<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Lesprom Network</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/</link> <description> Standing timber/ Round wood/ Lumber/ Panels/ Plywood/ Pulp/ Newsprint/ Printing &amp; Writing Papers/ Tissue/ Packaging Paper &amp; Board / </description> <image> <url>https://www.lesprom.com/assets/im/logos/logo_white.gif</url> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/</link> <title>Lesprom - global timber trade network</title> </image> <lastBuildDate>23 Nov 2024 15:09:32 +0300</lastBuildDate> <item> <title>Corner Brook Pulp and Paper and government of Newfoundland and Labrador extend agreement</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Corner_Brook_Pulp_and_Paper_and_government_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_extend_agreement_116126/</link> <description>The agreement between Hydro and Corner Brook Pulp and Paper for energy generated from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper’s existing power generation facilities will provide flexibility for Hydro to draw upon when needed, particularly during winter months.</description> <pubDate>23 Nov 2024 00:04:21 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Corner_Brook_Pulp_and_Paper_and_government_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador_extend_agreement_116126/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Altri Group’s revenue increased by 11.4% in January-September 2024</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Altri_Group%E2%80%99s_revenue_increased_by_11_4_in_January-September_2024_116125/</link> <description>EBITDA reached Euro 180.1 million, compared to Euro 97.5 million in the same period of 2023, an increase of 84.6%, representing a margin of 26.9%, an improvement of 10.7 percentage points.</description> <pubDate>22 Nov 2024 23:52:33 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Altri_Group%E2%80%99s_revenue_increased_by_11_4_in_January-September_2024_116125/</guid> </item> <item> <title>U.S. packaging papers &amp; specialty packaging shipments up 10% in October</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/U_S_packaging_papers_%26_specialty_packaging_shipments_up_10_in_October_116124/</link> <description>The operating rate for unbleached packaging papers was 85.3%, up 2.9 points from October 2023 and up 5.8 points year-to-date.</description> <pubDate>22 Nov 2024 23:43:52 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/U_S_packaging_papers_%26_specialty_packaging_shipments_up_10_in_October_116124/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Irving Tissue announces $600 million expansion project in Macon, Georgia</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Irving_Tissue_announces_600_million_expansion_project_in_Macon_Georgia_116123/</link> <description>Total annual capacity at the Macon plant will now be 225,000 tonnes, the equivalent of 45 million cases.</description> <pubDate>22 Nov 2024 23:35:59 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Irving_Tissue_announces_600_million_expansion_project_in_Macon_Georgia_116123/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Albany plans to discontinue manufacturing operations in Olten, Switzerland</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Albany_plans_to_discontinue_manufacturing_operations_in_Olten_Switzerland_116122/</link> <description>Albany International Corp. announces plans to consolidate manufacturing capacity.</description> <pubDate>22 Nov 2024 23:23:01 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Albany_plans_to_discontinue_manufacturing_operations_in_Olten_Switzerland_116122/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Kuantum Papers invests in lime kiln at Punjab mill in India</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Kuantum_Papers_invests_in_lime_kiln_at_Punjab_mill_in_India_116121/</link> <description>After the installation of the lime kiln and a satellite cooler, the lime kiln production capacity will increase to 200 tonnes per day.</description> <pubDate>22 Nov 2024 19:08:56 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Kuantum_Papers_invests_in_lime_kiln_at_Punjab_mill_in_India_116121/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Woodland sales decreased by 55% in the UK</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Woodland_sales_decreased_by_55_in_the_UK_116110/</link> <description>In 2024, GBP 95.4 million ($120.8 million) of forestry was listed for sale in the UK.</description> <pubDate>22 Nov 2024 03:19:26 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Woodland_sales_decreased_by_55_in_the_UK_116110/</guid> </item> <item> <title>U.S. printing-writing paper shipments increased by 3% in October</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/U_S_printing-writing_paper_shipments_increased_by_3_in_October_116109/</link> <description>U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased 11% in September compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels decreased 3% when compared to September 2024.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 23:57:20 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/U_S_printing-writing_paper_shipments_increased_by_3_in_October_116109/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Government of Quebec invests $252 million to support forestry sector</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Government_of_Quebec_invests_252_million_to_support_forestry_sector_116108/</link> <description>The additional investments of $252 million over five years will enable initiatives worth $540 million over the next seven years to provide support to the wood processing sector and invest in reforestation efforts.