11.02.2019 − In 2018, the North Russian Sawmill 25 Group processed 1.624m m³ of softwood logs into 703,000 m³ of sawn timber at its three locations. » more

10.02.2019 − In March, the Belarusian timber industry company Swoods Export will start up a sorting line for kiln dried softwood timber supplied by Hekotek at its Borisov site. » more

08.02.2019 − During the second half of the year, the Moelven Group will invest around 20m nkr in the modernisation of the spruce sawmill of Moelven Numedal. » more

06.02.2019 − The shutdowns implemented or announced by Canadian sawmill groups, as well as rather low stocks held by customers in recent days, have led to a significant higher prices on the US softwood timber market.» more

05.02.2019 − Swedish SCA has signed with the Latvian Forest Company a letter of intent, without obligation for both parties, concerning the purchase of approximately 10,000 ha of forest in Latvia.» more

04.02.2019 − The "Wood" division within the Swedish Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) benefited in the fourth quarter from higher sales prices than in the previous year and favourable exchange rates. » more

01.02.2019 − The "Wood Products" business unit of the Finnish company Stora Enso benefited in the fourth quarter from significantly higher sales prices and a favorable product mix in sales. » more

01.02.2019 − The earnings figures for the Timber sawmill division of the Norwegian Moelven Industrier also improved significantly in the fourth quarter compared with the same quarter of the previous year. » more

01.02.2019 − In the first eleven months of last year, Finnish sawmills exported a total of 8.160m m³ of sawn softwood and planed timber, 6.3% less than in the same period last year. » more

31.01.2019 − Nikolaus Schug, most recently Managing Director of Ikea Industry France in Lure, joined Pfeifer Holz Lauterbach GmbH as plant manager on 1 January. » more

30.01.2019 − The increase in the price of softwood trunks, which was already apparent in the three previous quarters, continued in Sweden until the end of 2018. » more

30.01.2019 − Last year, the Polish sawmill industry produced 2.935m m³ of sawn softwood, exceeding the previous year's figure by 5%. » more

29.01.2019 − The US Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau (PLIB) and West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (WCLIB) have combined their service and certification activities effective January 1. » more

28.01.2019 − At the end of February MS Maschinenbau will start shipping equipment for the sawmill planned by Miller Forest Investment in Paraguay. » more

28.01.2019 − According to Rosstat, Russian sawmills produced 26.0m m³ of sawn timber in 2018, an increase of 3.6 % compared to the previous year. » more

24.01.2019 − Following in part significant increases in the first three quarters of the 2018 financial year, the Swedish Setra Group reported a decline in operating profit and a slight net loss for the fourth quarter.» more

23.01.2019 − In fiscal 2017/2018 (June 30), the Finnish sawmill and glulam company Versowood generated consolidated sales of € 378.6m, around 7.3% more than in the previous fiscal year.» more

22.01.2019 − The Croatian wood industry company Spacva has commissioned Simon Möhringer with the construction and installation of an automatic cutting line. » more

22.01.2019 − At its meeting on 10 December 2018, the Russian State Duma postponed the first reading of the draft law on an eleven-year export ban on softwood logs to January.» more

18.01.2019 − Swedish Södra has reduced its prices for spruce and pine sawlogs with immediate effect. » more

18.01.2019 − Since the beginning of the month Olli Männistö has been Sales Manager at Ilim Nordic Timber in Wismar. » more

17.01.2019 − In the third quarter of 2018 beech roundwood exports to all destinations decreased by 16% to 129,033m³. » more

15.01.2019 − Following the sharp decline in the first quarter and the increases in the second and third quarters of 2018, Canadian sawn softwood exports to the United States declined significantly in the fourth quarter.» more

15.01.2019 − In the third quarter of 2018, German sawmills produced 2.1% less sawn softwood lumber than in the same period of the previous year.» more

14.01.2019 − After the declines in the first and second quarters, British imports of softwood lumber in the third quarter have already almost reached the previous year's level.» more

11.01.2019 − In the course of the third quarter, a total of 595,011 m³ of planed timber was exported from Germany, around 40% more than in the same period of the previous year. » more

10.01.2019 − At the beginning of December 2018, the northern Russian Sawmill 25 group of Archangelsk placed an order with Swedish Valutec Group for an FB-type two-zone continuous dryer for its LDK 3 Sawmill. » more

10.01.2019 − In the case of roundwood prices in Finland, there has been no significant easing of the situation from the point of view of purchasers until the end of December. » more

09.01.2019 − The US company Georgia-Pacific (GP) officially opened its new sawmill in Talladega/Alabama on Monday. » more

08.01.2019 − British BSW Timber Group was able to increase its earnings figures in the 2017/2018 financial year (31 March), following losses in the previous year. » more