AUSTRIA – Changes in the top management body of the wood-based materials manufacturer Egger Group: Walter Schiegl will move from group management to the supervisory board on May 1, 2022 after more than 20 years.

PORTUGAL – Sonae Arauco announced its return to live events.

USA – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Angelina Forest Products lumber mill located in Lufkin, Texas for approximately USD 300 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments. 

USA – Roseburg announced that it has completed the purchase of approximately 30,000 acres of timberland in the southern United States from Forest Investment Associates (FIA).

USA – CalPlant I LLC, the manufacturer of Eureka MDF, a 276-acre manufacturing plant in Willows, California has been put into voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization while its bondholders invest more money into an attempt to sell the pioneering operation.

AUSTRIA – Sustainable management is a significant component of the Egger Group’s corporate strategy.

USA – Egger, one of the world’s leading wood-based materials suppliers, this month marked one year since officially starting production at its Lexington plant.

USA – Roseburg announced plans for a multi-million dollar investment in new technology at its western manufacturing operations, the result of an extensive analysis of strategic business opportunities in the west.

CHILE – As of June 30, 2021, Masisa‘s recurring EBITDA more than doubled compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching USD 31.8 million in the first half of 2021, compared to USD 10.7 million in the first half of 2020.

CHILE – Arauco, one of the largest wooden panel manufacturers in the world, reported that sales revenues reached USD 1,555.6 million during the second quarter of 2021, a 48.2% increase compared to the second quarter of 2020 (USD 1,049.9).

MEXICO – Sales of Proteak’s MDF and Teak businesses reached MXN490 million in 2Q-2021, doubling the 2Q-2020 result, excluding other income and plantation revaluation.

USA – Martco L.L.C. (RoyOMartin) announced that its Texas subsidiary, Corrigan OSB, L.L.C., will construct a second OSB manufacturing facility near its current, state-of-the-art OSB plant located in Corrigan, Texas.