Top 10 sawmills in Europe: Binderholz close to number 1
After taking over the two Klausner sawmills in the USA, Binderholz is moving significantly closer to [...]
January 6, 2021
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Sweden’s forest industry doubles exports to the United States
The Swedish forest industry has increased its exports of wood products and pulp so far this year. To the USA [...]
December 21, 2020
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Finnish sawmills perform weak in main markets; softwood lumber exports down 20%
Finland's softwood lumber exports to the world fell by almost 20% in the first nine [...]
December 18, 2020
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Sawn hardwood production forecast to fall 25% this year in Europe
After a period of stability between 2016 and 2019, when sawn hardwood production in EOS member countries fluctuated between 5 [...]
December 14, 2020
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European lumber exporters expanding sales outside Europe
European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years, with Asia receiving [...]
October 27, 2020
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Sawmills in Sweden defy coronavirus crisis
Current situation of the Swedish forest industry Swedish demand for sawn wood products has decreased by [...]
October 16, 2020
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Finland: Sawmills struggle to pay for raw materials due to low export prices of lumber
Almost 500 million cubic meters of lumber were produced worldwide last year, of which almost three quarters were coniferous lumber [...]
October 15, 2020
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US sawmills see profits move to the highest levels in at least 15 years
Record high lumber prices in the US, stable income for residual chips, and slightly lower costs for sawlogs moved 2Q [...]
October 8, 2020
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Swedish sawmills to take advantage of opportunities in the US market
Danske Bank's head of the forestry and agriculture business area, Johan Freij, summarizes the situation in the timber market [...]
September 16, 2020
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Canfor expands to Europe; completes new acquisitions
Canfor's Swedish subsidiary, Vida Group, has completed a purchase of three sawmills in the Scandanavian country. [...]
September 9, 2020
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