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Chinese back UAE timber industrial zone

China’s Shandong Timber and Wood Products Association (STWPA) has signed an agreement to invest US$360 million in the establishment of the China-UAE Shandong Industrial Zone in Ras Al Khaimah.... [more...]

Machinery News

German woodworking machinery production expected to drop 15% this year

VDMA (German Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers Association) Woodworking Machinery has retracted its forecast for 2024, expecting a 15% decline in production, down to EUR 3.6 billion in Germany... [more...]

Market Prices

Western Forest Products announces significant reduction in lumber production

Western Forest Products Inc. announced a significant reduction in lumber production for the final quarter of 2024.... [more...]

Sawmilling

Georgia-Pacific opens new $425 million plant in Jackson, Tennessee

Georgia-Pacific officially opened its new Dixie tableware manufacturing site in Jackson, Tennessee. Initially announced in September 2022, the approximately $425 million facility is Georgia-Pacific's first new Dixie greenfield plant build since the Bowling Green... [more...]

Wood energy

Drax plans to invest up to $12.5 billion in US biomass power plants

British power giant Drax could invest up to $12.5 billion developing biomass plants with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in the United States over the next decade.... [more...]

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China’s fibreboard trade on upward trend

According to China Customs, in the first half of 2024, China’s fibreboard exports totaled 1.293 million tonnes, marking a 28% increase compared to the same period in 2023. This growth was primarily driven by rising demand in the three leading export markets: Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Mexico.... [more...]

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CIFF Shanghai 2024 has ended in China

The 54th edition of FM Magazine partner event and the world’s biggest furniture exhibition, The China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) Shanghai, recently concluded at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre in Shanghai Hongqiao. This year’s theme, “Design Empowerment – Dual Internal-External Drive,” underlined the event’s commitment to innovation and quality in the furniture sector...... [more...]

Forestry

International Softwood Conference coming up in Sicily, October 16-18

The 72nd International Softwood Conference website is now online... [more...]

Besse Forest Products closing six sawmills and veneer mills

Besse Forest Products Group, a longtime leader in Northern hardwood veneer, lumber, and specialty plywood manufacturing, has officially closed six of its green lumber sawmills and veneer mills in Wisconsin and Michigan. ... [more...]

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Fordaq Success Story: Worldwide Plywood Trade Within A Few Years

In March 2014 Xuzhou Haohong Wood Industry was established as a subsidiary of the Wada Group in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China. The aim was and still is to provide construction companies all over the globe with high quality... [more...]

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German forests store more carbon - but also less

German forests store more carbon - but also less

The results of the German Federal Forest Inventory 2022 were presented on October 8, 2024 at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture by Minister Cem Özdemir and the head of the Federal Forest Inventory at the Thünen Institute, Dr. Thomas Riedel. The results show - as was probably largely expected - an ambivalent picture. In addition, there is a questionable focus in the interpretation of these figures during the presentation. At least: On the plus side, the forests have become more structurally rich - in terms of age and species - and there is more forested area.... [ more...]

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EU Commission wants to postpone the start of EUDR application

EU Commission wants to postpone the start of EUDR application

The EU Commission has announced that it wants to postpone the application phase of the Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) by a year. If the EU Parliament and Council approve... [ more...]

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The 26th Intermob Fair: A platform for Turkish wood industry growth

The 26th Intermob Fair, organized by RX Tüyap in cooperation with the Turkish Furniture Accessories Industrialists Association (MAKSDER) along with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Trade, took place between September 12-15, 2024 at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul.... [ more...]

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