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Poland’s wood industry calls for change in State Forests’ sales policy

Organizations representing entrepreneurs in Poland’s timber industry whose existence depends on the availability of wood raw materials, appealed the Polish State Forests for changes that will stop the soaring prices. The drastic increase in average wood prices caused by the … Continue reading → The post Poland’s wood industry calls for change in State Forests’ sales policy appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Italian woodworking technologies business revives this year

Italian woodworking technologies recently recorded a positive exporting trend this year. The trend for the export of Italian woodworking technologies is still positive; in the first five months of 2022 the percentage difference was +2.6 points compared to the same … Continue reading → The post Italian woodworking technologies business revives this year appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Vietnamese timber exporters struggle to find new markets

Contrary to full orders at the beginning of the year, Vietnamese wood and wooden furniture enterprises are currently facing many difficulties due to the cancellation of orders by customers because of inflation in countries such as the US and the … Continue reading → The post Vietnamese timber exporters struggle to find new markets appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Dieffenbacher to supply particleboard plant to Greenlam South Limited in India

Greenlam South Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Greenlam Industries Limited headquartered in New Delhi, India, has ordered a high-end particleboard plant from Dieffenbacher for its new manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. Commercial production of up to 265,000 m³ of particleboard per … Continue reading → The post Dieffenbacher to supply particleboard plant to Greenlam South Limited in India appeared first on Timber Industry News.

German timber trade suffers from high energy costs

In August, the German Timber Trade Association (GD Holz) carried out a survey on the increased energy costs in the timber trade. Of the 33 companies surveyed, the majority (45%) mainly uses wood to generate heat. Followed by gas at 38% … Continue reading → The post German timber trade suffers from high energy costs appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Koskisen to build new wood processing plant in Järvelä, Finland

Koskisen will carry out an investment in Kärkölä worth Euro 48 million, with production scheduled to start up in summer 2023. The new unit’s annual production will initially be 400,000 m3 of softwood sawn timber. The investment is a continuation of … Continue reading → The post Koskisen to build new wood processing plant in Järvelä, Finland appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Wood pellet capacity continues to expand in N. America

Global wood pellet demand continues to soar, with tight market conditions likely to spur significant investments in new production facilities around the world. Demand growth from 2020-’21 outpaced supply growth by approx. 10% (18.2% versus 8.4%, respectively), according to market … Continue reading → The post Wood pellet capacity continues to expand in N. America appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Western Forest Products completes acquisition of Calvert Company

Western Forest Products Inc. announced its wholly owned subsidiary, WFP Engineered Products LLC, has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Calvert Company, Inc. located in Washington State. Calvert is one of the oldest glulam manufacturers in the U.S. and has more than … Continue reading → The post Western Forest Products completes acquisition of Calvert Company appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Metsä Tissue curtails production due to high energy prices

Metsä Tissue has had to curtail its production both in its Zilina mill, Slovakia, and Kreuzau mill in Germany for several days because of the high energy price peaks. With the high energy cost inflation, further production curtailments are likely … Continue reading → The post Metsä Tissue curtails production due to high energy prices appeared first on Timber Industry News.

Canfor to curtail production at its sawmills in Sweden

Canfor Corporation announced that effective September 12, 2022, it intends to reduce operations at its Swedish facilities due to a decrease in market demand. According to the press release, the reduced operating schedule will result in a 15% decrease in … Continue reading → The post Canfor to curtail production at its sawmills in Sweden appeared first on Timber Industry News.