SCA buys 10,000 hectares of forest land in Estonia for EUR 39 million
SCA acquired 93% of the shares in Forestum Group AB, a Swedish company which owns forest and land assets in [...]
June 4, 2019
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Stora Enso finalises the restructuring of Bergvik Skog’s forests holdings
The shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have finalised the previously announced restructuring of its ownership [...]
June 3, 2019
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Canfor completes first phase acquisition of Elliott Sawmilling
Canfor Corporation announced that it has completed the first phase purchase of 49% of Elliott Sawmilling Co. Inc announced on [...]
June 3, 2019
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China: Railway deliveries expected to sharply reduce timber imports through ports
How will the competition between railway transported timber and port timber affect the market structure in China? Some market participants [...]
May 29, 2019
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Interfor curtails production in BC Interior due to low lumber prices and high log costs
Interfor announced plans to temporarily reduce production across its operating platform in the BC Interior during [...]
May 29, 2019
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Metsä Fibre progresses plans for 750,000 m3/year pine sawmill in Rauma, Finland
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has awarded ÅF Pöyry with the pre-engineering assignment for new bioproduct mill [...]
May 29, 2019
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Stora Enso inaugurates new cross laminated timber production unit
Stora Enso’s investment in a new production unit for cross laminated timber (CLT) at Gruvön sawmill in Sweden [...]
May 29, 2019
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Many sawmills in BC are expected to close in the next decade
British Columbia’s shrinking timber supply will attract approximately 12 sawmills to be closed in the next decade, following Tolko [...]
May 28, 2019
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US importers paying for Trump’s trade war, says IMF
Companies in the U.S. are paying almost all the costs from Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports, IMF [...]
May 28, 2019
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Italian Fantoni Group has ceased MDF production at Novolegno plant
At the end of February, the Italian wood-based panels manufacturer Fantoni discontinued MDF production at its Avellino site, which [...]
May 28, 2019
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