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Arauco to order two Siempelkamp plants

Arauco decided in favor of a complete plant which covers the entire competence of the Siempelkamp Group from the delivery [...]
March 25, 2023 Latest Trends

Progress reported with Australian log trade to China

China and Australia are making progress over the resumption of Australian timber exports to China in the latest sign of [...]
March 25, 2023 Latest Trends

Canfor to permanently close its Houston sawmill at the end of this month

The last log is set to be processed at Canfor’s mill at its Houston sawmill on March 31, setting [...]
March 24, 2023 Latest Trends

Hekotek to supply new log sorting line to Versowood

Hekotek AS has signed a contract for the supply of a log sorting line to Versowood Oy in Finland.  [...]
March 24, 2023 Latest Trends

Finland imports of wood chips and logs from Russia fell from record to zero

Imports of wood chips and logs to Finland from Russia fell from an all-time high in 2020 to zero [...]
March 24, 2023 Latest Trends

Log prices continue to rise in Finland

Wood trade in Finland picked up last week and log prices continued to rise. The purchase volume of Mets [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

Stora Enso partners with Polish plywood producer Paged

Stora Enso’s lignin product – Lineo – is being used by Polish plywood manufacturer Paged to replace fossil-based glue in [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

Irish roundwood timber supply predicted to rise by 68% until 2035

Recent studies suggest a significant increase of 68% in roundwood by 2035. The annual supply of Irish roundwood timber [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

West African timber trade transitioning to a new norm

With only a few countries exporting significant volumes of logs the West African timber trade is transitioning to a new [...]
March 23, 2023 Latest Trends

Austria: Spruce sawlogs prices stabilized in March

Economic development in Austria is currently restrained. The main reason for this is the weak construction sector. Construction companies' expectations [...]