Södra’s sawn timber exports to the US on the rise; forecast to go up 25% in 2018
Södra’s exports of sawn timber to the US have risen over the past four [...]
January 9, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Europe / North America
Moody’s: Global wood products sector stays strong in 2018
The likelihood of strong profits from the wood products business, alongside higher prices and growth in paper packaging from increased [...]
January 9, 2018
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Innovations4Flooring and Kronospan sign global strategic partnership agreement
Innovations4Flooring (I4F), a technology company providing innovative flooring technologies, announced on the 8th of January that it has signed a [...]
January 9, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
China’s total forestry output might surpass 7 trillion RMB in 2017
The total forestry input of China might exceed 7 trillion RMB ($1 trillion) in 2017, as the country has become [...]
January 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China
Despite Brexit uncertainty, the UK consumption of timber and panel products increases
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has issued its Statistical Review 2017. The publication shows that growth in the consumption of [...]
January 8, 2018
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Egger Group reports rising turnover
Egger Group concluded the first half-year of its financial year 2017/2018 with a consolidated [...]
January 8, 2018
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China is ready to plant 6.6 million ha of forest by 2020
China intends to increase its forest coverage to 23%, by 2020, the State Forestry Administration said.   [...]
January 8, 2018
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...China
Norvik Timber’s Vika Wood to upgrade sawmill in Latvia
RemaSawco has received an order for 6.3 MSEK from Vika Wood SIA, Latvia, which comprises a complete system for [...]
January 8, 2018
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UPM to boost capacity at Alholma sawmill in Finland
Finnish forest industry company UPM has obtained a building permit for increasing the kilning capacity at its Alholma sawmill in [...]
January 8, 2018
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Russia: exports of sawn timber up by 25.5% in value
In the first ten months of 2017, Russia increased its sawn timber exports again, both in value and in volume [...]
January 8, 2018
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