23.05.2013 − Warehouse sales promotions targeting end users carried out so far this year by both pellet manufacturers and traders have been considerably less in evidence than in previous years. » more

14.05.2013 − With the takeover of the wood-chip producer Fulghum Fibres and the planned conversion of two former wood-based-panels sites in Ontario Rentech aims to enter the business of pellet production. » more

14.05.2013 − Many Austrian and German gluelam-beam manufacturers have raised their gluelam-beam prices in Italy for deliveries from the beginning of April onwards. » more

10.05.2013 − The British company Accsys Technologies, the parent company of the Dutch wood-modification company Titan Wood, again achieved revenue growth in the 2012/2013 financial year (31 March), with an increase of 25%.» more

07.05.2013 − With the disappearance of weather-driven problems, German and Austrian manufacturers of glulam timber have since the beginning of April seen a progressive normalisation of business activity on Central European » more

30.04.2013 − Pallets manufactured from 1 August 2013 within the European Pallet Association (EPAL) of Düsseldorf and bearing the branding “EPAL” inside an oval are to be no longer interchangeable within the EUR pallet pool.» more

30.04.2013 − The satisfactory level of business volume for flat pallets on Central European sales markets in the first quarter has evidently continued undiminished in April. » more

30.04.2013 − With effect from 1 July, Finnish timber industry giant Stora Enso will merge its two business divisions „Printing and Reading“ and „Building and Living“ into a single division, » more

26.04.2013 − Last week German Pellets announced the building of a second pellet plant in the USA. » more

25.04.2013 − SCA BioNorr, a subsidiary of SCA intends to expand pellet production from its current level of 160,000 t to a future level of 240,000 t/year. » more

18.04.2013 − In March, the French pallet producer Palettes Gestion Services (Groupe PGS) took over all shares in the French pallet producers F. Arnaud and Palsud, from the Arnaud Group. » more

04.04.2013 − The commissioning originally scheduled for the autumn of 2014 of the industrial-timber complex planned by the French company Erscia France at its site in Sardy-lès-Épiry has been delayed. » more

04.04.2013 − The Dutch Faber Halbertsma Groep (FHG) is to close its production site in Grou and transfer production to the remaining three Dutch sites in Assen, Hasselt and Espel.» more

02.04.2013 − The Finnish thermowood producer Lunawood aims to expand production capacity by a further 17,000 m³ in 2013.» more

13.03.2013 − Starting from April 2013, the Metsä Group will handle sales of Kerto, Finnjoist I-beams, Leno CLT and products for timber frame construction in Denmark via its own sales and marketing team.» more

27.02.2013 − Sales of gluelam timber, duo timber beams for non-visible applications and finger-jointed carcassing by Swiss merchants and directly by German and Austrian producers to Swiss timber construction firms are » more

24.02.2013 − By the middle of February, the rate of increase in the trading price of A1 pellets on Central European sales markets had slowed. » more

21.02.2013 − The executive board of Rettenmeier Holding decided at the beginning of February to terminate production of production pallets still in progress at the Gaildorf-Unterrot site.» more

13.02.2013 − In Italy, pressure is being exerted on prices for gluelam beams again at the start of the year.» more

13.02.2013 − In spite of levels of production activity mostly adapted to the time of year, comparatively low stocks of finished products at the turn of the year and unchanged raw-material procurement costs, various sales » more

08.02.2013 − The Münchinger Group is currently building new warehouses at its sites in Ötisheim and Leutershausen. » more

30.01.2013 − If various central European finger-jointed carcassing (KVH) manufacturers get their way, KVH prices on the German market will rise by an average of around €10/m³ on 15 February at the latest.» more

25.01.2013 − According to central European pallet manufacturers, the business year 2013 has got off to an unexpectedly brisk start in terms of volumes.» more

23.01.2013 − The Finnish Keitele Group is expanding its existing laminated wood plant to include a second press line. The installation of the line is to take place during summer 2013. » more

21.01.2013 − The UIC workgroup “Questions of palletisation” (UIC-AG), responsible for load carriers within the International Union of Railways (UIC), discontinued its long-standing working relationship with» more

21.01.2013 − At the end of 2012, German Pellets Holding Italia took over 51% of the shares in the Italian energy supplier Ely and thereby further increased its operations in Italy. » more

09.01.2013 − The Austrian pre-fabricated home builder Lukas Lang Building Technologies is currently exploring the possibility of building a plant to manufacture pre-fabricated homes in Russia. » more

12.12.2012 − From 2013, the German medium-sized sawmill company Josef Ziegler will also produce finger-jointed carcassing (KVH) and glulam timber. » more

08.12.2012 − On 26 November 2012, Rettenmeier Holding also sold its Gaildorf-Unterrot site; the buyer was KVH producer Junginger Naturholzwerk. » more

06.12.2012 − What was until now the biggest pellet plant in Scandinavia, with annual technical capacity of 450,000 t, will be shut down by the end of the year. » more