IKEA plans to sell its four plants in Russia
The Swedish retailer IKEA plans to sell its plants in Russia. The group said its retail [...]
June 16, 2022
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Strikes shut down UPM plants in Finland
Some 3,000 workers at Finnish forestry group UPM went on strike on Saturday, shutting plants, the company said on [...]
January 3, 2022
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Dieffenbacher delivers wood-based panel plants to North Africa
In El Tarf, Algeria, assembly is underway on the first continuous wood-based panel plant in North Africa [...]
March 12, 2020
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India: Particleboard capacity expected to rise in 2020
Due to a perceived increase in availability of raw wood materials from local sawmills, the Indian state of [...]
February 6, 2020
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59 Chinese wood and furniture business to relocate factories to Indonesia
59 Chinese investors engaged in the wood and furniture business will relocate factories to Indonesia. The investors plan to relocate [...]
November 27, 2019
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Massive Chinese investments in wood product plants in Russia’s Far East
China Forestry Group Corporation (CFGC) will build mills in the Russian Far East to supply wood products for China. [...]
May 17, 2019
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Arauco to acquire only two Masisa plants in Mexico, instead of three
An USD 160 million acquisition agreement of two industrial plants in Mexico was established by Arauco to Masisa, following the [...]
January 30, 2019
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Russian-Japanese joint project to build huge wood pellet facilities in Russia’s Far East
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Russia, the Russia-Japan Investment Fund (RJIF, launched by [...]
September 13, 2018
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Segezha Group to start construction of two plywood plants in Russia this year
Segezha Group will start construction of two plywood plants in 2018. According to the announcement, the projects will be executed [...]
January 23, 2018
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Dieffenbacher receives orders for particleboard and OSB plants in China
Dieffenbacher has recently received its third order from Wanhua, while Guangxi Hengxian Xin Weilin has ordered an OSB plant. [...]
September 13, 2017
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