Profit margins for sawmills in Finland at lowest levels in 15 years
The financial health of the world’s lumber producers was mixed in the 3Q/19. The gross margins fell in [...]
December 17, 2019
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North American softwood lumber production on a downward trend
U.S. sawmills produced 26.616 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first nine months, edging down [...]
December 17, 2019
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Moody’s forecasts positive outlook for the wood products sector in 2020
-For the wood products and timberland sub sector, Moody’s says operating earnings will increase by [...]
December 16, 2019
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Germany: Damaged wood volumes could reach 70 million m3 by the end of the year
As of September 2019, the estimates from 15 German states on this year’s incidence of damaged wood and the [...]
December 16, 2019
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The European Green Deal
Becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 is the greatest challenge and opportunity of our times. To [...]
December 16, 2019
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FSC acts on potential fraud Paulownia wood supply chain in Asia
Following an extensive investigation into Paulownia wood supply chains, FSC has taken initial action against a number of companies that [...]
December 16, 2019
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China and U.S. reach trade agreement- tariffs on wood products stay in place
Chinese wood products will continue to face 25% tariffs, according to a phase one trade agreement reached Friday between China [...]
December 16, 2019
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New NAFTA deal signed, N. American softwood lumber prices hold steady
A significant uncertainty for North American business owners was resolved today as Canada, the U.S., and Mexico signed the [...]
December 11, 2019
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Austrian wood industry hit by climate change: 80% of the total annual timber harvesting is damaged wood
Record snowfall, extreme drought and the hottest June in the history: weather extremes once again shaped the forest year 2019 [...]
December 11, 2019
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Top wood processing companies in Latvia
Latvijas Finieris was the leading wood processing and paper production company in Latvia in terms of turnover last year. Latvijas [...]
December 11, 2019
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