Investments and business outlook of the Russian sawmilling industry
The Russian sawmilling industry is characterized by fragmentation, a division between large export-oriented companies and [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Russia
Former closed sawmill in BC converts to wood pellets
A sawmill in McBride, B.C., that shutdown 13 years ago is getting a new life [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Wood Energy / North America
Tropical timber imports to benefit from EU deforestation policies
Increasingly the twin concepts of “zero deforestation” and “embodied deforestation” lie at the heart of European policy making, both in [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Europe / South America
Massive curtailments in BC push US softwood lumber prices up
Additional and significant curtailments announced in British Columbia jolted the framing lumber market out of a five-week losing streak [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Market Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Swedish softwood lumber exports to China collapse, but compensated with booming deliveries to Egypt
Sweden increased softwood lumber exports to Egypt by 68.2% y-o-y in first quarter [...]
June 24, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Africa / China / Europe
UPM’s sawmills are running at full speed
UPM Timber welcomed Aki Temmes, 41, to the position of Senior Vice President of Business in late April. He transferred [...]
June 24, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Europe
Södra expands drying capabillity in Sweden
Södra chose Heinola to supply new Progressive kilns for the sawmill in Värö, Sweden. Heinola will deliver two [...]
June 24, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Metsä Wood opens Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland
Metsä Wood, the Wood Products Industry of Metsä Group, inaugurated the new Kerto® LVL line in Punkaharju, Finland. The decision [...]
June 19, 2019
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Europe
Myanmar allows plantation teak exports
The Myanmar government will again allow the exportation of raw teak and timber from state and privately-owned plantations, Ministry [...]
June 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
Current trends in the Russian wood product industry
The Russian wood product industry is one of the world’s most dynamic ones thanks to [...]
June 19, 2019
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Market Prices / Forestry / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Russia