
Unilin to invest Euro 100 million in new state-of-the-art technology at Oostrozebeke site in Belgium
New press and automated guided vehicles to replace two existing lines at Oostrozebeke site.

New press and automated guided vehicles to replace two existing lines at Oostrozebeke site.

The deal brings a Longview, Washington mill that makes lightweight recycled packaging papers into International Paper and expands the company's West Coast service capabilities.

The project will replace the site's last third-party control system with a web-based distributed control system, include a DNAe historian and HIMA-based safety systems, and the customer will take over delivery in the first quarter of 2027.

Company commits to modernization and decarbonisation across 50 sites as past five-year spending exceeds Euro 500 million.

Institutional investment, fast-growing Southern Yellow Pine and advanced sawmill technology are positioning the Southeast as a steady supplier for engineered structural products.

China's construction crisis and higher logistics costs have cut shipments, while Russia's downgraded economic outlook limits domestic absorption of growing supply.

Timber price declines may ease costs only with a lag and further closures are likely if the market doesn't improve.

Work at the dissolving wood pulp mill will replace pressure parts in the MgO1 recovery boiler that uses magnesium closed-loop recovery technology.

The Normandy site will separate acceptable material, coarse material, and foreign material to reduce stones, seeds, and minerals that have raised saw wear and caused coating stains.

Survey and industry data show firms improve efficiency, but sector productivity diverges from sawmills as technical change remains weak and variable.

The Swedish site adds a new tissue paper machine and three converting lines for rolled and folded products, and the company reports lower water use and higher energy efficiency.

Stationary unit targets 2027 startup to lower energy use and enable kiln capacity increase.

New coating system targets improved throughput and finish consistency for Therma-Tru entry doors.

Fluff pulp continues normal operations as two remaining lines become core to the unit's long-term strategy.

The company plans to build a 468,000-square-foot corrugated packaging plant on an 80-acre site in the East Metro Center, with operations planned for the fourth quarter of 2027.

Weaker housing-related conditions in Ontario and British Columbia and more severe winter weather disrupted shipments and cut quarterly deliveries.

Crystallization system targets extended recovery boiler maintenance intervals beyond 24 months.

The closures will leave Vida operating 13 sawmills across central and southern Sweden.

Dover, Del., site will add converting capacity and broaden service coverage for East Coast customers.

Modernization targets wider containerboard grade portfolio and basis weight range.