LIGNA will feature a unique new offering for suppliers and manufacturers of forestry and primary wood processing technologies.

Representatives presented the report to a number of national and local politicians

Södra is merging its Timber and Interior divisions into a new Södra Wood business unit in a bid to strengthen market presence and yield savings, the company said.

Exporting timber houses makes more economic sense than exporting logs.That was Dan Tremewan's thought, as he watched, from his Lyttelton home, logs being stacked at the port below.

The balance between demand and supply in sawn timber has weakened due to increased supply in the Nordic countries, says the Finnish company,Metsä, in its latest financial report.

Latvia's industrial production increased at an annual pace of 1,3 percent in September, driven by strong growth in its timber industry.

The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) has opened the 50th meeting of its governing body, the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC)on 3 November 2014 and the associated sessions of its Committees in Yokohama, Japan.

Timber smugglers are having a field day ferrying away logs of trees that fell prey to the cyclone on the roads of the city.

In tandem with China's economic development and as living standards rise, consumer preferences for quality wood products is growing.

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