E-Paper 22/2014: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Turnover and EBITDA at Surteco grow by more than 60%

Fire in former Holzindustrie Lenzing sawmill

Several Austrian sawmilling companies under suspicion of illegal price fixing

Russian production declines slightly

Slovenia registering sharply increasing sales of wood

Felling in Austria down by another 3.5% in 2013

Russian birch exports show growth of 39%

Seasonal boost remains absent in demand for lumber

Slackening registered in demand for softwood lumber in France during the course of April

Roundwood supplies down by up to 30% year on year

Price quotes for Baltic planed goods remain steady

Demand for Baltic softwood lumber falling short of expectations so far

Growth of 20% registered in US hardwood lumber exports

People

More increases registered in prices for US hardwood lumber in the last six weeks

Sonae Industria prepares for expansion investments

Munksjö Decor division improves results figures

Formica improves EBIT in Europe and North America

Demand for softwood lumber settled at usual seasonal level on German markets in May

Log supply in Austria currently exceeding demand

Glatfelter: Overlay-paper sales down by 12%

Mercer manages to achieve profit again in first quarter

Takeover of Ainsworth by LP breaks down

Louisiana-Pacific again shows losses in Q1

WFP increases turnover and result despite hard winter

Hardwoods acquires lumber producer HMI

Boise: Results under pressure following hard winter

Canfor invests Can$30m in Polar sawmill

West Fraser expands capacity by 380m bdft

Holmen Timber concludes first quarter with a profit

Metsä Wood doubles profit in the first quarter

ÖBF records 25% increase in ordinary business activities

Insolvency proceedings for Prokon commenced on 1 May

Dust explosion at Woodville pellet plant

Investor process instigated for Doll Fahrzeugbau

Neuson Ecotec terminates agreements with WFW

Investor process at Menz Holz to continue until end of May

Deufol achieves positive net result again in 2013

Fire in Minka staircase factory causes material damage

Doka cuts production of concrete shuttering systems

US residential construction: More than 1m building starts

Increase in building permissions for non-residential buildings

Process of decline continues in Spain

Number of building permissions increases by 17.5%

7% growth registered in trade visitors to Xylexpo

Marked rise in LVL output in the USA and Canada

Duty-free quota depleting at a faster rate again

North America: Further rise in OSB production

Processors of wood waste well supplied in first quarter

Price increases for KVH in central Europe hard to push through due to inflated supply

EPAL Academy opens for business in June

Pellet production down by 17% in first quarter

German softwood-lumber exports show 16% growth

Softwood log prices reduced by an average of €2-4/m³ in follow-on contracts in Germany

Ainsworth shows turnover growth only overseas

Paul de Cock elected to EPLF executive board

E-Paper 22/2014

In our print edition

Turnover and EBITDA at Surteco grow by more than 60%

Fire in former Holzindustrie Lenzing sawmill

Several Austrian sawmilling companies under suspicion of illegal price fixing

Russian production declines slightly

Slovenia registering sharply increasing sales of wood

Felling in Austria down by another 3.5% in 2013

Russian birch exports show growth of 39%

Seasonal boost remains absent in demand for lumber

Slackening registered in demand for softwood lumber in France during the course of April

Roundwood supplies down by up to 30% year on year

Price quotes for Baltic planed goods remain steady

Demand for Baltic softwood lumber falling short of expectations so far

Growth of 20% registered in US hardwood lumber exports

People

More increases registered in prices for US hardwood lumber in the last six weeks

Sonae Industria prepares for expansion investments

Munksjö Decor division improves results figures

Formica improves EBIT in Europe and North America

Demand for softwood lumber settled at usual seasonal level on German markets in May

Log supply in Austria currently exceeding demand

Glatfelter: Overlay-paper sales down by 12%

Mercer manages to achieve profit again in first quarter

Takeover of Ainsworth by LP breaks down

Louisiana-Pacific again shows losses in Q1

WFP increases turnover and result despite hard winter

Hardwoods acquires lumber producer HMI

Boise: Results under pressure following hard winter

Canfor invests Can$30m in Polar sawmill

West Fraser expands capacity by 380m bdft

Holmen Timber concludes first quarter with a profit

Metsä Wood doubles profit in the first quarter

ÖBF records 25% increase in ordinary business activities

Insolvency proceedings for Prokon commenced on 1 May

Dust explosion at Woodville pellet plant

Investor process instigated for Doll Fahrzeugbau

Neuson Ecotec terminates agreements with WFW

Investor process at Menz Holz to continue until end of May

Deufol achieves positive net result again in 2013

Fire in Minka staircase factory causes material damage

Doka cuts production of concrete shuttering systems

US residential construction: More than 1m building starts

Increase in building permissions for non-residential buildings

Process of decline continues in Spain

Number of building permissions increases by 17.5%

7% growth registered in trade visitors to Xylexpo

Marked rise in LVL output in the USA and Canada

Duty-free quota depleting at a faster rate again

North America: Further rise in OSB production

Processors of wood waste well supplied in first quarter

Price increases for KVH in central Europe hard to push through due to inflated supply

EPAL Academy opens for business in June

Pellet production down by 17% in first quarter

German softwood-lumber exports show 16% growth

Softwood log prices reduced by an average of €2-4/m³ in follow-on contracts in Germany

Ainsworth shows turnover growth only overseas

Paul de Cock elected to EPLF executive board

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