Biesse revises its 2019 outlook downwards as the woodworking industry is affected by demand volatility
Despite the more than EUR 40 million of signed orders achieved during the Ligna fair in May, the Biesse Group [...]
July 2, 2019
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West Fraser announces curtailments in Alberta
Today, West Fraser announced a temporary, two-week suspension of production at its Alberta Plywood operations and High Prairie sawmill [...]
July 1, 2019
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Vietnam shows increasing hunger for American wood
Vietnam has been moving towards building a sustainable wood processing industry that uses legal materials in accordance with international and [...]
July 1, 2019
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Russia: Segezha Group starts construction of 250,000 m2/yr CLT production plant
Segezha Group launched construction of the CLT manufacturing plant. The modern engineered material for wooden construction to be produced in [...]
July 1, 2019
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Bergs Timber to acquire wood pellet plant in Sweden
Bergs Timber AB has signed an agreement with AB Fogelfors Bruk to acquire all shares in Fågelfors Hyvleri AB [...]
June 28, 2019
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Norbord resumes operations at its OSB mill in High Level
Norbord Inc. reported that its OSB mill in High Level, Alberta was cleared to restart, and safely resumed normal operations [...]
June 27, 2019
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SCA acquires another 10,000 hectares of forest land in Latvia
SCA has signed an agreement to acquire Sundin Mezs SIA from the unlisted Swedish company Livland Skog AB. Sundin Mezs [...]
June 27, 2019
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Conifex to sell Fort St. James sawmill to Hampton Lumber
Conifex Timber Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Hampton Lumber for the sale of [...]
June 26, 2019
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Kronospan reports heavy losses in Bulgaria
Kronospan Bulgaria, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cyprus-based Konikato Holdings, said that its net loss nearly tripled to 12 [...]
June 21, 2019
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WWF criticizes FSC: No positive environmental effects in northwestern Russia
The seal of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is considered by environmental organizations to be the most demanding international certificate [...]
June 21, 2019
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