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  • Forestry
  • October 31, 2017 13:28

Setra reports increased earnings

Swedish wood products company Setra is reporting an operating profit of SEK 107 million (86) for the period January – September 2017. Net sales totalled SEK 3,027 million (Jan.-Sep. 2016: 3,043)... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • October 31, 2017 11:16

Weyerhaeuser reports third quarter results

Weyerhaeuser Company has reported third quarter net earnings of $130 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.9 billion... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • October 31, 2017 10:40

Danzer: Expanded production of sliced flooring deck layers

Hardwood specialist Danzer re-opened its location in Souvans, France on 7 September following a 13 million euro investment in the site which began in May 2016... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • October 31, 2017 09:44

Japanese housing starts drop for the third consecutive month

Japan's housing starts dropped for the third straight month in September... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • October 31, 2017 09:15

Finland: logging volume came up to 5.3 million m3 in September

In September, 5.3 million m³ of roundwood was harvested for use by the forest industries in Finland. This harvested timber volume up 10% from... [more...]

  • Wood energy
  • October 30, 2017 15:02

ENplus certifies 8.1 million tonnes of wood pellets in 2016

The European Pellet Council (EPC) in charge of ENplus management, announced a record year for the wood pellet quality scheme... [more...]

  • Wood energy
  • October 30, 2017 12:46

Drax sells wood pellet subsidiary

Energy giant Drax has agreed the sale of one of its subsidiaries, a wood pellet distributor, for £2m to an AIM-listed energy company... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • October 30, 2017 12:08

Setra to upgrade Hasselfors sawmill

Setra’s Board has decided to invest in a new trim saw with integrated planing machine at Hasselfors sawmill. The new investment, amounting to SEK 300 million... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • October 30, 2017 10:48

U.S.: Softwood and panel markets - Week 41, 2017

Framing lumber prices remained mixed in modestly lighter trading compared with recent weeks. Weakness in Southern Pine and green Fir dimension, as well as 2x4 studs in various species, drove a drop in the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite Price for a second straight week... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • October 30, 2017 08:22

Rising CLT demand in Japan

A meeting organized by the Japanese Government was recently held in order to promote use of CLT. It has been reported that consumption of CLT in 2017 would be about... [more...]

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