2019
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U.S. slaps China with antidumping duties on wooden cabinets of up to 250%
The U.S. trade conflict with China may not have spared the kitchen sink, or even kitchen cabinets, as Washington [...]
October 7, 2019
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Falling profits for North American sawmills in the past year
Costs for sawlogs declined in most major regions around the world in the first half of 2019. However, lumber prices [...]
October 7, 2019
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Bergs Timber to reduce production at its Swedish sawmills; bark beetle and oversupply blamed
The spruce beetle infestation in Central Europe has continued during the summer and the situation is serious in several parts [...]
October 7, 2019
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