Malaysia to close pellet factories amid coronavirus lockdown
Malaysia's wood pellet factories will close until 31 March to comply with a 14-day lockdown in [...]
March 20, 2020
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Interfor to cut production by 60% with curtailments at all sawmills due to coronavirus
Interfor Corporation will implement a number of initiatives in order to adjust its business to operating conditions being [...]
March 20, 2020
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Klausner shuts down its Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Florida
The Klausner Lumber One sawmill has ceased production. County Administrator Randy Harris confirmed that the sawmill shut down [...]
March 20, 2020
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Coronavirus: Russian timber industry in search for new markets
Many exporters of the Russian timber industry are suffering losses because of the coronavirus. The majority were forced [...]
March 18, 2020
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Coronavirus puts heavy pressure on European timber exporters
Factories closed, ports idling, lack of containers, rising freight costs, shipments in stand-by… The coronavirus obviously does not spare [...]
March 18, 2020
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Western Forest Products Inc. announces sale of ownership interests
Western Forest Products Inc and Huumiis Ventures Limited Partnership, a limited partnership beneficially owned by Huu-ay-aht First Nations [...]
March 18, 2020
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EU imports of tropical sawnwood rise 5% in 2019
EU imports of tropical sawnwood increased 5% to 753,000 tonnes in 2019 while import value declined slightly, by 0 [...]
March 18, 2020
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Italian wood industry companies in coronavirus crisis: “Strong response or we cannot do it”
Emanuele Orsini, the president of the Italian Federation of wood, cork, furniture and furnishing industries (FederlegnoArredo) urges the [...]
March 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: Overview of wood industry trade shows and conferences postponed or cancelled in Europe, Asia and N. America
In view of the ongoing unpredictable developments of the coronavirus pandemic many trade fairs in the wood industry have been [...]
March 17, 2020
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China’s construction sector crashes in Jan-Feb
The number of new housing starts in China over January-February slumped by 45% year on year as a result [...]
March 17, 2020
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