Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, who has led CMPC since 2018, will leave on April 30, 2027, and the board has started searching for a successor.
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The Finnish maker of plywood and LVL mill equipment, whose third-quarter sales fell 34%, lowered the top of its 2026 forecast for the second time this year.
Minnesota-based Andersen, which bought the window and door maker in 2017, did not disclose terms; the deal is expected to close in December.
The Chilean wood-based panel maker’s revenue rose 5% to $72.3 million; it also plans to concentrate production in Chile.
The company expects its annual electricity costs to rise by at least C$10 million after N.B. Power began selling surplus power outside New Brunswick at market prices.
The plant in the state of Gujarat will have an acrylic-based coating line for self-adhesive label materials.
UPM shareholders will receive one WISA Group share for each UPM share they own.
The change aims to raise value from Holmen's own forest land and secure wood for its mills; no job cuts are planned.
The Swedish forest owners' association has also signed a logistics partnership.
Laminated plywood for construction makes up the bulk of its shipments to the two regions.
The order blocks office closures, staff relocations and the planned move of the agency’s headquarters to Salt Lake City while a lawsuit by federal employee unions proceeds.
The proposed centre will match wood supplies to manufacturers’ requirements and develop a model for other regions.
The Chinese list covers hardwood and softwood lumber, logs, OSB, fiberboard, plywood and flooring, while tariff reductions still require domestic procedures.
The cooperation will set construction and material standards and develop technical capacity for wood buildings across Turkey.
U.S. hardwood log exports to China reached 380.6 thousand m3 worth $285 million in January-August 2026, exceeding full-year 2025 shipments.
Closure removes 120,000 tons of annual capacity and affects approximately 90 workers.
The company sees an opportunity to divert waste wood from energy production and reuse it as material for new products.
Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper plans boiler and chemical-plant upgrades expected to raise daily kraft production by 11% and increase its use of forest biomass.
The agreement covers prescribed fire, timber and fuels treatments, longleaf pine restoration, wildlife habitat and invasive species management across ownership boundaries.
The five-year agreement covers conservation, restoration and active forest management across the 64,000-square-mile watershed.