Interview: MDF to replace large part of unorganized plywood segment, says Greenpanel CFO
Greenpanel, India’s largest producer of MDF, has state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh, with [...]
April 6, 2021
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US lumber market: Wood production hits 13-year high despite record prices
Loggers are busier than usual. They're working to chop away at the US' pandemic-spurred timber shortage, while also [...]
April 5, 2021
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Shareholders approve Drax acquisition of Pinnacle
Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. and Drax Group plc. on March 31 each announced shareholder approval for the planned acquisition of [...]
April 5, 2021
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Prices for New Zealand radiata pine logs rising sharply in March
Details of the price changes of Chinese imports of radiata pine logs in March are as follows:   [...]
April 5, 2021
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Australian timber faces a long-term deadlock due to the freezing of Chinese imports
Australia is preparing to completely interrupt its annual timber trade with China after Beijing Customs' request to resume log exports [...]
April 5, 2021
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Japanese Komatsu plans to grow forestry machine sales in North America and ASEAN
Japanese machinery maker aims to boost segment's revenue by 40% Japanese equipment maker Komatsu hopes [...]
April 5, 2021
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Germany to limit spruce logging
The German Federal Council accepted the Forest Damage Compensation Act on March 26th. Because the large amounts of damaged wood [...]
April 1, 2021
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European plywood companies report good profits, but supply a struggle
The good news from the majority of European hardwood plywood importers interviewed March 2021 was that they were making money [...]
April 1, 2021
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Finland: Rising roundwood prices in February
In February, the average stumpage price for pine logs in Finland was EUR 58.6 per cubic metre, and the [...]
April 1, 2021
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North American lumber prices remain level as the market digests orders
North American benchmark softwood lumber prices did indeed remain flat for the week ending March 19 as customers digested previous [...]
April 1, 2021
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