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Text no.: 021 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
Raw particleboard production remains below 2017
Due to a significant decline in the fourth quarter, German production of raw particleboard also remained below the previous year’s level over the entire period of 2018. The second quarter developed along the most positive lines with an... more 
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Text no.: 022 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
Double-digit decrease
again in OSB production
German OSB production (goods tariff number 1621 13 163) remained significantly below the preceding year’s figures in all four quarters of 2018. According to preliminary figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Wiesbaden), in the fourth... more
Text no.: 023 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
MDF/HDF production
declines in most cases
In the fourth quarter of 2018 the German MDF/HDF industry was confronted with production declines in most product ranges. The downward trend observed over the course of the year therefore intensified further. According to preliminary figures of... more
Text no.: 024 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
Contrasting development in raw materials
for producing adhesive/impregnation resins
Development in demand for adhesive and impregnation resins remained only mediocre in both May 2019 and the first half of June. Business is relatively inconsistent at the same time; the differences between buyers and regions have sooner tended... more
Text no.: 025 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
German wood industry drops
back to previous year’s level
In March 2019 turnover of the German wood industry declined again. With a slight decline in January (-0.8% to €1.286bn) and an increase in February (+3.6% to €1.355bn), quarterly turnover also fell to the preceding year‘s level.... more
Text no.: 026 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
Feriel Saouli is new managing director of EPLF, MMFA
Feriel Saouli, the COO of the Brussels-based lobby and consulting firm Cambre Associates, will likely take over managing the associations European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) and Multilayer Modular Flooring Association (MMFA) from... more
Text no.: 027 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
Development still negative
for miscellaneous furniture
The negative turnover development recorded over recent months in the production of miscellaneous furniture not otherwise stated segment has continued in March. According to the figures compiled by the Association of the German living room... more
Text no.: 028 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
DoC postpones ruling on kitchen furniture imports
The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has delayed a preliminary decision that it had planned to make on 30 May 2019 about whether to impose countervailing duties (CVD) on imports of kitchen furniture and furniture parts from China until 5 August.... more
Text no.: 029 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
Subsidy fraud in Poland:
furniture companies suspected
The Polish anti-corruption authority (Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne, CBA) in Gdansk has arrested a total of 17 persons throughout Poland on suspicion of subsidy fraud. Among them are employees of companies from the furniture industry and... more
Text no.: 030 Issue TS25/2019 Publication date: 19.06.2019
Hornbach: considerable decline in profits situation
In the 2018/2019 reporting year (28 February) the Hornbach Group was confronted by significant declines in revenue. The EBITDA decreased by 10.6% to €234.7m (2017/2018: 262.7m). The EBITDA margin was 5.4% (6.3%). Concerning the EBIT a... more
