10.05.2012 − Surteco stopped making plastic edgebanding at a plant in Taicang, China run by its subsidiary Surteco Decorative Material at the end of 2011.» more

09.05.2012 − Surteco generated growth in turnover in the 2011 financial year in almost all partial sectors.» more

26.04.2012 − Central European decor printers continue to face a shortage of orders. » more

25.04.2012 − The Finnish adhesives and impregnating resin manufacturer Dynea Chemicals has sold its shares in its two Russian joint ventures – MetaDynea and Karbodin - to the Latin American investment firm Kirsis. » more

25.04.2012 − Independent impregnating businesses have encountered relatively steady order intake in the past few weeks. » more

14.04.2012 − Schattdecor is poised to commission a treater that is presently being installed at a site run by its Italian subsidiary Schattdecor s.r.l. by the end of May 2012. » more

10.04.2012 − Investments in laser edgebanding technology have picked up pace again over the past few months despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding the patent situation in Germany.» more

10.04.2012 − In view of the pulp prices that have been rising again since the start of the year and the mark-ups announced by titanium-dioxide manufacturers for the second quarter, the majority of decor paper» more

03.04.2012 − The French wood and paper group Gascogne is planning to part with its loss-making Laminates division. According to information from the company, preparations have already begun for selling the division, which » more

25.03.2012 − Patent disputes that have emerged since September 2010 and thus uncertain legal positions regarding certain patents are still hampering the German furniture industry’s use of laser edgebanding technology» more

06.03.2012 − Unlike most other sectors supplying the furniture industry, European manufacturers are finding that demand for thermoplastic, malleable furniture films remains well below the level recorded in 2008» more

03.03.2012 − The foil manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast will open a service centre for foils with attached warehouse in St. Petersburg, Russia, in the spring of 2012. » more

24.02.2012 − Robert Bürkle has reported that its revenues were even lower than had been recently projected in the 2011 financial year. » more

13.02.2012 − The Belgian company Spano Group. N.V. acquired all shares in the refining company B&M S.A. with effect from 5 February 2012. The two sides put pen to paper on 3 February. » more

09.02.2012 − The painting machinery manufacturer Venjakob is to add another 1,000m² to its current production area of 11,500m² by building a new hall and expanding three existing buildings.» more

08.02.2012 − According to a notice published on 31 January 2012, the laminates manufacturer Formica intends to completely take over the joint venture Homapal, whose operations include the production of» more

04.02.2012 − Homag Group has sold its first reacTec plant to the Swedwood group, a subsidiary of Ikea. » more

27.01.2012 − Coveright Surfaces Germany has been renamed Surfactor Germany with effect from 1 Januar 2012.» more

13.01.2012 − Overlack Furniertechnik and Ukspron, both formerly subsidiaries of Overlack Holding, have been sold in the framework of separate management buyouts (MBO). » more

23.12.2011 − Borg is to install two new double-band presses at sites in Malaysia and Australia over the next few months. » more

22.12.2011 − Formica is planning to step up its activities primarily in Asia over the coming years. In the first stage, the firm is planning to build a second production plant in China, bringing » more

08.12.2011 − In the third quarter of 2011 the Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel again recorded a 2% decline in turnover to €197m (July-Sept. 2010: 201m) » more

07.12.2011 − According to information from the rating agency Standard & Poor’s, the foil manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast could infringe the » more

21.11.2011 − Growth in sales revenue generated by Surteco continued to slow in the third quarter 2011. After an increase of 20% in the first and 3% in the second quarter, » more

18.11.2011 − The US speciality paper manufacturer P.H. Glatfelter is to invest US$50m or around €35m in rebuilding paper machine 10 at its site in Gernsbach, Germany » more

10.11.2011 − The financing partners of 2D Holding agreed in early November on a plan to extend financing arrangements involving around €250m until the end of 2013.» more

30.09.2011 − Decor paper manufacturers are trying to stick to plans outlined in July and August to maintain asking prices for fourth-quarter deliveries » more

29.09.2011 − Surteco and the Viennese firm Constantia Industries ended talks that began back in April about potentially buying key assets belonging to Constantia’s subsidiary Impress decor in mid-September without a deal.» more

28.09.2011 − 2D Holding launched the process of selling off the entire company in the second quarter of 2011 as part of a financial restructuring initiative that began at the start of 2009. » more

23.09.2011 − In June 2011, Interprint ordered a lacquering line for the production of finish foils from the German plant manufacturer Rotodecor. » more