Hardwood lumber is included in the U.S.-China “Phase One” trade deal
The U.S. and China formalised a limited trade agreement today, signalling a truce in the nearly two-year trade [...]
January 16, 2020
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Martinsons to increase lumber production capacity by 550,000 m3/year
The Swedish sawmill and building materials manufacturer Martinsons aims to increase the production capacity of its sawmills by 550,000 [...]
January 16, 2020
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Italian Saviola Group and German Nolte Holzwerkstoff to merge
A relevant and strategic agreement between Saviola Group (Italy) and the majority shareholder of Nolte Holzwerkstoff Gmbh & Co. Kg [...]
January 16, 2020
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U.S. wood moulding and millwork producers to file anti-dumping petitions against China and Brazil
The Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on imports of wood mouldings and millwork products from [...]
January 14, 2020
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Is 2020 going to be as horrible as 2019 for B.C. sawmills?
For B.C. sawmills and loggers, 2019 was an annus horribilis that they can only hope is not repeated in [...]
January 13, 2020
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$99 million wood pellet production plant to be build in Alabama
Construction of a $99 million wood pellet production plant is planned for Demopolis, Alabama, the second announced in the state [...]
January 13, 2020
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Stora Enso divests sawmill in Germany
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its sawn construction timber (KVH) mill at Pfarrkirchen in Germany, to the [...]
January 9, 2020
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Sweden: Södra adjusts the prices for pulpwood due to oversupply
The supply of pulp in Sweden and in the rest of Europe is high, which has led to high inventories [...]
January 8, 2020
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Major Austrian parquet manufacturers accused of importing illegal timber from Ukraine
Recently, WWF Austria accused four Austrian parquet manufacturers of importing illegally harvested timber from the Ukraine. The WWF relies on [...]
January 8, 2020
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Biesse Group to refocus its strategy in China
The Biesse Board of Directors meeting - held on December 20th in the corporate offices in Pesaro - analyzed the Chinese demand [...]
January 7, 2020
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