E-Paper 19/2012

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All CompaniesRoundwood/SawnwoodWood-based panelsSurfacesMiscellaneous

Raw melamine manufacturers raise prices a little

Latest climb in urea costs to be passed on to adhesive resin prices in May

Alno shareholders’ meeting postponed until late August

Indonesia and Malaysia: Raw and thinner film-faced plywood most sought-after

Austrian sawmilling industry continues to pursue a course of reduced cutting activity

High prices make importers hesitant to reorder Chinese plywood

News in Brief

Turnover of Baumarkt direkt increases by 6.3% in 2011/2012

Westag & Getalit: First declines in export

Hardwood sawmill Tombers Hartholz files for bankruptcy

Trex shows declines in 2011 in both turnover and results

Farcoll shuts down production during liquidation

Divapan has acquired MDF press from Nidda facilities

Surteco ceases edgebanding production in China

Freight rates might pass the US$4,000 mark in May

Timber industry: Sawmills faced a slowdown in February sales

Furniture industry still has a high oak-lumber requirement

Higher container costs not yet showing any negative effect on beech sawmills’ workloads

Cutting activity still below normal in parts of Germany

Price reductions for co-products having a negative effect on felling activity in Germany

Log prices down again slightly in Norway

Spanish imports of tropical lumber still heading downhill

Spanish imports of oak logs doubled in fourth quarter 2011

Hardwood lumber imports down in fourth quarter 2011

Accelerated reduction in imports towards end of year

Shippers taking advantage of minor growth in demand in Spain to raise their prices for lumber

Bark-beetle disaster considered unlikely for 2012

Supply of sawdust in Austria continues to exceed demand

Stora Enso starts production of cross-laminated elements in Ybbs

Another increase in Sweden’s exports in February 2012

SWL acquires share in its former competitor Moralt

Surteco shows growth in almost all areas in 2011

Sveza confirms takeover of plywood producer Fankom

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E-Paper 19/2012

In our print edition

Raw melamine manufacturers raise prices a little

Latest climb in urea costs to be passed on to adhesive resin prices in May

Alno shareholders’ meeting postponed until late August

Indonesia and Malaysia: Raw and thinner film-faced plywood most sought-after

Austrian sawmilling industry continues to pursue a course of reduced cutting activity

High prices make importers hesitant to reorder Chinese plywood

News in Brief

Turnover of Baumarkt direkt increases by 6.3% in 2011/2012

Westag & Getalit: First declines in export

Hardwood sawmill Tombers Hartholz files for bankruptcy

Trex shows declines in 2011 in both turnover and results

Farcoll shuts down production during liquidation

Divapan has acquired MDF press from Nidda facilities

Surteco ceases edgebanding production in China

Freight rates might pass the US$4,000 mark in May

Timber industry: Sawmills faced a slowdown in February sales

Furniture industry still has a high oak-lumber requirement

Higher container costs not yet showing any negative effect on beech sawmills’ workloads

Cutting activity still below normal in parts of Germany

Price reductions for co-products having a negative effect on felling activity in Germany

Log prices down again slightly in Norway

Spanish imports of tropical lumber still heading downhill

Spanish imports of oak logs doubled in fourth quarter 2011

Hardwood lumber imports down in fourth quarter 2011

Accelerated reduction in imports towards end of year

Shippers taking advantage of minor growth in demand in Spain to raise their prices for lumber

Bark-beetle disaster considered unlikely for 2012

Supply of sawdust in Austria continues to exceed demand

Stora Enso starts production of cross-laminated elements in Ybbs

Another increase in Sweden’s exports in February 2012

SWL acquires share in its former competitor Moralt

Surteco shows growth in almost all areas in 2011

Sveza confirms takeover of plywood producer Fankom

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