16.05.2012 − Brazil’s production of particleboard, MDF/HDF and rigid fibreboard was unchanged last year after skyrocketing in 2010. » more

16.05.2012 − North American structural panels production increased in the first quarter of 2012 when compared both with the relatively weak fourth quarter of 2011 and the same time frame last year. » more

15.05.2012 − Adhesive and impregnating resin manufacturers have faced another dramatic rise in raw material costs over the past few weeks. » more

13.05.2012 − European plywood importers have been extremely cautious when ordering Chinese plywood over the course of the past few weeks, against the background of» more

10.05.2012 − In connection with the change in its corporate logo, the wood-based panels and construction-element manufacturer Kastamonu has also renamed its subsidiaries in Rumania and Bulgaria. » more

10.05.2012 − Because of financial difficulties, the Italian adhesive and impregnating-resin producer Farcoll went into voluntary liquidation on 13 March 2012 and subsequently also shut down production at the beginning of » more

10.05.2012 − In November 2011 Turkish MDF manufacturer Divapan took over the forming and pressing line and completion system from the MDF plant in Nidda which had been closed down by Pfleiderer at the end of June 2011.» more

09.05.2012 − The German blockboard manufacturer SWL-Tischlerplatten and the British company Halspan have acquired shares in Moralt Tischlerplatten, which has been insolvent since August 2011. » more

09.05.2012 − In a press release dated 17 April 2012, the Russian Sveza Group confirmed the conclusion of the takeover of » more

07.05.2012 − Brazilian elliotis pine plywood manufacturers have now largely sold the products that they will make in May.» more

04.05.2012 − The dryer manufacturer Büttner, which has been part of the Siempelkamp Group since 1995, was renamed Büttner Energie- und Trocknungstechnik on 2 March 2012. » more

03.05.2012 − Rolpin will commission a new four-level veneer dryer supplied by the Italian company Angelo Cremona in May 2012.» more

03.05.2012 − The French maritime-pine plywood manufacturer Rolpin aims to take over Xilofrance, a company which has been the subject of a court restructuring process (“procédure de sauvegarde”) since August 2011.» more

03.05.2012 − The depletion of the duty-free quota for softwood plywood imports into the European Union has slowed again during April. Just 45,000m³ of the quota had been booked by 25 April. » more

03.05.2012 − Siempelkamp has taken a qualified minority holding in Pallmann and in that company’s general partner Ludwig Pallmann. » more

27.04.2012 − Work to dismantle an MDF/HDF production facility run by Varioboard that permanently closed at the start of May 2011 got underway on 26 March 2012. » more

26.04.2012 − The upswing in demand that surfaced in Austria, Germany and Switzerland in the second half of February actually intensified in March. » more

20.04.2012 − On 17 April 2012, the Düsseldorf district court commenced insolvency proceedings against Pfleiderer and at the same time ordered self-administration.» more

19.04.2012 − The Spanish poplar plywood manufacturer Grupo Garnica will be discontinuing production of thin 1220 x 1200 mm plywood for producing fruit boxes at its works in » more

18.04.2012 − According to provisional information, the Spanish wood-based panel manufacturer Finsa raised its sales revenue by 6.4% in its business year 2011 to €812m in spite of numerous stoppages. » more

12.04.2012 − Metsäliitto, which was recently renamed Metsä Group, added spruce plywood coated with thermoplastics to its collection at the start of 2012.» more

10.04.2012 − Production at the Slovenian beech-plywood manufacturer Novoles Plus has apparently been finally shut down after all.» more

07.04.2012 − Demand for birch plywood made in Russia and Eastern Europe has cooled noticeably on most Central and Western European markets in February, after a brief recovery in January.» more

05.04.2012 − FormaCare, an organisation created in early 2005 to represent the interests of formaldehyde manufacturers and users, is to hold the second International Formaldehyde Science Conference in » more

04.04.2012 − In the negotiations that have been underway with the works councils of the subsidiaries Bütfering and Torwegge and the group’s works council for some considerable time now, Homag Group has reached an agreement » more

04.04.2012 − Twenty or so insulation board and rigid fibreboard manufacturers belonging to the organisation Fédération Européenne des Fabricants de Panneaux de Fibres (Feropa) are set to join the European Panel Federation » more

02.04.2012 − A longstanding debate among German import merchants regarding the quality and declaration of plywood imports from China has intensified again over the past few months.» more

02.04.2012 − Spano Group boosted turnover in 2011 by 13% to €237.5m. Although the company is therefore still well short of the record level of €264.6m reached in 2007, the figure of» more

29.03.2012 − The board of directors of Pfleiderer AG has filed for insolvency proceedings before the Dusseldorf district court on 28 March. » more

29.03.2012 − Raute has concluded a contract for maintenance services and spare-part supplies with the “Plywood” division of UPM-Kymmene. The agreement comes into force on 1 April 2012 and applies for» more