E-Paper 25/2012: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Hardwood earnings slipped sharply in some cases in the last fine wood season 2011/2012

No indications of any forthcoming quick uplift in demand for softwood lumber in June either

Forest owners in northern/eastern Germany doing their best to stabilise pine log prices

People

EU: Draft for duty-of-care directive presented

Snow breakage in Tyrol greater than originally estimated

More forestry machines sold in central Europe in 2011

Latvian lumber exports increase by 7.8%

Estonia: Prices for sawable softwood roundwood stay firm

Estonian roundwood exports down 8% year on year

Russian roundwood exports to the EU down by 8%

Russian lumber exports increase by 2% in volume

EU regulating allocation of Russian export quotas

Gussek Haus to deliver 520 houses in 2012

Price increases in Spain now unable to be pushed through nationwide after all

Price increases proving hard to push through in North Africa

Andritz already has access to 63.5% stake in Schuler

Prices for Brazilian elliotis pine plywood slightly lower for July shipments

German exports of oak logs plummet by 37%

Profit situation for Scandinavian concerns‘ sawmill operations remains weak

Flatpack furniture business remains rather sluggish

Duty-free quota depleted at an even slower pace

Trapa takes over site of insolvent Vito Holzindustrie

EC Bioenergie sells contracting subsidiary to Bosch

Thosca: Supply contracts expire at the end of 2012

Bauklotz-Allianz to join Hagebau in 2013

Structural timber sawmill Vinel in eastern France has to close

Bricorama improves turnover by 8% in first quarter

Plum Creek: Decline in result despite increase in turnover

Ainsworth profits from higher OSB prices

Deutsche Fertighaus Holding plans further growth for 2012

Downward trend at Barlinek continues in March

Roto buys Canadian building-fittings producer

RWK Küchen generates profit again in 2011

Masco shows turnover decline of 3% in furniture sector

Office furniture: Pami takes over Mibra and Staalinterieur

DSTP Engineering activities taken over by Dieffenbacher

Sachtleben agrees takeover of Crenox

Trespa and Arpa post minor growth in 2011 revenues

Ploma files at end of May for bankruptcy protection

Westag & Getalit posts fall in Q1 export revenues

Plysorol in financial difficulties again

Home furnishings: Demand in spring too weak

Methanol negotiations to get under way mid-June

Arauco to wrap up purchase of all shares in Flakeboard during second half of this year

Adhesive resin prices jumped by about €50/t since early April in several instalments

Demand for Chinese plywood stayed cool over the past few weeks

Demand for plywood largely stable in recent weeks

German oak lumber exports continue to decline

E-Paper 25/2012

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Hardwood earnings slipped sharply in some cases in the last fine wood season 2011/2012

No indications of any forthcoming quick uplift in demand for softwood lumber in June either

Forest owners in northern/eastern Germany doing their best to stabilise pine log prices

People

EU: Draft for duty-of-care directive presented

Snow breakage in Tyrol greater than originally estimated

More forestry machines sold in central Europe in 2011

Latvian lumber exports increase by 7.8%

Estonia: Prices for sawable softwood roundwood stay firm

Estonian roundwood exports down 8% year on year

Russian roundwood exports to the EU down by 8%

Russian lumber exports increase by 2% in volume

EU regulating allocation of Russian export quotas

Gussek Haus to deliver 520 houses in 2012

Price increases in Spain now unable to be pushed through nationwide after all

Price increases proving hard to push through in North Africa

Andritz already has access to 63.5% stake in Schuler

Prices for Brazilian elliotis pine plywood slightly lower for July shipments

German exports of oak logs plummet by 37%

Profit situation for Scandinavian concerns‘ sawmill operations remains weak

Flatpack furniture business remains rather sluggish

Duty-free quota depleted at an even slower pace

Trapa takes over site of insolvent Vito Holzindustrie

EC Bioenergie sells contracting subsidiary to Bosch

Thosca: Supply contracts expire at the end of 2012

Bauklotz-Allianz to join Hagebau in 2013

Structural timber sawmill Vinel in eastern France has to close

Bricorama improves turnover by 8% in first quarter

Plum Creek: Decline in result despite increase in turnover

Ainsworth profits from higher OSB prices

Deutsche Fertighaus Holding plans further growth for 2012

Downward trend at Barlinek continues in March

Roto buys Canadian building-fittings producer

RWK Küchen generates profit again in 2011

Masco shows turnover decline of 3% in furniture sector

Office furniture: Pami takes over Mibra and Staalinterieur

DSTP Engineering activities taken over by Dieffenbacher

Sachtleben agrees takeover of Crenox

Trespa and Arpa post minor growth in 2011 revenues

Ploma files at end of May for bankruptcy protection

Westag & Getalit posts fall in Q1 export revenues

Plysorol in financial difficulties again

Home furnishings: Demand in spring too weak

Methanol negotiations to get under way mid-June

Arauco to wrap up purchase of all shares in Flakeboard during second half of this year

Adhesive resin prices jumped by about €50/t since early April in several instalments

Demand for Chinese plywood stayed cool over the past few weeks

Demand for plywood largely stable in recent weeks

German oak lumber exports continue to decline

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