Norbord to permanently close OSB mill in BC due to supply pressure and beetle epidemic
Norbord Inc. has announced its intention to indefinitely curtail production at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in 100 Mile [...]
June 14, 2019
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EBRD to loan EUR 116 million for Kronospan’s new OSB plant in Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) organizes a syndicated loan of EUR116 million for Kronospan UA (Novovolynsk, Volyn [...]
June 10, 2019
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Current trends in the Russian wood-based panel market
Russian wood-based panels consumption raised to historic records of 12.9 million m3 (12% year-on-year increase) during [...]
June 4, 2019
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Kronospan plans a new plant in Russia’s Far East
Kronospan plans to produce wood boards on the the territory of advanced development of Primorye, located in Far East Russia [...]
June 4, 2019
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Russia: OSB production capacity is seeing rapid growth
Russian OSB production is steadily growing, thanks to the ongoing recovery of the country’s national [...]
April 15, 2019
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Canadian OSB exports doubled over the last 5 years
In 2018 Canadian OSB exports increased even more significantly than in previous years. A volume of 7.65 million m [...]
April 9, 2019
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China: New OSB plant to start production in 2020
Work to build a new Chinese OSB factory for wood-based materials manufacturer Jiangsu Hui Dian [...]
March 28, 2019
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Kronospan to build a new OSB plant in Ukraine
Kronospan will build a new OSB plant on the existing Kronospan particleboard plant in Novovolynsk in northwestern Ukraine, 10 km [...]
March 26, 2019
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The Russian forestry sector reports growth in production in 2018
The Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) published the first final data on the volumes of timber production in 2018. [...]
February 13, 2019
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Lumber prices in the US pick up through the end of January
Wintry weather held back trading in some lumber markets in the US, but sellers of framing lumber turned in their [...]
January 28, 2019
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