Sales for Metsä Group increased by 8% in 2017
Metsä Group’s sales in 2017 totalled EUR 5,040.0 million, compared to Euro 4,657.9 in 2016 [...]
February 16, 2018
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Weather brightens in Latvia; logging returns to normal
Timber producers in Latvia might still have the chance to achieve this year's turnover target as weather conditions have [...]
February 16, 2018
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EPAL pallets: Record results of 115.8 million in 2017
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) announces a record result for 2017 of 115.8 million EPAL quality load [...]
February 15, 2018
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China’s economic slowdown might become a problem for the Finnish lumber exporters
Concerns about the future development of the Chinese economy will again become headlines in Finland by the end of 2018 [...]
February 15, 2018
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Myanmar government applies 10-year reforestation plan
Myanmar's government will apply a new plan for reforestation and rehabilitation of its forest across the country. The project [...]
February 15, 2018
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Italian woodworking machine tools production increased in value by 11.6% in 2017
In 2017, the Italian woodworking machine tools producers achieved a production value of Euro 2.29 billion, up by 11 [...]
February 12, 2018
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Stora Enso reported 18.5% increase in its Wood Products division
Stora Enso's Wood Products division recorded 18.5% increase in operational earnings before investment, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA [...]
February 9, 2018
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Chinese buyers avoid sawmills in the US to buy logs; lumber market tightens
Logs buyers in China have been getting used to purchase the logs directly from exporters, avoiding sawmills in the US [...]
February 9, 2018
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Russia: Record exports of wood pellets in 2017
Wood pellet manufacturers in Russia have recorded record export sales in 2017. For the full year, the country exported 1 [...]
February 9, 2018
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Japan: Wood products demand projection for 2018; imported lumber from Europe and N. America to drop
The Japanese Forestry Agency recently held a meeting for wood products demand projection for the first half of 2018. Imported [...]
February 8, 2018
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