Crystallization system targets extended recovery boiler maintenance intervals beyond 24 months.
Production capacity
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.
Higher lumber prices lifted results, but logistics constraints cut shipments and increased inventories.
Company plans two structured paper machines with first starting operations in late 2028.
The province’s Forest Biomass Program funding will support log-processing upgrades, added storage, and a thermal energy system at the North Woods oriented strand board plant.
Upgrade targets increased material efficiency and flexibility in raw material usage
Lumber pricing rises on tighter supply, but weak demand, duties, and disruptions cut shipments and keep both lumber and pulp operations under pressure.
Operating rate declines to 85.7% as unbleached kraft and coated recycled boxboard unmade orders jump 27% from prior quarter.
Two-phase project relocates European production processes to Mexico, creating 40 new jobs by 2028.
Volatile mortgage rates, weather disruptions, and cautious housing demand weigh on results and margins, with the largest pricing and gross-margin pressure in engineered wood products.
The pause will cut supply by about 25 million board feet as log inventories, fibre availability, and seasonal breakup affect the BC Interior.
Installation marks a step forward in scanning precision and log recovery optimization
Joint venture deepens Rengo-Sumitomo partnership as second-generation bioethanol moves toward market.
Industrial-scale system reintegrates recycled fibers into decorative panel production without quality loss.
Construction is expected to be completed by January 2027.
Possible temporary layoffs would run from June through December and cover parts of Packaging and Paper, and Pulp, Energy and Circularity.
The project is intended to improve wood-use efficiency, raise productivity, and expand development of plywood products, including large-format plywood, for international markets and the EU.
$115 million project adds 370,400 SF facility and creates 123 new jobs while retaining 200 positions.