In November 2020, Euro 5.2 million of roundwood was purchased from private owners in Slovenia, which is about 87% more than in the previous month and about 56% more than a year ago.
Strong lumber sales and a weakening US dollar moved sawlog prices upward in many markets worldwide in the 3Q 2020. The most significant price increases occurred in Western US, Northern and Eastern Europe, and Oceania. Only sawmills in the US South, Russia, Germany, and Chile experienced minor reductions in sawlog costs...
Ingka Group has acquired forestland property in the U.S. from The Conservation Fund, a non-profit conservation organisation that has protected over 8 million acres of land in the US.
Trex enters 2021 celebrating the startup of its new Virginia production facility that caps a $200 million expansion program. The state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, adjacent to the company’s existing Virginia campus, features approximately 8,500 cubic yards of concrete in its foundation, 75,000-square-feet of exterio...
In close cooperation with its customer Jiangsu Bohui Paper Industry, international technology group Andritz recently achieved a milestone in high-consistency (HC) refining by processing a peak capacity of 1,300 admt/d of local hardwood chips per day and achieving sustainable production of 1,150 admt/d at the mill in Da...
BID Group has received an order from Biewer Lumber to deliver its second greenfield sawmill complex project in the southern United States. Work on site will begin in the 1Q 2021 and startup of the sawmill is scheduled for December 2021.
In the first full week back to work of 2021, the latest data of housing construction and home sales out of the US shows a marked increase over the previous year. The economic indicators for future home building, and remodelling, are rosy.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced changes to the management structure in its High Purity Cellulose segment and Pulp business. Dr. Christoph Koenig will assume responsibility for all High Purity Cellulose sales, while Tomas Fernandez will assume responsibility for marketing and customer service, sustainability,...
Kotkamills, a manufacturer of food service board, has signed a collaboration agreement with Lahti Ski Games. Food and beverages at the World Cup event will be served in cups, plates and trays made from Kotkamills’ food-safe, eco-friendly, fully recyclable and compostable board.
In cooperation with Service Partner PJP Metsäexpertit OY Eco Log is now extending its technical support on the Finnish market. Responsible for technical support and the one to be contacted first hand is Mats Wester, who has experience since 2007 from servicing and operating Eco Log.
Sappi to increase prices for the entire Fine Paper range by a minimum of $50 per ton as of February production and March shipments for all overseas markets.
2020 was a record year for SCA’s NorrPlant seedling operation. 103.5 million seedlings were delivered in 2020, which is over a million more than before.
WoodWorks – Wood Products Council has announced that Bart Bender, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Interfor, has been elected to Chair the program for a two-year term beginning in 2021 and Keith O’Rear, Senior Vice President, Wood Products, at Weyerhaeuser, will join the Board as the company’s new represen...
Wilfrid Fabjani has been part of the three-strong management team of the JAF Group. As the new CFO, Fabjani is responsible for the group’s finances and, as a member of the management team, is also responsible for the areas of human resources, legal & compliance as well as corporate social responsibility. He takes over ...
Sappi Europe will introduce new barrier coating technology for functional paper packaging at its speciality mill in Alfeld, Germany. Sappi expects to begin commissioning the new products as from mid-2022.
Kemira expects its operative EBITDA in H2 2020 to be above H1 2020 (H1 2020: Euro 214 million), and expects the full year 2020 operative EBITDA to increase from 2019 (2019: Euro 410 million).