European sawmill assembly: High demand, record prices but increasing raw material supply challenges
Securing access to raw materials was the key issue raised at an important gathering of European [...]
June 28, 2021
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Ante Holz expands into southern Germany with new sawmill acquisition
Germany sawmilling group Ante Holz has expanded into southern Germany by acquiring a mill in the [...]
June 28, 2021
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Junnikkala to build a large sawmill in Finland
Finnish sawmilling company Kalajokinen Junnikkala Oy plans to build a new sawmill in Oulu. The new [...]
June 28, 2021
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J.P. Morgan enters timber industry, acquires giant Campbell Global
J.P. Morgan has acquired timber investment giant Campbell Global. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [...]
June 24, 2021
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Coronavirus outbreak causes huge backlog at China’s ports
A coronavirus outbreak in in southern China has clogged ports critical to global trade, causing a shipping backlog that could [...]
June 21, 2021
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Resolute Forest Products to invest $50 million in its sawmills
Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced additional capital investments of $50 million in its wood products operations to support its continued [...]
June 14, 2021
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Wood demand could stay strong for the next decade, says US biggest lumber producer
The home-building and renovation boom could keep wood demand strong for the next decade, the biggest U.S. lumber [...]
June 10, 2021
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North America: Sawmill orders shrinking a sign that lumber prices might fall soon
As May rolled into June and following the dual long weekends of Victoria Day in Canada and Memorial Day in [...]
June 10, 2021
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Canfor to build a new sawmill in Louisiana
Canfor Corporation today announced it will invest approximately $160 million USD to build a new, state-of-the-art sawmill [...]
June 8, 2021
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Turkey limits export of wood raw materials to avoid shortages
Turkey has started implementing limitations on exports of some raw materials of furniture, including flakeboard, oriented strand board, fiberboard and [...]
June 8, 2021
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