Pfeifer’s Lauterbach extension largely on schedule

In the “Wood Products” division of Mercer International Inc. of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, revenue generated from sales of sawn softwood in the second quarter of 2022 were 11.6% higher than in the corresponding period of the preceding year earlier at a new record level of US$96.3m (April-June 2021:...

During the course of the second quarter of 2022, a total of 1.467bn bdft (April-June 2021: €1.555bn bdft) of sawn softwood was produced at the 34 sawmills of the Canadian wood-based panel and sawnwood manufacturer West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. of Vancouver, British Columbia, 5.7% less than a year earlier. Here, the...

A major fire broke out at the hard and softwood sawmill with adjoining pallet production Scierie Gerhard S.A. of Mothern, Alsace, on 1 August 2022. Media reports to date state that four storage buildings as well as the roundwood and pallet depot and thus a large part of the works premises were affected by the fire....