John Deere starts to cut jobs as it expects sales of the construction and forestry equipment to drop by 15%
Deere & Co. is laying off 57 workers at its Davenport manufacturing plant, saying reduced building activity is expected to [...]
December 10, 2019
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U.S. housing starts projected to increase 1.3% annually by 2023
U.S. housing starts are forecast to increase 1.3% annually in unit terms through 2023, according to a new [...]
December 4, 2019
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Latvia’s IKTK builds new glulam plant
The Latvian timber building structures producer IKTK has invested about two million euro in large-sized glued laminated timber structures [...]
December 3, 2019
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Wooden buildings could help revitalize the ailing Canadian forest industry
Changes to Canada's national building code could prove promising for an ailing forestry industry. Starting in 2020, the national [...]
November 28, 2019
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B.C. mass timber suppliers see surging sales in Canada, US
As the B.C. commodity lumber sector shutters mills, the B.C. value-added sector serving mass timber construction is [...]
November 26, 2019
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Ukraine: New cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant to begin production this month
Ukrainian Holding Sawmilling Company (UHLK) is currently running a trial at its new CLT production [...]
November 20, 2019
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Södra to double cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacity at Värö mill in Sweden
Södra’s facility for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Värö, Sweden, will increase to two shifts and four [...]
November 19, 2019
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Södra seeks to invest in additional cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacity
Södra Wood will invest into a pilot plant for CLT production. The idea behind the [...]
November 14, 2019
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ISC 2019 story 2: Canadian lumber industry in crisis after crisis; U.S. lumber supported by rising construction sector
On October 17 and 18, 2019, the 67th International Softwood Conference took place in Antwerp in the Radisson Blu Astrid [...]
November 12, 2019
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Analysis of global cross-laminated timber (CLT) production capacities in 2020
In 2020, worldwide CLT production will amount to over 2 million m³ due to numerous large-scale projects. Central Europe [...]
November 12, 2019
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