IKEA sells particleboard plant in France
IKEA Industry AB, part of the Inter Ikea Group, has accepted the takeover offer made at the end of September [...]
January 8, 2019
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Brazil: Booming lumber exports boost domestic sawlog prices
Sawlog prices have increased in the local currency in Brazil in 2018 thanks to higher demand for lumber from the [...]
January 8, 2019
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2019 global lumber market outlook
After surviving a global slowdown in 2015, world lumber markets became favourable as a general trend of rising prices took [...]
January 7, 2019
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US lumber prices continue to fall at the beginning of the year
US traders welcomed a new year, but failed to discern a clear direction for the market amid the holiday-shortened [...]
January 7, 2019
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Egger reports sharp turnover rise
The Egger Group with headquarters in St. Johann in Tirol (Austria) closed with a consolidated turnover of EUR 1.43 [...]
January 7, 2019
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Segezha starts production of wood pellets at its new plant in Russia
Segezha Group has started in December the production of wood pellets at the company’s Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1 factory [...]
January 7, 2019
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Austrian sawmill industry hits record in 2018; expected to lose momentum in 2019
Wood processing in Austria has benefitted from the vibrant construction economy at home and abroad for more than 3 years [...]
January 7, 2019
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Armstrong sold its Wood Flooring segment
Armstrong Flooring announced that it has completed the previously disclosed sale of its Wood Flooring segment to an affiliate of [...]
January 7, 2019
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Rising EU sawn hardwood imports in 2018
Total EU sawn hardwood imports were up 4% for the first nine months of 2018 at 1.62 million cu [...]
January 7, 2019
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Global wood pellet trade picked up strongly in 2018 after years of moderate growth
2018 was one of the strongest years for the global wood pellet market in terms of growth and pricing. [...]
December 21, 2018
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