Krono-Gruppe Schweiz investing €200m in projects
17.05.2013 − Krono-Gruppe Schweiz is planning to invest a total of approximately €200m over the next two years. » more
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Böker beech plywood production to continue
16.05.2013 − The beech-plywood production operations of the insolvent company Böker Sperrholz is being continued by the former affiliate Boetec. » more
Raute’s sales revenue and results up
16.05.2013 − In the first quarter, the Finnish machinery and plant engineering company Raute posted 55% higher sales than in the same period of last year at €23.4m.» more
Demand for Russian birch plywood holding at late March’s level
15.05.2013 − Demand for birch plywood made in Russia and Eastern Europe held steady at the level reached at the end of March during April. » more
PAL/Imal wants to become Globus’ sole owner
15.05.2013 − The Italian machinery and plant producers pooled in PAL/Imal Group acquired a substantial stake of less than 50 % in Globus in August 2012. » more
Mohawk completes take-over of Spano Group
15.05.2013 − The US firm Mohawk Industries completed its purchase of all shares in Spano Invest on 2 May after the European Commission gave its blessing to the deal on 23 April. » more
Teutoburger Sperrholz to be sold to Chinese investor
14.05.2013 − The insolvent beech plywood producer Teutoburger Sperrholz is probably being sold to a Chinese investor as part of an asset deal. » more
North American composite panels markets make recovery
14.05.2013 − North American particleboard and MDF/HDF markets have continued to recover in the course of recent months, pushing production and sales higher.» more
TFM sales bounce back slightly in North America
14.05.2013 − North American thermally fused melamine (TFM) sales made strides in the first quarter of 2013 when compared both with the previous quarter and with the same stretch last year.» more
Raute’s sales revenue and results up in first quarter too
10.05.2013 − In the first quarter of 2013, the Finnish machinery and plant engineering company Raute posted 55% higher sales than in the same period of last year at €23.4m. » more
China: Several alternatives to bintangor and standard MLH plywood
08.05.2013 − A number of alternatives to the tropical plywood assortments imported before the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) took effect on 3 March have emerged in recent weeks when importing Chinese plywood into Europe.» more
SWL to sell Decospan products in Germany
08.05.2013 − The blockboard producer SWL-Tischlerplatten started selling veneer board, veneered furniture parts and veneer flooring in Germany on behalf of the Belgian firm Decospan on 1 May. » more
Swiss Krono Group stabilises its revenues
08.05.2013 − Swiss Krono Group has seen its net revenues level off at just shy of SFR1.9bn in recent years after steadily increasing until the 2007/2008 financial year before plunging in 2008/2009 due to the global economic» more
Some Indonesian plywood now subject to 6.5 % duty
07.05.2013 − Importers are reporting that higher EU import duties now sometimes apply for plywood shipments from Indonesia to the EU in the wake of the introduction of V-Legal documents for timber exports from Indonenesia.» more
North American OSB and plywood prices spiralled downward in April
07.05.2013 − The slight decline in North American OSB and softwood plywood prices seen in the first half of April has intensified in the past fortnight.» more
Kronospan building OSB mill in Mogilev, Belarus
06.05.2013 − The Kronospan group is to build another OSB plant at a new location in Mogilev, Belarus. » more
Krono Gruppe Schweiz stabilises its revenues
03.05.2013 − Krono-Gruppe Schweiz has seen its net revenues stabilise at just shy of SFR1.9bn in recent years after they steadily rose until the 2007/2008 financial year.» more
Elliotis pine plywood: Buying prices have become decoupled from sales prices
02.05.2013 − Repurchasing prices and sales prices for Brazilian elliotis pine plywood did not run parallel to one another in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in recent weeks, either.» more
Fall in North American TFM sales strengthens
30.04.2013 − North American sales of thermally fused melamine (TFM) gradually declined in North America in 2012.» more
EU Commission approves sale of Spano to Unilin
30.04.2013 − On 23 April, the EU Commission‘s competition authorities approved the takeover of Spano by Unilin, which is owned by the US-American company Mohawk.» more
Kronopol uses BASF‘s Kaurit Light technology
30.04.2013 − The Polish wood-based-materials manufacturer Kronopol is now the fourth industrial user of the Kaurit Light technology developed jointly by BASF and Nolte. Kronopol had already been conducting associated trials for a...» more
Kronospan resumes OSB project in Poland
30.04.2013 − The Kronospan Group intends to resume the OSB project at the Polish site in Strzelce Opolskie which it had suspended in 2010.» more
OSB manufacturers firm up plans to charge more
27.04.2013 − Several OSB manufacturers have now provided more details about the next round of price hikes to apply to deliveries from early May.» more
Insolvent Ploma seeks buyers for plant or machinery
26.04.2013 − The assets of the insolvent Czech plywood and blockboard producer Ploma are currently being offered for sale in a tender process which will run until 31 May 2013. » more
Georgia-Pacific: Clarendon OSB mill is up and running
25.04.2013 − Georgia-Pacific commissioned an OSB mill in Clarendon, South Carolina during the first quarter, seven years later than the previous owner Grant Forest Products had originally planned. » more
Dynea also hives off wood-adhesives business
18.04.2013 − Parallel to hiving off the phenolic-resin activities into Prefere Resins Company, Dynea transferred wood-adhesives business into a separate partial division trading as Dynea North.» more
Statistical Office announces another rise in HDF output
16.04.2013 − Preliminary figures indicate that manufacturing of HDF rose sharply by 17.8% in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 569,486m³.» more
Countdown running for offers to take over Tablicia/Interpanel
12.04.2013 − In the liquidation procedures for the Spanish chipboard manufacturer Tablicia and the affiliated MDF manufacturer Inderpanel the responsible commercial court in Lugo has set an initial deadline.» more
GP intends to invest US$400m in south of USA
10.04.2013 − Over the next few years Georgia-Pacific intends to invest US$400 in the modernisation and expansion of its plywood plants and sawmills.» more
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