Logset to establish sales company in Sweden

Logset will establish a sales company called Logset AB Sverige Filial in Southern Sweden in December 2019. The office is nearby Halmstad and will officially open December 2nd, 2019. Logset has sold machines to Sweden through dealers ever since the company was founded in 1992. From now on the sales…

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IKEA to close a sawmill in Poland

As Polish media reports, IKEA Industry will close its sawmill in Chociwel in northwestern Poland. According to the company, the sawmill has a sawing capacity of 150,000 m3 and produces 80,000 m3 of lumber per year. IKEA Industry acquired the plant in 1993 and has since carried out several modernizations….

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Another fall in EU imports of tropical flooring

EU imports of flooring products from tropical countries fell a further 4% to 19,700 MT in the first nine months of 2018, continuing a long term decline in response to tough competition from European and Chinese manufacturers and non-wood alternatives, fashion trends favouring temperate timbers, supply constraints, and challenges of…

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