E-Paper 20/2015: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

SPI acquires sawmill assets in Shelton from Simpson

German sawmills noted only slow growth in demand for softwood lumber in recent weeks

Hardwood purchasing reduced by Swiss Asia exporters

FNEF spring price recommendation for on-stump sales

Pulp and paper mills’ wood requirement down by 4%

Reorganisation of Finnish timber industry associations

Swedish exports still down in February

Log prices down in Norway at beginning of the year

Ukranian parliament votes in favour of log export ban

Greater supply of roundwood in Baltic States in March

Roundwood supply scarcely affected in Russia

Prices for northwest Russian softwood lumber stable at a low level in second quarter

Södra planning to raise lumber output at Mönsterås sawmill

Rodman Group is first furniture producer to use click technology on a larger scale

German timber trade kicks off 2015 with lower revenues

Steico enjoys growth in the UK and from I-joists

Drax starts pellet terminal operations at Baton Roug

Marked decline expected in supply of raw softwood

Surteco paper enjoys stronger growth outside Germany

Revenues from Munksjö’s decor operations decreased

Particleboard, MDF and OSB production headed higher

MFP begins production of beech wall elements

Sonae Industria wraps up another divestment

New executive on board at Wrede Industrieholding

AEK invests CHF9m in heating plant for chip dryer

Weaker second half of 2014 for German Pellets

Dust explosion and filter fire at MAK planing mill & pellet plant

200,000 t pellet works planned by Arba Follum in Norway

Altendorf appoints two more managing directors

Setra’s result remain well below last year’s level

Canfor takeovers contribute to higher sales revenue

Furniture industry revenues virtually stable in January

German furniture mills exported 2.3 % in January

VDMA association beats forecast

Dwindling urea costs trickling down to UF resin prices

Particleboard remains in scant supply in the US

Minor rise on North American laminated board market

Particleboard and MDF sales on the increase

Sharp rise in insulation board and plywood production

Spain imported more plywood again last year

Indonesian plywood prices fell again

Chinese plywood prices headed south

Manufacturers’ prices for oak gluelam board recently raised by up to 10% in two stages

Gluelam beam manufacturers trying to raise prices in Italy

Austria: Window-scantling production down by 7.6%

Contracts for several 100,000 m³ of storm-damaged timber concluded by early May

E-Paper 20/2015

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SPI acquires sawmill assets in Shelton from Simpson

German sawmills noted only slow growth in demand for softwood lumber in recent weeks

Hardwood purchasing reduced by Swiss Asia exporters

FNEF spring price recommendation for on-stump sales

Pulp and paper mills’ wood requirement down by 4%

Reorganisation of Finnish timber industry associations

Swedish exports still down in February

Log prices down in Norway at beginning of the year

Ukranian parliament votes in favour of log export ban

Greater supply of roundwood in Baltic States in March

Roundwood supply scarcely affected in Russia

Prices for northwest Russian softwood lumber stable at a low level in second quarter

Södra planning to raise lumber output at Mönsterås sawmill

Rodman Group is first furniture producer to use click technology on a larger scale

German timber trade kicks off 2015 with lower revenues

Steico enjoys growth in the UK and from I-joists

Drax starts pellet terminal operations at Baton Roug

Marked decline expected in supply of raw softwood

Surteco paper enjoys stronger growth outside Germany

Revenues from Munksjö’s decor operations decreased

Particleboard, MDF and OSB production headed higher

MFP begins production of beech wall elements

Sonae Industria wraps up another divestment

New executive on board at Wrede Industrieholding

AEK invests CHF9m in heating plant for chip dryer

Weaker second half of 2014 for German Pellets

Dust explosion and filter fire at MAK planing mill & pellet plant

200,000 t pellet works planned by Arba Follum in Norway

Altendorf appoints two more managing directors

Setra’s result remain well below last year’s level

Canfor takeovers contribute to higher sales revenue

Furniture industry revenues virtually stable in January

German furniture mills exported 2.3 % in January

VDMA association beats forecast

Dwindling urea costs trickling down to UF resin prices

Particleboard remains in scant supply in the US

Minor rise on North American laminated board market

Particleboard and MDF sales on the increase

Sharp rise in insulation board and plywood production

Spain imported more plywood again last year

Indonesian plywood prices fell again

Chinese plywood prices headed south

Manufacturers’ prices for oak gluelam board recently raised by up to 10% in two stages

Gluelam beam manufacturers trying to raise prices in Italy

Austria: Window-scantling production down by 7.6%

Contracts for several 100,000 m³ of storm-damaged timber concluded by early May

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