Metsa Group starts to export sawn timber to China by train
A block train packed with 41 containers of sawn timber left Kouvola, eastern Finland Tuesday and headed to Xi'an [...]
December 21, 2018
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Georgia-Pacific breaks ground for planned US$135M lumber facility in Georgia
Georgia‐Pacific this week broke ground for planned US$135M lumber facility in Warrenton, Georgia. The [...]
December 20, 2018
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UPM to invest EUR 2 billion in new giant pulp mill in Uruguay
UPM plans to invest Euro 2 billion in a new mill to be located near the city of Paso de [...]
December 12, 2018
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Holzwerke Weinzierl to upgrade mill in Germany
Holzwerke Weinzierl installs a new chain-less step feeder at its mill in Germany. The commissioning of the system is [...]
December 11, 2018
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Holzindustrie Schweighofer plans to build a biomass plant in Germany
Holzindustrie Schweighofer plans to construct a biomass cogeneration plant at its site in Kodersdorf, Germany. The plant is expected to [...]
December 11, 2018
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Kronospan to expand its business in Russia
Kronospan announced plans to build a furniture materials plant in the Moscow region. This was announced by David Brenner, Commercial [...]
December 11, 2018
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Norske Skog to double wood pellets capacity at facility in New Zealand
The Norske Skog group has decided to invest about A$ 7 million ($5 million) to upgrade the Nature’s Flame [...]
December 6, 2018
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West Fraser to reduce lumber production by 25 million bf due to production curtailments
West Fraser announced it will implement temporary production curtailments over the holiday period at four of its British Columbia sawmills [...]
December 3, 2018
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US and China agree to suspend new trade tariffs
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days [...]
December 3, 2018
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New 157,000 t/a torrefied wood pellet plant to be build in Estonia
Baltania OÜ has awarded Pöyry with an assignment for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the new [...]
November 26, 2018
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