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