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Drax Biomass Inc. (DBI) began start up production at its newest facility, LaSalle BioEnergy in Urania, Louisiana. The wood pellet manufacturing facility, which is roughly 160 miles northwest of Baton Rouge can produce approximately 450,000 metric tons of wood pellets per year. LaSalle BioEnergy will employee approximately 78 employees and is the third pellet plant[…]

One year ago, 120 professionals gathered at Ribeirão Preto, in Brazil, for the launch presentation of the fourth edition of the fair. In these past 365 days since the launch of Expoforest 2018, forestry professionals’ expectations for the world’s biggest forestry event of 2018 have only increased. “In all editions, we present the Fair to[…]

In the autumn, Sweden’s stock volumes are lower and this year they have been especially small. The total stocks of coniferous saw logs, pulpwood and wood chips were estimated to 6.3 million cubic meters of September 30, 2017. This is a decrease by 18% compared with the same time last year, as Swedish Forest Agency[…]

Dieffenbacher -is increasing production capacities at the production site in Brno, Czech Republic. In addition to the current production program, machines for wood chipping such as debarkers, chippers, mills or knife ring flakers are now being produced at the site. “Thanks to the existing infrastructure and the qualifications of the staff, the Brno site is[…]

BillerudKorsnäs has signed a letter of intent to acquire Bergvik Skog Öst AB, owned by Bergvik Skog AB. The transaction will secure parts of BillerudKorsnäs’ wood supply, and improve the possibilities to manage the mix of internal and external wood flows in order to increase efficiency. Bergvik Skog AB was formed in 2004 through an[…]

The European Investment Bank and Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) have signed a Euro 150 million loan agreement. The EIB financing will support renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in a pulp mill in Timrå, Sweden, the regeneration and replanting of 68,000 ha of forest – almost three times the area of Stockholm – and the[…]

Södra to sell its Norwegian operation, Södra Wood AS, to German company Sörnsen Holzleisten. Handover is expected to take place on February 1, 2018. The operation in Norway encompasses two production units (one in Brumunddal specialising in mouldings and one in Engesetdal in foil-wrapped MDF), two distribution terminals in Brumunddal and Namsos and a marketing[…]

Interfor Corporation plans to invest $16.5 million to upgrade it’s sawmill in Meldrim, Georgia. The project is scheduled to be completed in December of 2018. The project is focused on debottlenecking the back-end of the operation and includes the installation of one new continuous lumber drying kiln and upgrades to the planer mill. Lumber production[…]

Grant Somerville, the new President of Tigercat Industries Inc., has announced that Matt Roberts has been promoted to the position of sales manager, Europe and Russia. “My focus will include the continued development of distribution for sales and product support in the European, Scandinavian and Russian markets,” explains Matt. “With the ongoing expansion of our[…]

NZ structural log prices rise to 24-year high, A-grade export logs hit record – New Zealand structural log prices rose to the highest level in 24 years and A-grade export logs hit a record as local mills compete with the export market to secure supply for the domestic construction market amid strong demand from China.[…]