Lumber prices in the US go down in December
Demand for framing lumber was light in the first week of December. Buyers held back amid seasonal slowness, weather, and [...]
December 17, 2018
Market Analysis / Market Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Holzindustrie Schweighofer to build biomass plant in Germany
Holzindustrie Schweighofer plans to construct a biomass cogeneration plant at its site in Kodersdorf, Germany. The plant is expected to [...]
December 17, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Energy / Europe
Russian lumber exports on the rise; log exports volumes descend
In January-October 2018, Russia increased its lumber exports, both in value and in volume terms, indicate the statistics published [...]
December 17, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Russia
Kronospan announces plans to expand its business in Russia
Kronospan announced plans to build a furniture materials plant in the Moscow region. This was announced by David Brenner, Commercial [...]
December 17, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / Russia
Overview of the the current trends in the Chinese plywood market
There are around 5,500 major enterprises manufacturing plywood in China. The total production capacity of plywood by these enterprises [...]
December 17, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China
Holzwerke Weinzierl announces mill upgrade in Germany
Holzwerke Weinzierl installs a new chain-less step feeder at its mill in Germany. The commissioning [...]
December 17, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Sawmilling / ...Woodworking Machinery / Europe
Finnish lumber production soared during Q3/2018
Sawmill lumber production volumes in Finland rose to 2.7 million cubic meters in July-September, up by 3.8 [...]
December 17, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Swedish sawmills seek new market segment in China
China does not have a well-developed quality system with third-party controls like the Nordic [...]
December 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Europe
EU imports of tropical sawnwood grow by 9% during Jan.-Sept. 2018
Despite a slow start to the year, EU imports of tropical sawnwood were 539,000 MT in the first nine [...]
December 12, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Norske Skog invests in doubling wood pellets capacity at facility in New Zealand
The Norske Skog group has decided to invest about A$ 7 million ($5 million) to upgrade the Nature’s Flame [...]
December 12, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Australia and Pacific Region / Europe