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Stora Enso Building and Living has today acquired UPM Kymmene’s 50%
shareholding in the sawn timber trading company RETS Timber Oy Ltd. The
acquisition makes Stora Enso Building and Living the sole owner of RETS Timber.... [more...]
This report contains prices of logs, wooden beams, veneer, plywood, solid wood flooring and other items from timber markets in several Chinese regions: Jiashan Kaihua, Shanghai Furen, Beijing Dongba...... [more...]
For the six months ended June 30, 2012 Ilim Timber produced 1 258 791 cubic meters of wood products. Production volume increased 21% compared to same period of 2011. Total output of sawn timber on Ust Ilimsk Sawmill...... [more...]
The Finnish forest industry production volumes decreased or remained unchanged in a challenging operating environment during the first half of 2012. The industry's cost-competitiveness must be safeguarded in difficult economic times.... [more...]
Germany´s softwood log export fell in the first half of 2012 compared to the same period of the previous year, by 16% to 1.07 million solid cubic meters. To Austria, the main country of destination, there were 596,000 solid cubic meters exported, 9% less.... [more...]
U.S. home prices in the second quarter rose as much as 7 percent over the previous quarter, a closely-watched report showed on Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home price index showed that U.S. home prices jumped nearly 7 percent in the second quarter from the first quarter.... [more...]
The U.S. consumer confidence dropped in August to the lowest level since November, underlining growing pessimism among American consumers, the Conference Board said Tuesday. The board said the consumer confidence index declines to 60.6... [more...]
The Södra Cell Folla management has been given the task of creating a divestment plan for Södra's ownership of the mill. The Follafoss mill produces CTMP which has a variety of uses including the manufacture of paperboard and tissue. Södra Cell is planning... [more...]
Experts from the wood-fired heating industry meet on October 9-10, 2012 at the 12th Pellets Industry Forum. This year, the Berliner Congress Center (bcc) will play host to the Industry Forum for the very first time. Current and future developments... [more...]