Malaysian timber companies and the pandemic
A recently released report details the upheavals experienced by the timber industry during the Movement Control Order (MCO) first implemented [...]
July 2, 2020
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Setra expands range of construction timber, to invest in a new planing mill in Sweden
Swedish wood products company Setra is expanding its range of construction timber with a major investment in new planed products [...]
June 30, 2020
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Belarus boosts lumber exports by 30%; enters Chinese market
In January-May 2020, lumber export of companies run by the Belarusian Forestry Ministry went up by 30%. [...]
June 28, 2020
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IKEA plans to review its Ukrainian wood supply after critical report
Furniture retailer IKEA said on Tuesday it would review its wood supply chain in Ukraine after a report by a [...]
June 28, 2020
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Ikea faces allegations it used illegally logged timber from Ukraine
Some of Ikea’s wood products may have been made with illegally sourced timber from ancient forests in Ukraine. [...]
June 25, 2020
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Forecast: Europe’s construction industry to be hit hard by COVID-19, says Euroconstruct
The European construction industry will be hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis, according to Euroconstruct's latest forecast for [...]
June 25, 2020
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Södra to boost capacity at its Värö mill
Södra is planning a new investment for its state-of-the-art pulp mill in Värö, Sweden, which [...]
June 25, 2020
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European parquet market: A return pre-Covid-19 sales level not expected in the short to medium term
After a year of slight contraction in 2018, the European parquet market improved in 2019. Unfortunately, this positive result and [...]
June 23, 2020
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Sweden: Reductions in timber storage regulations
The Swedish government ends the rules for timber storage to facilitate the forest industry during the current crisis. [...]
June 23, 2020
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About 40% of Chinese factories in Gabon have ceased production
It is estimated that about 40% of Gabon’s Chinese factories have ceased production. In some cases, the plywood plants [...]
June 23, 2020
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