Italy: SICAM 2017 confirms the upward trend of the furniture industry
Once more, SICAM did not fail to meet expectations this year, with more exhibitors and more visitors compared to the [...]
November 29, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
Chinese demand drives up New Zealand’s log prices
Increased demand for New Zealand logs coming from China leads the foresters to take advantage of the strong log prices [...]
November 28, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Industry Prices / Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Australia and Pacific Region / China
Greenpeace: Indonesia’s forests still under threat from palm oil industry
A new report by Greenpeace International reveals that suppliers to the world’s biggest consumer brands still cannot guarantee their [...]
November 28, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East
Dieffenbacher increases manufacturing capacities at its production site in the Czech Republic
Dieffenbacher, manufacturer of press and production systems for the wood industry, has increased the manufacturing capacities at its production site [...]
November 28, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Woodworking Machinery / ...Europe
Arauco and the European Panel Federation joined PEFC as Stakeholders members
Chilean Arauco, the European Panel Federation (EPF) and the European Pulp Industry Sector Association AISBL (EPIS) have recently joined PEFC [...]
November 28, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe / South America
Mohawk agrees to buy largest flooring company in Australia and New Zealand
Mohawk Industries has agreed to acquire Godfrey Hirst Group, a leading flooring company in Australia and New Zealand. [...]
November 28, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Wood-based Panels / Australia and Pacific Region / North America
Stora Enso wants to acquire forest assets from Bergvik Skog AB
Shareholders representing 98% of the owners in Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have agreed to initiate discussions [...]
November 28, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Europe
French competition authority fines leading flooring producers for price fixing
The French competition authority (The Autorité) has imposed sanctions totalling €302 million on the three leading [...]
November 28, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
Italian woodworking technology performs well this year
The Italian woodworking technology has registered very good results for the second quarter of 2017, along [...]
November 27, 2017
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Canfor might build a sawmill in US Southeast
Canfor is evaluating a 250 mmbf greenfield sawmill in the US Southeast region and also announced a new organic capital [...]
November 25, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
