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Binderholz extends glulam production in Jenbach

Binderholz has completed the third expansion stage (Plant 3) of the glulam in Jenbach, thereby expanding the site's capacity [...]

Danish investor group to buy insolvent Tvilum

Tvilum filed for bankruptcy on the 2nd of February and ceased production on its plants in Farvang and Kjellerup, Denmark [...]

Myanmar implements 10-year reforestation plan

Myanmar's government will apply a new plan for reforestation and rehabilitation of its forest across the country. The project [...]
February 16, 2018 Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Asia & Middle East

Interfor to finalize decision on US South sawmill by mid-2018

Interfor carries on to evaluate a greenfield sawmill opportunity in the central region of the US South. The company expects [...]

Italian woodworking machine tools production goes 11.6% up in 2017

In 2017, the Italian woodworking machine tools producers achieved a production value of Euro 2.29 billion, up by 11 [...]

Australia might permit 8-storeys high timber construction

The Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) insisted to make some changes in the National Construction Code (NCC) as to [...]

Chinese plywood companies make appeal against US antidumping duties

Chinese plywood producers, exporters and domestic importers have filed appeals at the US Court of International Trade, relating to antidumping [...]

Croatia to host the largest unedged beech lumber sawmill

Cedar ltd., Vrobovsko of Croatia has commissioned the sawmill supplier Möhringer, Wiesentheid to build a beech sawmill in Vrobovsko [...]
February 15, 2018 Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Europe

US lumber prices increase, even if consumption lowers

Prices for framing lumber in the US continued to rise in all species during last week. Yet, trading cooled down [...]

Record Russian wood pellets export sales in 2017

Wood pellet manufacturers in Russia have recorded record export sales in 2017. For the full year, the country exported 1 [...]
February 13, 2018 Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Energy / Russia