Georgia-Pacific inaugurates $100 million lumber facility in Alabama
Georgia-Pacific celebrated the official start of production at its newest lumber facility in Talladega, Alabama. The $100-million, 300 [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / North America
Canfor’s CEO says that the company remains committed to BC, despite recent European acquisition
Canfor has reach an agreement to buy 70 per cent of Vida Group for about $580 million. The privately-held [...]
November 26, 2018
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Mixed lumber production output in North America
U.S. sawmills produced 23.855 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first eight months of 2018 [...]
November 26, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / North America
China plans a US$ 1.5 billion timber processing complex in Russia
China plans to invest up to 10 billion yuan (about $ 1.5 billion) in a timber processing complex in the [...]
November 26, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Forestry / Sawmilling / China / Russia
Stora Enso notices oversupply in the sawn timber market
Finnish-Swedish forest industry company Stora Enso is preparing for oversupply in the sawn timber market. [...]
November 26, 2018
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Norra Timber plans to modernize its continuous kilns in Sweden
Norra Timber is currently modernising its kiln capacity with two new energy-efficient cross-circulation continuous kilns, also known as [...]
November 22, 2018
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Lumber prices in the US keep on going up through November
US softwood lumber traders absorbed a heavy news week that sent mixed signals to an uncertain marketplace. However, chief among [...]
November 22, 2018
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Roundwood prices in Estonia continue to grow through September
The sharp rise in roundwood prices in Estonia at the beginning of the year consolidated in [...]
November 22, 2018
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New merge to create UK’s largest independent timber distribution company
Arnold Laver & Co and The National Timber Group have merged to create a timber distribution business with combined revenue [...]
November 20, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Sawmilling / ...Europe
Canfor buys 70% of Swedish sawmill company VIDA
Canfor Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 70% of the VIDA [...]
November 20, 2018
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