E-Paper 31/2011: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Residential building continues to show satisfactory trend

Peter Meyer sells the rest of his shares to Clarion Survey

Slower pace of business activity on hardwood lumber sales markets halfway through year

Several major German sawmills in north/south reducing cutting more than usual in August

Accsys Technologies cuts losses in 2010/2011

SWH creditors agree on confidential settlement

Forest office and raw-wood trading firm cooperate

Delignit: Supply agreement with German trailer manufacturer

Kronospan submits two applications to the EBRD

Obi improves 2010 turnover by roughly 6% to €6.4bn

Plysorol investing €3m in France and Gabon

Altripan and Kai Wah: First VLC certification in China

Currency effects negatively influence SCA result

Most Scandinavian groups recorded higher financial results for first quarter of 2011

China: Plywood deliveries to Europe sometimes delayed by several weeks since June

Munksjö significantly increases operating result

Praktiker books €322m net loss in first six months

Byggmax: Expansion brings further growth in turnover

Taiga Building: Deterioration in result despite rise in turnover

BlueLinx turnover declines again in the first quarter

B&Q quarterly turnover burdened by Focus stock sell-off

Barlinek: Net result plummets in first quarter of 2011

Howden Joinery has grown 5 % in first half of 2011

Lower lease payments not not yet reflected in results

Alno group further downsizes middle management

Growth in US residential building probable up to end of 2011

German building approvals up by 44% in May 2011

Number of furniture manufacturers in financial difficulties has grown again

Okoumé plywood loosing importance in Europe

Laminate flooring producers faced another drop in operating rates in Q2

Home furniture: Demand stabilising again in June/July

Bathroom furniture: Positive trend continues in summer

Bedroom furniture order inflow slightly positive again

Furniture industry turnover increased again in May

Children‘s furniture: Orders only just reach 2010-levels

South East Asia: Growth in plywood prices has halted

Early first beech log contract raises price by an average of 6% on German market

Call for Papers for fourth WPC Congress in December

Austrian softwood lumber exports up 11% in Q1 2011

Spruce log prices meanwhile on a comparable level across the whole of the German market

People

Tropical roundwood imports rising again in first quarter

Spain: Oak roundwood imports are recovering again

Spanish oak lumber imports still on the way up

Spain: Softwood lumber imports down by 3% in Q1

Demand for softwood lumber in Spain looks set to remain weak until year’s end

Most Karelian forestry firms are making losses

Chilean lumber exports up 36 % in second quarter

Expobois fair organisers expect higher visitor numbers

Iggesund Tools to be integrated into Andritz Group

Sonae UK particleboard line will stand idle for longer

Pfleiderer shareholders back restructuring plans with a clear majority in favour

Wood costs reduce Stora Enso‘s financial result

Boxler taken over by SCL out of insolvency proceedings

Saint Gobain takes over Wolseley Build Center

EEM and Interzum Moscow have to move to VVC

Russian sawmills step up lumber production by 11.8%

Glunz reaches deal with Federal Cartel Office to pay a maximum fine of €27.7m

E-Paper 31/2011

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Residential building continues to show satisfactory trend

Peter Meyer sells the rest of his shares to Clarion Survey

Slower pace of business activity on hardwood lumber sales markets halfway through year

Several major German sawmills in north/south reducing cutting more than usual in August

Accsys Technologies cuts losses in 2010/2011

SWH creditors agree on confidential settlement

Forest office and raw-wood trading firm cooperate

Delignit: Supply agreement with German trailer manufacturer

Kronospan submits two applications to the EBRD

Obi improves 2010 turnover by roughly 6% to €6.4bn

Plysorol investing €3m in France and Gabon

Altripan and Kai Wah: First VLC certification in China

Currency effects negatively influence SCA result

Most Scandinavian groups recorded higher financial results for first quarter of 2011

China: Plywood deliveries to Europe sometimes delayed by several weeks since June

Munksjö significantly increases operating result

Praktiker books €322m net loss in first six months

Byggmax: Expansion brings further growth in turnover

Taiga Building: Deterioration in result despite rise in turnover

BlueLinx turnover declines again in the first quarter

B&Q quarterly turnover burdened by Focus stock sell-off

Barlinek: Net result plummets in first quarter of 2011

Howden Joinery has grown 5 % in first half of 2011

Lower lease payments not not yet reflected in results

Alno group further downsizes middle management

Growth in US residential building probable up to end of 2011

German building approvals up by 44% in May 2011

Number of furniture manufacturers in financial difficulties has grown again

Okoumé plywood loosing importance in Europe

Laminate flooring producers faced another drop in operating rates in Q2

Home furniture: Demand stabilising again in June/July

Bathroom furniture: Positive trend continues in summer

Bedroom furniture order inflow slightly positive again

Furniture industry turnover increased again in May

Children‘s furniture: Orders only just reach 2010-levels

South East Asia: Growth in plywood prices has halted

Early first beech log contract raises price by an average of 6% on German market

Call for Papers for fourth WPC Congress in December

Austrian softwood lumber exports up 11% in Q1 2011

Spruce log prices meanwhile on a comparable level across the whole of the German market

People

Tropical roundwood imports rising again in first quarter

Spain: Oak roundwood imports are recovering again

Spanish oak lumber imports still on the way up

Spain: Softwood lumber imports down by 3% in Q1

Demand for softwood lumber in Spain looks set to remain weak until year’s end

Most Karelian forestry firms are making losses

Chilean lumber exports up 36 % in second quarter

Expobois fair organisers expect higher visitor numbers

Iggesund Tools to be integrated into Andritz Group

Sonae UK particleboard line will stand idle for longer

Pfleiderer shareholders back restructuring plans with a clear majority in favour

Wood costs reduce Stora Enso‘s financial result

Boxler taken over by SCL out of insolvency proceedings

Saint Gobain takes over Wolseley Build Center

EEM and Interzum Moscow have to move to VVC

Russian sawmills step up lumber production by 11.8%

Glunz reaches deal with Federal Cartel Office to pay a maximum fine of €27.7m

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