29.10.2018 − 608,000 t of pellets were produced in Germany in the third quarter, roughly 6.1 % more than in the same quarter of last year. » more

27.10.2018 − At 2.86bn €, sales revenue generated by the German prefabricated-house industry in the current business year will probably be 7.7 % higher than in 2017. » more

26.10.2018 − For the "25 King" project in Brisbane, Finnish Stora Enso is supplying a total of around 6,000 m³ of wood products, including around 4,824 m³ of cross laminated timber (CLT) and 1,415 m³ of gluelam. » more

22.10.2018 − The French timber industry company Piveteau Bois commissioned the cross laminated timber (CLT) plant erected at its headquarters in St. Florence/Vendée at the beginning of September. » more

16.10.2018 − According to the latest figures published by the European Pallet Association (EPAL) the number of load carriers produced and repaired under an EPAL license in the first half increased by 7%.» more

15.10.2018 − As of October 1, Shane Robertson has succeeded Gary Caulfield as CEO of the New Zealand-Australian cross laminated timber (CLT) manufacturer XLam.» more

12.10.2018 − Derome Plusshus, a prefabricated house manufacturer belonging to the Swedish Derome Group, is cooperating with Bovieran, a project developer for retirement homes. » more

05.10.2018 − Russian Segezha Group is planning to build a gluelam works geared to an annual capacity of 35,000-40,000 m³ on the island of Sachalin. » more

01.10.2018 − The "Eastern Embers" pellet plant at Hardwoodlands, which belongs to Shaw Resources, a company based in Nova-Scotia, recently received ENplus certification for A1 quality pellets. » more

28.09.2018 − American Securities is planning to take over the plant and machinery manufacturer CPM Holdings, which is geared in part to pellet-production facilities. » more

28.09.2018 − The Canadian pellet producer Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group has acquired a total of 70% of the shares in the 270,000 t pellet plant in Aliceville/Alabama from Westervelt Renewable Energy for US$ 37.1m.» more

25.09.2018 − In the second quarter, the US pellet plants produced 391,813 t of pellets for the heating market and 1.606m t of industrial pellets; the figure for the previous year was exceeded by around 29% in each case.» more

17.09.2018 − A group of Texas investors plans to reopen the Arkansas Lamination (ArkLam) gluelam plant in Magnolia/Arkansas, which has been closed since 2015, as a cross laminated timber plant. » more

14.09.2018 − Italian Ecobloks will not be able to resume production until mid-November after a fire on 2 July. » more

07.09.2018 − Finnish thermowood manufacturer Lunawood has reorganised the management of its three production sites with effect from 22 August.» more

03.09.2018 − Moelven is investing nkr270m (around €27m) in the construction of a pellet and power plant at the Soknabruket sawmill in Norway. » more

31.08.2018 − The 110,000 t pellet plant of WUN Energie in Wunsiedel will start trial operation at the beginning of October, a transition to regular operation is planned in the course of November.» more

30.08.2018 − In August, Derome Plusshus, a prefabricated house manufacturer belonging to the Swedish Derome Group, started trial operation as planned in the new prefabricated house plant in Varberg. » more

28.08.2018 − The Vietnamese company Biomass Fuel Vietnam recently ordered a complete pellet plant from the Estonian plant manufacturer Hekotek. » more

27.08.2018 − The reopening of the transshipment and storage terminal in the port of Port Arthur planned by German Pellets Texas, a former member of German Pellets, has been delayed. » more

27.08.2018 − The Russian manufacturer of thermally modified wood ThermoHolz will build a plant for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in the special economic zone of the Pskov region on the border with Estonia. » more

13.08.2018 − Better utilization of existing pellet plants and the construction of new pellet plants could lead to an increase in pellet production in Canada to around 3.1m tonnes this year, around 15% more than in 2017.» more

10.08.2018 − During the second quarter, the US pellet producer Enviva Partners concluded further major orders with customers in Japan and Europe. » more

09.08.2018 − Enviva Partners sold around 699,000 tonnes of pellets in the second quarter, around 11.3% more than in the prior-year quarter.» more

03.08.2018 − The planned production capacity of the pellet plant on the site of the Siberian Segezha sawmill LKD 1 was reduced from 100,000 t/year to 70,000 t/year. » more

02.08.2018 − The gluelam-timber producer and commercial-construction business Derix group is adding a production hall for cross-laminated timber (CLT) to its subsidiary Poppensieker & Derix. » more

01.08.2018 − The Russian agricultural company LLC-DOK from the Nizhny Novgorod region recently ordered additional machines from Weinig in addition to the existing fully automated production plant for the box production.» more

23.07.2018 − The official opening of the second works of Kebony in Kallo en Lillo near Antwerp will probably take place in September. » more

23.07.2018 − Planning permits were issued for a total of 31,839 detached and semi-detached houses in Germany from January to April, 6,142 of them in pre-fabricated form. » more

20.07.2018 − Following a decision by the Board and the General Assembly, Martin Leibrandt was dismissed as CEO of the European Pallet Association (EPAL) on 30 June. » more