New wood pellets plant in South Korea equipped with Italian machinery
At the beginning of 2019, the Italian machine and plant manufacturer Imal-Pal signed an important [...]
March 15, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Woodworking Machinery / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Swanson Group to permanently close its Glendale sawmill
Swanson Group has announced that it will permanently close its Glendale, Oregon, sawmill, which has been operated by the Swanson [...]
March 14, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canfor completes acquisition of 70% of the Swedish Vida Group
Canfor has completed its purchase of 70% of the Vida Group. The Vida Group is Sweden’s largest privately-owned [...]
March 12, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe / North America
SCA boosts capacity at Tunadal Sawmill
SCA is applying for a new environmental permit for the Tunadal Sawmill. Instead of the currently permitted maximum of 600 [...]
March 12, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Stora Enso plans lay-offs in Finland, oversupply in the sawn timber market blamed
Stora Enso prepares for temporary lay-offs in its Wood Products division in Finland. The provisional lay-off plans concern [...]
March 12, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Pulp & Paper / Sawmilling / Europe
Siempelkamp delivers a new OSB plant in China
Siempelkamp will deliver a production plant for OSB to the wood-based materials manufacturer Jiangsu Hui Dian New Materials Co [...]
March 11, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Woodworking Machinery / China / Europe
Bergs Timber to cease operations at two sawmills in Sweden and Estonia
Bergs Timber made a review of all production facilities during the autumn and as a result, the Board has decided [...]
March 11, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Europe
Norbord to invest a further EUR 40 million in its Inverness panel plant
Wood-based panel manufacturer Norbord is investing around EUR 40 million into the second phase of development of its Inverness [...]
March 7, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
IKEA and UPM to grow wood sourcing in Russia
On 25 February 2019, Hasslacherles, UPM Chudovo, IKEA Industry Novgorod and the Administration of the Novgorod region have signed a [...]
March 7, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Furniture / Russia
Largest wood pellet plant in Spain to start production
The largest wood pellet production plant in Spain has been put into operation in the town of Erla in the [...]
March 7, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood Energy / Europe