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 23:52:00 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Government_of_Quebec_invests_252_million_to_support_forestry_sector_116108/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Södra Wood names Viktor Pilemyr business area controller</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/S%C3%B6dra_Wood_names_Viktor_Pilemyr_business_area_controller_116107/</link> <description>Viktor Pilemyr is set to take on the role of business area controller at Södra Wood in mid-February 2025.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 23:44:37 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/S%C3%B6dra_Wood_names_Viktor_Pilemyr_business_area_controller_116107/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Valmet announces executive change</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Valmet_announces_executive_change_116106/</link> <description>The search for Jukka Tiitinen’s successor as Area President, North America, will commence in 2025.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 23:30:08 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Valmet_announces_executive_change_116106/</guid> </item> <item> <title>U.S. mortgage rates rise to 6.84%</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/U_S_mortgage_rates_rise_to_6_84_116105/</link> <description>The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.84% as of November 21, 2024, up from last week when it averaged 6.78%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 7.29%.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 20:30:43 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/U_S_mortgage_rates_rise_to_6_84_116105/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Imports of wood pellets to European Union increase 46% in September</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_wood_pellets_to_European_Union_increase_46_in_September_116103/</link> <description>Price for wood pellets imported to European Union added 0.2%.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 17:40:58 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_wood_pellets_to_European_Union_increase_46_in_September_116103/</guid> </item> <item> <title>In September, price for plywood imported to Belgium dips 1.4%</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/In_September_price_for_plywood_imported_to_Belgium_dips_1_4_116102/</link> <description>Imports of plywood to Belgium contracted 6%.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 17:40:18 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/In_September_price_for_plywood_imported_to_Belgium_dips_1_4_116102/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Imports of wood pellets to South Korea increase 36% in October</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_wood_pellets_to_South_Korea_increase_36_in_October_116101/</link> <description>Price for wood pellets imported to South Korea expanded 10%.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 17:39:01 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_wood_pellets_to_South_Korea_increase_36_in_October_116101/</guid> </item> <item> <title>In September, exports of lumber from Sweden to Morocco contracted 22%</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/In_September_exports_of_lumber_from_Sweden_to_Morocco_contracted_22_116100/</link> <description>Price for lumber from Sweden in Morocco stayed flat.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 17:37:17 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/In_September_exports_of_lumber_from_Sweden_to_Morocco_contracted_22_116100/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Imports of wood pellets to Italy fall 79% in September</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_wood_pellets_to_Italy_fall_79_in_September_116099/</link> <description>Price for wood pellets imported to Italy upped 3%.</description> <pubDate>21 Nov 2024 17:36:19 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_wood_pellets_to_Italy_fall_79_in_September_116099/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Lunawood and Atlanta Hardwood Corporation forms joint venture in the U.S.</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Lunawood_and_Atlanta_Hardwood_Corporation_forms_joint_venture_in_the_U_S__116089/</link> <description>Lunawood strengthens its position in the United States – a joint venture begins thermal modification of local wood species.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 23:47:16 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Lunawood_and_Atlanta_Hardwood_Corporation_forms_joint_venture_in_the_U_S__116089/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Amcor and Berry Global Group to merge</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Amcor_and_Berry_Global_Group_to_merge_116088/</link> <description>Berry shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 7.25 Amcor shares for each Berry share held upon closing, resulting in Amcor and Berry shareholders owning approximately 63% and 37% of the combined company, respectively.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 23:33:18 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Amcor_and_Berry_Global_Group_to_merge_116088/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Andritz launches PrimeDry HotAir Box to reduce energy consumption in tissue drying</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Andritz_launches_PrimeDry_HotAir_Box_to_reduce_energy_consumption_in_tissue_drying_116087/</link> <description>Designed to address the energy-intensive nature of tissue drying, the PrimeDry HotAir Box recovers a portion of the hot, wet exhaust air from the drying hood for reuse in the process.