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Interfor to acqure four US sawmills from Georgia-Pacific

Interfor recently announced that it has reached an agreement with Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and GP Wood Products LLC to acquire four of its sawmill operations located in Bay Springs, MS, Fayette, AL, DeQuincy, LA and Philomath, OR, in the US. The total purchase price of US$375 MM, which includes working capital, will be funded […]

European pulp, board producers increase capacities in 2018

European pulp & board producers

The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has released preliminary figures for 2018, indicating that Europe’s paper and board production reached 92.2 million tonnes.   „2018 saw new capacities coming on stream but also closures. Combined with the upgrade of existing machines, this translated in a net capacity increase of 1.3 million tonnes,” the industry […]