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WBP industry reports even scarcer supply of wood

01 June 2022

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Published in issue 22/2022

The Association of the German Wood-Based Panel Industry (VHI), based in Berlin, fears that timber supply will become even more limited in the coming months. The availability of almost all types of industrial wood, sawmilling...

Swiss Krono poised to invest around €300m

04 January 2022

Swiss Krono Group intends to keep up its high pace of expansion in the 2021/2022 financial year (ending 30 September) after turning in a solid performance in 2020/2021, which ended with a 24% increase in net revenues and much...

Swiss Krono plans several projects in Heiligengrabe

23 August 2021

Within the scope of its medium-term investment planning, the Swiss Krono Group intends to invest a total of €250-300m by 2025 in various expansion and optimisation projects at the OSB, MDF/HDF and laminate flooring location in...

West Fraser to enter OSB business via Norbord

25 November 2020

West Fraser Timber, that has until now specialised in lumber, intends to start manufacturing OSB too with its planned integration of Norbord. According to a statement released by West Fraser on 19 November, the firm intends to...

UPM has commissioned new facilities in Chudovo

12 April 2019

Finnish UPM-Kymmene has largely completed the expansion of its Chudovo birch plywood mill in Russia, which began in autumn 2017. The first test runs on the newly installed equipment have already been carried out. According to an...

Kronospan Luxembourg has new manufacturing concept

10 December 2018

Kronospan Luxembourg will implement a new manufacturing concept with the start-up of a continuous OSB production line to replace a multi-opening line in the weeks ahead. This line differs from the production method that is...

British waste wood exports expected to head lower

15 February 2017

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Published in issue 7/2017

A considerable increase in the UK’s biomass incineration capacity might prompt a substantial drop in the country’s exports of waste wood. Andy Hill, the chairman of the Wood Recyclers Association (WRA), based in Inkberrow,...

Venice Declaration: EPF seeks priority for cascading use

20 July 2016

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Published in issue 29/2016

In response to more challenging wood supply in many countries, the European Panel Federation (EPF), based in Brussels, signed the Venice Declaration together with the European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC), also...

UPM-Kymmene: Capacity in Otepää almost to double

07 May 2015

Finnish UPM-Kymmene is poised to make a significant increase in manufacturing capacity at its Estonian birch plywood mill in Otepää by the middle of 2016 with the installation of another veneer and plywood line. Capacity is set to...

Norbord completes projects in Joanna and Cowie

05 November 2014

During the course of the third quarter of 2014, the company Norbord Inc. completed two larger investment projects at its OSB plant in Joanna and at its British particleboard plant in Cowie. In Joanna, the frontend was modernised...

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