Georgia-Pacific to expand lumber production by 20% at Rome, Georgia facility
Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific announced it will spend approximately $30 million to purchase and install new equipment at its Rome [...]
March 15, 2019
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Western Forest Products to temporarily close sawmill in Alberni
Western Forest Products has announced that Alberni Pacific Division Sawmill in Port Alberni will be closing for a month starting [...]
March 15, 2019
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Russian Ilim Group plans to develop a supply chain in the South-West of China
On February 28, a joint conference of the top management of Ilim Group was held with major manufacturers of packaging [...]
March 14, 2019
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BC San Group to start construction of a new sawmill in Port Alberni
B.C.-based San Group is starting construction on a new mill and associated re-manufacturing plants in Port Alberni [...]
March 14, 2019
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Arauco reports a 33% drop in EBITDA as US-China trade war impacts wood products and pulp markets
Arauco´s fourth quarter net income was US$70.1 million, a decrease of 68.2% compared to the third [...]
March 14, 2019
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New Zealand sawmill shuts down, due to skyrocketing log prices paid by the Chinese
New Zealand's Waverley Sawmill based in South Taranaki, which has traded since at least 1932, has been sold and [...]
March 11, 2019
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Italian Imal-Pal supplies equipment for 320,000 t pellet plant in South Korea
At the beginning of 2019, the Italian machine and plant manufacturer Imal-Pal signed an important project with the Korean [...]
March 11, 2019
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The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance requests anti-dumping duties on imports from China
The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance has filed an anti-dumping petition against their competitors in China, claiming the Chinese government [...]
March 7, 2019
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Swanson Group to permanently close its Glendale sawmill in Oregon
Swanson Group has announced that it will permanently close its Glendale, Oregon, sawmill, which has been operated by the Swanson [...]
March 7, 2019
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Canada: Sawmill production falls into a lower gear
The recent lumber curtailments of major Canadian lumber producers, announced back in the fall and winter of 2018, have seriously [...]
March 7, 2019
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