Shares in Canadian lumber companies fall on negative expectations for the US housing market
Shares in several major Canadian forestry companies closed down Wednesday after an analyst downgrade and lower-than-expected building permits [...]
September 21, 2018
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Russian Segezha Group boosts wood pellets production
Segezha Group starts production of the wood pellets at the company’s Sokol Timber Company in Russia. According to the [...]
September 21, 2018
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Trump’s tariffs on China- A big chance for Europe
The additional tariffs of the US government under President Donald Trump slow the Chinese growth by 0.1 to 0 [...]
September 20, 2018
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China hits back with duties on US starting September 24; list of wood products updated
In response to US measures, China will overtax products imported from that country. The Chinese Government Customs Tariff Commission has [...]
September 19, 2018
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Stora Enso considers layoffs at Varkaus sawmill, citing competitiveness issues and rising log prices
Stora Enso starts employer-employee negotiations at its LVL Mill and Sawmill in Varkaus in Finland. [...]
September 18, 2018
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Egger plans to loan EUR 150 million for its new particleboard plant in Poland
Egger Group has started talks with the European Investment Bank (EIB) regarding potential financing for the Egger Group’s realization [...]
September 18, 2018
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Södra to increase lumber production by 100,000 m³ at Mönsterås sawmill
From 1 March, the annual production volume of sawn timber at the Mönsterås sawmill will increase by 100 [...]
September 18, 2018
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RFP Group to build a new sawmill and wood pellet plant in Russia’s Far East
The Russian timber industry holding RFP Group will build a wood processing plant in Yakutia (Russia's Far East) with [...]
September 12, 2018
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Boise Cascade sells two lumber mills and particleboard operations in Northeast Oregon
Boise Cascade has entered into an agreement with Woodgrain Millwork to sell its northeast Oregon lumber mills in Pilot Rock [...]
September 12, 2018
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One of Russia’s largest MDF plant almost completed
Altailes, one of Russia’s largest woodworking enterprises, is finishing construction of large-scale woodworking combine in Pavlovsk. Pavlovsk is [...]
September 11, 2018
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