UPM-Kymmene intends to dispose of its Kajaani sawmill and its Heinola and Aureskoski processing plants by the end of 2012. The restructuring plans for the business units “Timber” and “Living” announced on 11 April ...
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The roundwood-export ban initially planned by Gabon for implementation on 1 January 2010 and finally introduced from the middle of May 2010 resulted in significant changes in Gabonese timber trading. As emerges from the export statistics ...
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Rumanian hardwood sawmills are showing satisfactory demand for lumber on relevant sales markets in February. According to market participants, sales possibilities are favourable for both beech and oak lumber. Because of extreme cold in ...
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The financial problems facing the Central European sawmill industry since 2010 have continued during 2011 as well. Additional major players in the sector reported significant financial problems early in the year, which sometimes led to ...
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Swedish softwood lumber producers are expecting the underlying market conditions to remain difficult in the business year 2012. Participants at this year’s timber industry conference Trämarknaden in Karlstad believe the main ...
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On account of the tight profit situation which has prevailed for several months in the Central European sawmill industry, various companies are evidently now no longer willing to continue at the beginning of 2012 to pay the roundwood prices ...
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The majority of softwood sawmills in the Baltic States was able to maintain cutting activities more or less at previous levels into November, in spite of a gradual softening in demand. Production is to continue at the same pace for the time ...
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The Timber Price Indices - based on Forestry Commission sales and consisting of the coniferous standing sales price index and the sawlog price index - have been published today (November 10th). Figures showed that the average price for ...
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