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The acquisition aims to improve local availability of edging products from plants in Turkey and Germany.

China stayed the largest destination as its share fell 4.2 pp; Turkey's purchases rose more than twofold and Germany's fell 9.9%.

United States supplied 56% of Chile's plywood exports, Colombia's shipments rose 82%, and New Zealand's fell 24%.

Canada became the largest supplier with a 25.0% share by value; the top five countries accounted for 74.5% of import value.

Annual growth trailed that of Italian industrial producer prices.

China manufacturing PMI arrives Wednesday as U.S. construction spending is due Thursday.

The expansions will create greater opportunities for local forest management and help maintain fibre supplies for local facilities.

Acquisition includes transport fleet; Lenocart collects 10,000 tonnes of recycled wood annually.

Dry conditions linked to strong El Niño events have historically increased fires and tree losses in parts of South America and Southeast Asia.

Brazil’s plywood exports fell 17% overall, while shipments to Mexico rose 58% and exports to the United States declined 23%.

Overhaul targets maximum energy efficiency for PM4 and PM5 air systems and steam generation.

System features Europe's largest FibreFlow drum pulper and targets 1,650 t/d capacity for recycled packaging papers.

The project will develop and pilot tools for recycled material uptake, reuse and take-back models, integration of agricultural residues and improved traceability across eight European countries.

The primary woodworking machinery sector has been hit harder by the downturn than the secondary segment that supplies machinery for further processing.

Project replaces cast-iron Yankee dryer with new-generation steel unit to reduce energy use.

The first compact store opened in Limoges at 3,000 m² and a second will open in Le Mans; the format offers more than a quarter of the IKEA range for immediate pick-up and will be located mainly in retail parks.

Exports fell 6.6%.

Installation marks a step forward in scanning precision and log recovery optimization

Recapitalised group splits into three independent companies with no replacement for group CEO role.

Marco Bertola continues as Global CEO as new ownership promises greater R&D investment and market expansion.

New Oceano sawmill aims for 35,000 m3 monthly output once fully operational.