No. 32 of 11 August 2010
Markets
- Higher softwood lumber grades remain in demand in Japan
- Log supply not yet directly affected by forest fires
- Forests in Finland and Karelia damaged by storm
- Belarusian sawmills report satisfactory business up to the holiday period
- Belarus: Exports more than doubled in the first quarter
- Ukraine: Oak lumber business has not recovered
- Baltic countries: Lumber output still growing
- Growth in sales of Ukrainian softwood lumber
- Estonia: Roundwood sales up by 20 % through June
- Ukraine: Roundwood prices jumped by as much as 30 %
- Belarus: Log supply situation has improved
- Sweden’s exports down by 15% in May 2010
- Machine figures for Austria and Switzerland for first time
- Concrete shuttering board stocks are decreasing
- Gluelam board manufacturers raising prices further
- Timber industry turnover rose again in May
- Russian plywood manufacturers plan to raise prices again this autumn
- European wood-based panels output declined another 12% last year
- Shortage of raw melamine has boosted prices significantly
- Four new methanol plants to come online in 2010
- Office furniture producers seek additional footholds
- Home furniture: Weaker order situation in July
- USA: House building sees virtually no change in June
- Building production in June sees customary seasonal rise
- Japan: Building starts down in May by 4.6%
- Euroconstruct Conference on 2 and 3 December 2010
Companies
- German Pellets looking into building a pellet plant in south-west France
- UFP: Sales increased also in the second quarter
- Södra half-year result increases to over SEK1bn
- Higher roundwood prices mean benefits for Sveaskog
- RusForest announces merger with Nord Timber
- UPM-Kymmene expects continuing growth in profits
- Dieter Kainz appointed CEO of Hasslacher as of October
- Raute returns to profits in the second quarter
- Moelven profiting from growing demand
- Moelven is growing by taking over companies
- Würth group plans 8% turnover plus for 2010
- Temple-Inland: Unscheduled downtime affects results
- Eacom wants to export to Europe after Domtar deal
- Canfor still only working at two-thirds of lumber capacity
- Tembec: Sharper rise in Forest Products sales in Q3
- Potlatch: Wood Products shows profit for second time
- Hal: Further reduction in Trespa and Arpa sales
- Hagebau restructures specialist trade division
- 84 Lumber to close seven stores in the US
- Glunz introduces short-time working again at Beeskow
- Sonae Industria recovered in second quarter 2010
- Alno: Personnel cuts at Pfullendorf start in 2010
- Sonae Industria qualifies its comments on Lure sale
- Egger to build two OSB mills in Eastern Europe
- Swedspan fills additional management positions
- Roma Plastik take-over closed at the end of July
