Scottish BSW Timber to build Slovenia’s largest sawmill
BSW Timber announced on the 22nd of May that it will invest EUR 40 million in a new sawmill, CHP [...]
May 25, 2018
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Chinese Qumei made $630m cash bid for Norwegian furniture maker Ekornes
China’s Qumei Home Furnishing Group on the 22nd of May made an all-cash bid for Norway’s Ekornes [...]
May 25, 2018
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Norbord reaches 60% production capacity at its OSB mill in Inverness
Norbord Europe has recently installed a continuous production line as to replace two multi-opening lines at its OSB mill [...]
May 25, 2018
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Segezha Group’s Ksilotek-Siberia started new pellet plant construction in Russia
Segezha Group’s subsidiary Ksilotek-Siberia launched the first stage of a new pellet plant construction in Russia. [...]
May 21, 2018
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Uniboard announced $13 million investment in TFL business expansion
Uniboard recently announced a CAD$17 million (US$13.21 million) investment in a new state-of-the-art TFL [...]
May 21, 2018
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Boise Cascade to cease lumber operation in Elgin, US
Boise Cascade Company announced the curtailment of its lumber operation in Elgin, Oregon. The 60-day notice includes the sawmill [...]
May 18, 2018
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Dieffenbacher to supply the first CPS+ to China
For the fourth time in four years, Chinese straw-based particleboard specialist Wanhua Ecoboard has ordered a straw-based particleboard [...]
May 17, 2018
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Conifex buys $258 million sawmills in the US to increase capacity by 50%
Conifex Timber Inc. says it has reached an agreement with Blue Wolf Capital Partners to buy sawmills in Florida and [...]
May 17, 2018
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Bergs Timber completes acquisition of Norvik Timber Industries’ in the Baltics; almost doubles sawmill capacity
Bergs Timber announces that all conditions for the company’s acquisition of Norvik’s wood products in the Baltic countries [...]
May 17, 2018
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Austrian Hasslacher Group invests EUR 30 million in Preding sawmill expansion
The Hasslacher Group plans to invest EUR 30 million in the expansion of its site in Preding, Austria. The company [...]
May 16, 2018
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