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 23:23:37 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Andritz_launches_PrimeDry_HotAir_Box_to_reduce_energy_consumption_in_tissue_drying_116087/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Latvia’s lumber exports rise 32% by September 2024</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Latvia%E2%80%99s_lumber_exports_rise_32_by_September_2024_116086/</link> <description>Softwood dominated Latvia’s lumber exports, comprising 81% of total shipments.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 22:55:30 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Latvia%E2%80%99s_lumber_exports_rise_32_by_September_2024_116086/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Roundwood trade in Finland increases by 16% through October, with record-high pulpwood prices</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Roundwood_trade_in_Finland_increases_by_16_through_October_with_record-high_pulpwood_prices_116085/</link> <description>Delivery sales prices for pulpwood reached unprecedented levels in the monthly statistics initiated in 1995.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 22:34:57 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Roundwood_trade_in_Finland_increases_by_16_through_October_with_record-high_pulpwood_prices_116085/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Forest-preservation credits gain approval as ICVCM endorses Verra methodologies</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Forest-preservation_credits_gain_approval_as_ICVCM_endorses_Verra_methodologies_116084/</link> <description>ICVCM certifies Verra&apos;s REDD methodology and JNR framework, reinforcing integrity for 423 million credits in pipeline.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 22:10:17 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Forest-preservation_credits_gain_approval_as_ICVCM_endorses_Verra_methodologies_116084/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Imports of logs to India surge 54% in September</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_logs_to_India_surge_54_in_September_116083/</link> <description>Price for logs imported to India expanded 14%.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 16:59:04 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Imports_of_logs_to_India_surge_54_in_September_116083/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Exports of plywood from China increase 36% in October</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Exports_of_plywood_from_China_increase_36_in_October_116082/</link> <description>Price for plywood exported from China gained 1.5%.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 16:57:00 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Exports_of_plywood_from_China_increase_36_in_October_116082/</guid> </item> <item> <title>In October, price for lumber imported to China slides 0.9%</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/In_October_price_for_lumber_imported_to_China_slides_0_9_116070/</link> <description>Imports of lumber to China lost 8%.</description> <pubDate>20 Nov 2024 07:16:00 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/In_October_price_for_lumber_imported_to_China_slides_0_9_116070/</guid> </item> <item> <title>MM Group&apos;s sales down 4% in January-September 2024</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/MM_Groups_sales_down_4_in_January-September_2024_116069/</link> <description>At Euro 1,024.9 million, consolidated sales in the Q3 2024 exceeded both the figure for the Q2 2024 (Euro 1,018.9 million) and the previous year&apos;s level (Q3 2023: Euro 1,015.1 million).</description> <pubDate>19 Nov 2024 23:59:28 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/MM_Groups_sales_down_4_in_January-September_2024_116069/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Weyerhaeuser to invest $500 million in new facility in Arkansas</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Weyerhaeuser_to_invest_500_million_in_new_facility_in_Arkansas_116068/</link> <description>The new facility will expand Weyerhaeuser’s engineered wood products capacity, adding approximately 10 million cubic feet of annual production capacity.</description> <pubDate>19 Nov 2024 23:42:53 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Weyerhaeuser_to_invest_500_million_in_new_facility_in_Arkansas_116068/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Essity expands its athletics tape production in Vibraye, France</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Essity_expands_its_athletics_tape_production_in_Vibraye_France_116067/</link> <description>The investment amounted to Euro 1 million.</description> <pubDate>19 Nov 2024 23:30:36 +0300</pubDate> <guid>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Essity_expands_its_athletics_tape_production_in_Vibraye_France_116067/</guid> </item> <item> <title>Lumber prices continue rising on tight supply</title> <link>https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Lumber_prices_continue_rising_on_tight_supply_116066/</link> <description>In the week ending November 8, 2024, the price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2x4 #2&amp;Btr KD (RL) was US$444 mfbm. 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