No. 34 of 25 August 2010
Markets
- Timber consumption in UNECE region declined by 11.6% last year
- UNECE Timber Committee meeting from 11-14 October
- Britain: Redwood prices have come under pressure due to high supply
- Russia: Forest fires under better control now
- Finland’s lumber exports rose sharply in April and May
- Finland: Growth in softwood lumber output in Q2
- US softwood lumber prices almost down at 2009 level
- Continuing positive trend in US hardwood exports
- Finland: Storm damage might add up to 3m m³
- US OSB exports nearly doubled in the first half
- Differing trends in US plywood imports and exports
- MDF imports into the US increased again in first half-year
- Particleboard producers in talks about follow-up contracts since mid-July
- Office furniture: Order intake clearly up from last year
- Flatpack furniture: Demand recovering gradually
- Fittings sector adopting inconsistent pricing policy
- Ready-to-install parquet market largely in state of stagnation until mid-August
- Parquet production rose by 18% in first six months
- Window business has developed as well as expected over summer months
- Focus of 2010 “ift Window Show” on future technology
Companies
- Coveright seeking new investors for its operations in North and South America
- Weyerhaeuser: Timber sector only recovers temporarily
- Uncertainty again regarding sale of Miramichi plant
- Weyerhaeuser restarts Hudson Bay OSB mill
- Cerberus wants to become sole owner of BlueLinx
- Home Depot: Forecast corrected downwards again
- Lowe’s: Turnover down slightly on expectations
- Barlinek expands its involvement in bioenergy
- Forslunds Maskin and Renholmen merge
- Sika improves in all sectors in first six months of 2010
- Kronospan: Flood damage in Szczecinek mill
- Borealis planning investments in Linz melamine plant
- DSM: Divestments made €22m dent into earnings
- Lesna Tip sister company Prevent in trouble
- AFG back in the profits zone in the first half year
- EPI sales development stabilised in Q2 2010
- Homatherm to build insulation board mill in St. Dizier
