17.06.2021 − BSW Timber Group took over the wood-processing company Bayram Timber on 20 May. » more

17.06.2021 − Roughly 322,000 t of pellets were produced in Finland in 2020 as a whole, equating to a reduction of 11 % against the previous year. » more

11.06.2021 − The SoftBank Vision Fund’s efforts initiated at the end of 2020 to ensure business continuation of the US/Indian building company Katerra by providing further financial means of US$200m failed.» more

10.06.2021 − Belarusian pellet exports worth US$13.0m in the first quarter were 13 % higher than a year earlier at 125,100 t » more

02.06.2021 − Prefabricated house manufacturer WeberHaus was able to continue its turnover growth of the past ten years in the 2020 financial year. » more

28.05.2021 − At 519,834 t, US exports of pellets to the EU (EU-27) in the first quarter of 2021 were 50 % higher than a year earlier. » more

24.05.2021 − Metsä Group and the commercial construction project specialist Brüninghoff Group have forged a sales partnership for LVL made by Metsä Wood and sold under the Kerto name. » more

21.05.2021 − Having already been agreed in principle in mid-2020, Saint-Gobain completed its acquisition of the majority shareholding in the Brüggemann group, active in the timber-construction sector, in mid-March. » more

20.05.2021 − According to the Russian association for timber housing construction ADD, timber housing involving estimated living area of 16m m² was built in Russia in 2020.» more

07.05.2021 − In the fourth quarter, Russian pellet exports to Denmark rose by 33% to 325,478t.» more

06.05.2021 − At 110.4m units, the number of box pallets and flat wooden pallets produced in Germany in 2020 was virtually the same as in 2019. » more

05.05.2021 − In the first quarter, a volume of 802,000t of pellets was produced in Germany. » more

29.04.2021 − Timber-construction and carpentry businesses in Germany currently find themselves unable to fully cover their ongoing requirement of construction timber and wood-based panels for construction purposes.» more

26.04.2021 − The Austrian pellet industry produced a total of 1.540m t of pellets in 2020. » more

23.04.2021 − The average export price for industrial pellets calculated for 2020 as a whole on the basis of figures from EIA was US$166.4/t, roughly 0.5 % less than in 2019.» more

22.04.2021 − According to information from EPAL approximately 97.3m pallets were produced under EPAL licences worldwide in its business year 2020, roughly 1.1 % more than a year earlier. » more

16.04.2021 − SCM Group has added the “Area XL” CNC machining centre to its existing product portfolio of plants for processing cross-laminated timber (CLT) elements. » more

15.04.2021 − Palettes Gestion Services (Groupe PGS) has taken over Ullu Paletten. » more

09.04.2021 − The start-up of the second cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant of Södra at its Värö facility, originally planned for the end of 2021, will probably not take place until the middle of 2022.» more

06.04.2021 − Almost three years after the first announcement, preparatory work for the construction of a gluelam plant will commence shortly at the Kodersdorf location of HS Timber Productions.» more

02.04.2021 − In the fourth quarter, Belarusian pellet exports increased by 49% to 147,900t. » more

01.04.2021 − Trex temporarily idled one of the decking plants at its Winchester, Virginia headquarters on 13 March after an electrical fire at a production building. » more

31.03.2021 − In the fourth quarter, a volume of 2.422m t pellets was produced in the USA, representing a slight decline of 1.4% vis à vis the comparative period of the preceding year. » more

23.03.2021 − Equistone Partners Europe has sold its majority shares in Bien-Zenker and its subsidiary Living Fertighaus as well as Hanse Haus to the fund West Street Capital Partners VIII managed by Goldman Sachs.» more

22.03.2021 − Russian timber industry company Luzales is currently constructing a pellet plant with a production capacity of 180,000t/annum on the premises of the existing sawmill in Chuvu, Komi Republic.» more

18.03.2021 − On 3 February the board of directors of Bioenergy Europe approved the membership application of the Russian Pellet Union (RPC). » more

15.03.2021 − The German fuelwood and pellet association DEPV is anticipating growth of 6.5 % in pellet output in 2021 to an estimated 3.3m t.» more

12.03.2021 − The three sawmilling and value-added timber companies Echtle, Kübler and Karl Streit are building a cross-laminated timber (CLT) works by autumn 2022 through their new joint venture HolzBauWerk Schwarzwald.» more

11.03.2021 − Russian Segezha Group officially inaugurated its new cross-laminated timber (CLT) plant at the Sokol location in the Vologda Oblast on 25 February.» more

05.03.2021 − The prefabricated-house manufacturer Danwood, belonging to GS Engineering & Construction, will be investing in expansion on the Bialystok industrial estate.» more