E-Paper 26/2011: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Commercially usable wood stocks in EU have increased by roughly 12% since 2000

Schweighofer renews plant for core-layer production

Pressure exerted on lumber prices is still growing

Business in African lumber has been stable to slightly regressive in the last few weeks

Rettenmeier to part ways with some operations in Germany and Slovakia

Czech furniture manufacturer abandons one of three plants

Juwi: New pellet works building delayed slightly

AbitibiBowater parts with its stake in ACH LP

Holzindustrie Lenzing takes over Holzwerke Schmid from insolvency

Eucatex: New MDF line generates revenue growth

Improvement especially in the office and commercial sectors

Masisa: Rise in turnover continues into March

CMPC: Turnover growth through higher sales volume

Delignit buys remaining shares in Blomberger Holzindustrie

Max: Revenue growth continues in first quarter of 2011

First quarter of 2011 saw no perpetuation of North America‘s upward trend in 2010

Tembec permanently closes sawmill in Taschereau

UFP posts reduction in sales and a loss in first quarter 2011

Mr. Bricolage displays steady run of business

„Praktiker 2013“ continues to burden turnover and result

People

Conference on opportunities for energy-wood production

Dr. Siempelkamp awarded Schweighofer Prize 2011

Kitchen furniture industry: Further slight increase in April

Roundwood prices have continued to climb in Poland

Tables + chairs: demand falls short of expectations

Locks and fittings market shows growth in 2010

North American wood-based panels supply reduced during the first quarter of 2011

Japanese plywood industry expects no change in production in 2011

Japanese plywood imports point higher in first quarter

Japanese plywood production fell 13% in first three months

Strong demand still paving the way for long lead times

Russian plywood production up 13% in first five months

First ForstBW contracts for spruce in second half-year

Austrian log prices stable at a very high level

Japan imports less timber from Russia in March

Demand for Russian birch plywood bounces back slightly after weak May

Global situation in tropical forests remains tense in spite of the progress that has been achieved

IP makes hostile takeover bid for Temple-Inland

Russia’s production reflected further decline in May

Poland: Short supply is causing lumber prices to climb

Polish lumber imports record an increase of 19% in Q1

Increase recorded in exports of Rumanian beech lumber

Further significant increase in imports of Rumanian lumber

Big increase in imports of sawn softwood to Czech Republic

Prices for sawlogs still stable in Africa

European countries to plan forest protection agreement

Austrian timber industry stepped up its production value to roughly €8.87bn in 2010

E-Paper 26/2011

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Commercially usable wood stocks in EU have increased by roughly 12% since 2000

Schweighofer renews plant for core-layer production

Pressure exerted on lumber prices is still growing

Business in African lumber has been stable to slightly regressive in the last few weeks

Rettenmeier to part ways with some operations in Germany and Slovakia

Czech furniture manufacturer abandons one of three plants

Juwi: New pellet works building delayed slightly

AbitibiBowater parts with its stake in ACH LP

Holzindustrie Lenzing takes over Holzwerke Schmid from insolvency

Eucatex: New MDF line generates revenue growth

Improvement especially in the office and commercial sectors

Masisa: Rise in turnover continues into March

CMPC: Turnover growth through higher sales volume

Delignit buys remaining shares in Blomberger Holzindustrie

Max: Revenue growth continues in first quarter of 2011

First quarter of 2011 saw no perpetuation of North America‘s upward trend in 2010

Tembec permanently closes sawmill in Taschereau

UFP posts reduction in sales and a loss in first quarter 2011

Mr. Bricolage displays steady run of business

„Praktiker 2013“ continues to burden turnover and result

People

Conference on opportunities for energy-wood production

Dr. Siempelkamp awarded Schweighofer Prize 2011

Kitchen furniture industry: Further slight increase in April

Roundwood prices have continued to climb in Poland

Tables + chairs: demand falls short of expectations

Locks and fittings market shows growth in 2010

North American wood-based panels supply reduced during the first quarter of 2011

Japanese plywood industry expects no change in production in 2011

Japanese plywood imports point higher in first quarter

Japanese plywood production fell 13% in first three months

Strong demand still paving the way for long lead times

Russian plywood production up 13% in first five months

First ForstBW contracts for spruce in second half-year

Austrian log prices stable at a very high level

Japan imports less timber from Russia in March

Demand for Russian birch plywood bounces back slightly after weak May

Global situation in tropical forests remains tense in spite of the progress that has been achieved

IP makes hostile takeover bid for Temple-Inland

Russia’s production reflected further decline in May

Poland: Short supply is causing lumber prices to climb

Polish lumber imports record an increase of 19% in Q1

Increase recorded in exports of Rumanian beech lumber

Further significant increase in imports of Rumanian lumber

Big increase in imports of sawn softwood to Czech Republic

Prices for sawlogs still stable in Africa

European countries to plan forest protection agreement

Austrian timber industry stepped up its production value to roughly €8.87bn in 2010

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