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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US softwood lumber production up 4.2% in Jan.-Feb. 2020
U.S. sawmills in the first two months of 2020 produced 6.108 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber [...]
May 19, 2020
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Italian woodworking machinery giant SCM restarts production
SCM has restarted its operations in Italy, in full compliance with the safety health protocols set out in the country [...]
May 4, 2020
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Swedish sawmilling company Setra to cut production by 20%
Swedish sawmilling company Setra plans to cut back production by 20% over coming months in response to declining demand, primarily [...]
April 24, 2020
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