Russian sawmilling industry- Factors influencing investments and business outlook
The Russian sawmilling industry is characterized by fragmentation, a division between large export-oriented companies and smaller companies relying on [...]
June 17, 2019
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Former closed sawmill in BC converts to wood pellets; production exported to Japan
A sawmill in McBride, B.C., that shutdown 13 years ago is getting a new life as a wood pellet [...]
June 17, 2019
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Louisiana-Pacific to shut down OSB mill in BC
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) is the latest company to join a growing list of lumber producers who are curtailing mill [...]
June 17, 2019
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Europe’s “zero deforestation” policies: an opportunity for tropical timber?
Increasingly the twin concepts of “zero deforestation” and “embodied deforestation” lie at the heart of European policy making, both in [...]
June 17, 2019
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US lumber prices pick up after weeks of decline
Additional and significant curtailments announced in British Columbia jolted the framing lumber market out of a five-week losing streak [...]
June 17, 2019
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Sweden: Collapse in softwood lumber exports to China compensated with booming deliveries to Egypt
Sweden increased softwood lumber exports to Egypt by 68.2% y-o-y in first quarter 2019 to 365.6 [...]
June 14, 2019
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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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UPM’s sawmills are running at full speed
UPM Timber welcomed Aki Temmes, 41, to the position of Senior Vice President of Business in late April. He transferred [...]
June 14, 2019
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Södra expands drying capabillity in Sweden to address bottleneck and prepare for new CLT facility
Södra chose Heinola to supply new Progressive kilns for the sawmill in Värö, Sweden. Heinola will deliver two [...]
June 14, 2019
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France: Prices for oak logs start to fall after years of sharp rise
There are significant changes in the French oak market. This can be noticed by examining the results (see table below [...]
June 13, 2019
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