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23.05.2013
Roundwood/Sawnwood
- Minor increase registered in demand for bangkirai decking since the middle of April
- Prices rising slightly for meranti scantlings and lumber
- Ukraine’s oak log exports raised by 13 %
- Exports of Ukrainian hardwood lumber reduced
- RMK’s profit raised by 57% in first quarter of 2013
- 30,000 ha of forest fires in Russia by mid-May
- Roundwood felling activity at a relatively low level in the Czech Republic at the moment
- Only hesitant upswing in demand for softwood lumber in North Africa
- Austria: Softwood lumber price increases have been inadequate so far
- Austria’s felled timber volume 3.6% less than year before
- Swiss sawmills registering growth in demand
- Lumber prices rising at a slower rate in Germany
- German sawmill associations’ merger now concluded
- Capacity utilisation still varies from one forest enterprise to another in Germany’s south/east
Wood products
- Sales promotions on pellet markets at a more restrained level in 2013
- QG Holzwerkstoffe tightens limit values for WPC
Wood-based panels
- Unilin planning to use click technology more in cabinet assembly in the future
- US imposing preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 64 % on Chinese plywood imports
- EPF reports decline in wood-based panels production
- German woodworking industry faces 3.6 % fall in turnover
Surfaces
Events
Trade
- MTCC survey on tropical timber in Germany published
- Changes to HolzSiG take effect on 8 May
- Linck supplies new lines for Monnet-Seve sawmill
Companies
- Castes Industrie invests almost €3m in production
- HNI: decline in office furniture turnover in Q1 2013
- Masterbrand parent company FBHS acquires WoodCrafters
- Ashley Furniture commences expansion work in Advance
- Consortium of investors buys Stürtz Maschinenbau
- Hymmen supplying HLF with second digital printer
- Looser: 6% decline in door turnover in first quarter
- Roto: Russia is biggest market for windows and doors
- Praktiker will be positioned as discounter again after all
- Profit down by 22% at SCA Forest Products
- Metsä: Turnover in Wood division to March down by 3%
- Oel-Pool extends sawmill portfolio with takeover of Galliker
- Kesla increases turnover with cranes / forestry machines
- Rusforest generates US$7m with sale of four production sites
- Grainger Sawmills and Palfab merge to GP Wood
- France Bois Imprégnés taken over by Moulinvest
- Pinnacle Renewable Energy builds port terminal in BC
- Spessart Holz Energie granted building approvals
- Suzano puts a temporary hold on pellet projects in Brazil
- Masco: improved result in cabinets division
- Potlach: Further improvement in turnover and result in Q1
- Higher shipments boost turnover figure for Boise
- WFP also achieves a clear improvement in result in Q1
- Canfor: Turnover with lumber up by 58% year on year
- Krono-Gruppe Schweiz investing €200m in projects
- EBRD reviewing Kronospan financing applications
- H.I.T. supplying Pollmeier with carrier plate technology
- Egger to install another CPL plant in Gifhorn
- Ahlstrom, EQT and Munksjö injecting another €28.5m
- Bürkle fell just short of revenue forecast
- Florapac orders complete MDF mill from Dieffenbacher
- Ipopema planning to strengthen surfaces business
- Dieffenbacher now partnering with Holtec too