Finnish sawn timber production hit 7.6 million m³ in January-September, a growth of 5% on a year ago, according to the latest statistics from the Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF). But third quarter volumes decreased from the ...
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Vapo Timber is the latest Nordic sawmiller to announce production cutbacks. The company, which has just reported a loss of € 4.2m, said the cutbacks were due to the significant overcapacity in Europe which has led to a collapse in ...
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Government should beef up the timber industry so as to effectively take advantage of the looming timber shortage in South Africa. It is projected the South African local timber industry will not be able to meet the increasing demand for ...
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EU imports of tropical sawn timber remained steady in the first six months of 2011 compared to a year ago, according to the latest market report of the International Tropical Timber Organisation. Volumes rose to 607, 000m³ (2010: 602, ...
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French production of sawn hardwood is set to break through 1.6 million m³ In 2011, according to the latest statistics from the French Timber Federation. The predicted volume would correspond to the level of production in 2008 after ...
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