European sawn hardwood production forecast to fall 25% this year
After a period of stability between 2016 and 2019, when sawn hardwood production in EOS member countries fluctuated between 5 [...]
December 3, 2020
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Global CLT production forecast to double by 2025
CLT has become popular in Europe, Japan, North America and Oceania. The global production of CLT (cross-laminated [...]
November 13, 2020
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Largest hardwood sawmills in Germany and Austria
Cutting in those German hardwood sawmills which reported their volumes amounted to 1.574 million m³ in 2019. Compared to [...]
October 2, 2020
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EU wood furniture production sliding even before pandemic
Newly released Eurostat data indicates that the value of EU27+UK wood furniture production was €42.5 billion in 2019 [...]
August 17, 2020
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Germany breaks new pellet production record in the first half of the year
Despite the corona crisis, in the first half of 2020, Germany produced 1.502 million tonnes of wood [...]
July 31, 2020
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UPM to reduce plywood production by the end of the month
UPM Jyväskylä plywood mill to be permanently closed on 31.07.2020, UPM announced. The jobs cut will be [...]
July 23, 2020
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Germany’s biggest sawmills expected to rise production this year despite pandemic
Last year, Germany’s biggest sawmills again raised their cutting volume. As to 2020, companies are optimistic, too, despite the [...]
July 21, 2020
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SmartLam opens new facility; quadruples CLT production
SmartLam, the first commercial manufacturers of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the U.S., has officially opened its new production [...]
July 20, 2020
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Russia’s OSB production capacity grows rapidly
Thanks to the continuous recovery of the national economy since the crisis and the launch of new investment projects in [...]
July 6, 2020
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About 40% of Chinese factories in Gabon have ceased production
It is estimated that about 40% of Gabon’s Chinese factories have ceased production. In some cases, the plywood plants [...]
June 23, 2020
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