Cecilia Yeo

The Global Softwood Roundwood Supply Outlook points to annual supply growth of about 0.5% through 2035, below expected demand growth.Regional constraints are expected to limit global softwood roundwood supply growth through 2035 (Image: Unsplash)The Global Softwood Roundwood Supply Outlook forecasts annual softwood supply growth of about 0.5% through 2035,...

Backed by the UK’s three largest sawmillers — BSW Timber, Glennon Brothers and James Jones & Sons — the Trust UK C16 Timber campaign is expanding its engagement with architects, engineers and other construction professionals to encourage greater use of domestically produced C16 timber.The Trust UK C16 Timber campaign...

The project includes a new secondary superheater and a three-year agreement covering process monitoring and operator training.Stora Enso’s Varkaus site is an integrated mill producing containerboard, sawn timber and laminated veneer lumber for the packaging and wood products industries (Image: Unsplash)Valmet will modify the recovery boiler at Stora Enso’s...

The expansion will add prefabricated floors, roof panels and stairs to the company’s existing wall systems.Wood-frame construction is increasingly supported by off-site manufacturing, where components such as wall, floor and roof panels are produced in controlled factory environments (Image: Unsplash)Vancouver Island wood-product manufacturer Ron Anderson & Sons has broken...

The German machinery manufacturer has consolidated its sliding table saw and edgebanding machine production as it marks its 120th anniversary.Altendorf representatives and local officials cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new production facility in MindenAltendorf has officially opened its new production facility in Minden, Germany,...

The appointment is intended to strengthen collaboration between the university, industry and research in sustainable development and the circular economy.Maija Pohjakallio, who specialises in the circular economy and polymer materials, has taken up a part-time professor of practice role at the University of Turku (Image: Metsä Group)Maija Pohjakallio, a...

The funding supports plans to capture biogenic carbon dioxide from the recovery boiler at the Finnish pulp mill. A final investment decision could be made in early 2027.The planned carbon dioxide capture plant would be located at Metsä Group’s Rauma pulp mill in south-western Finland (Image: Metsä Group)Metsä Group’s...

The new entity is intended to strengthen local customer support while connecting the region more closely with Fagus-GreCon’s global network.Alexander Kuppe, managing director of Fagus-GreCon Greten, with Simon Brown, managing director of GreCon ANZ (Image: Fagus-GreCon)Fire protection and measurement technology specialist Fagus-GreCon has established a new subsidiary in Australia...

DNA analysis and other forensic technologies are giving authorities new ways to verify the species and origin of timber, supporting timber traceability and investigations into illegal logging.Tracing timber back to its forest origins could help combat illegal logging and timber laundering (Image: Unsplash)Advances in timber forensics are helping researchers...

A combined investment by Inter IKEA Group and its European franchisees aims to ease pressure on consumers facing higher living costs, with selected products seeing price reductions of up to 25%.IKEA franchisees across Europe have committed to lowering prices, with the products covered, timing and scale of reductions varying...