E-Paper 31/2021: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

British CTI anticipates supply shortages to continue

Plywood purchasing in Indonesia still very restricted

Plywood importers have reduced purchasing activities in China over recent weeks

German pellet production increases to 850,000 t

US pellet production down almost 12 % in first quarter

Canadian pellet production expected to rise by roughly 9%

Differing rates of growth in HPE indices in July

Selling prices raised by gluelam board manufacturers

German gluelam production 13.2% higher than last year

Marketing industrial softwood remains difficult

Significant decline in oak lumber availability

Green pine felling rising slightly again in Germany

Prices for edged beech lumber mostly maintained

EU forest strategy based on set-aside and biodiversity

Switzerland: price update for TMP wood chips

Swedish softwood lumber exports up by 18% in April

Increasing price differences between contracts and spot offers in Italy

Estonian planed lumber exports increase by 6%

Spain: softwood lumber supply shortages continue in the third quarter

Chinese imports of softwood logs up 41% by June

German Federal Cartel Office will not launch a particleboard anti-trust investigation for now

Nobia turnover increases by almost one-third

Howdens expands production of fronts/worktops

Ethan Allen closes 2020/2021 with increased turnover

Opti-Wohnwelt to operate two Bremen locations in future

Vente-Unique.com adheres to turnover target of €150m

La-Z-Boy invests US$30m at location in Neosho, Missouri

Forte’s sales revenue doubled in second quarter

Roche Bobois turnover growth intensifies

Ikea responds to bottlenecks by streamlining product ranges

Herman Miller concludes acquisition of Knoll

Mutares’ purchase of Lapeyre completed in early June

Blum turnover increases by almost one-fourth

Maisons du Monde opens new stores in Europe

Brunner plans almost to reach pre-crisis level at €125m

Westag & Getalit’s forecasts adjusted downwards

Green River more than doubles its turnover

Holtec resumed spare part deliveries on 23 July

Homag’s receipts of orders more than doubled

Raute’s sales revenue up but results remain negative

Steico set to build a fifth plant near Landsberg

Steico’s development improved further in half-year

Sawmill in archdiocese of Olomouc in regular operation

Tarkett achieves 12.1% turnover increase in Q2

LST aiming to boost cutting to 150,000 m³ per year

Uruguay’s first CLT works to be built in Tacuarembó

Södra Wood’s operating margin improved by 27 points

SCA Wood achieves EBITDA margin of almost 35%

Significantly higher results recorded by Sveaskog again

Incoming orders in housing construction up by 17.5%

Building approvals rise only slightly in May

Spain: slight recovery in housing construction

England: housing starts reach highest figure of past 13 years

US housing starts rise by 6.3% in May

Czech furniture imports increase at stronger rate

Polish furniture exports increase in the first quarter

Global demand for methanol is poised to grow by 20% by 2025

Melamine shortages continue to play out

Lasting growth in urea prices pushing adhesive resin prices higher in August

North America: Plywood output growing at faster rates

E-Paper 31/2021

In our print edition

British CTI anticipates supply shortages to continue

Plywood purchasing in Indonesia still very restricted

Plywood importers have reduced purchasing activities in China over recent weeks

German pellet production increases to 850,000 t

US pellet production down almost 12 % in first quarter

Canadian pellet production expected to rise by roughly 9%

Differing rates of growth in HPE indices in July

Selling prices raised by gluelam board manufacturers

German gluelam production 13.2% higher than last year

Marketing industrial softwood remains difficult

Significant decline in oak lumber availability

Green pine felling rising slightly again in Germany

Prices for edged beech lumber mostly maintained

EU forest strategy based on set-aside and biodiversity

Switzerland: price update for TMP wood chips

Swedish softwood lumber exports up by 18% in April

Increasing price differences between contracts and spot offers in Italy

Estonian planed lumber exports increase by 6%

Spain: softwood lumber supply shortages continue in the third quarter

Chinese imports of softwood logs up 41% by June

German Federal Cartel Office will not launch a particleboard anti-trust investigation for now

Nobia turnover increases by almost one-third

Howdens expands production of fronts/worktops

Ethan Allen closes 2020/2021 with increased turnover

Opti-Wohnwelt to operate two Bremen locations in future

Vente-Unique.com adheres to turnover target of €150m

La-Z-Boy invests US$30m at location in Neosho, Missouri

Forte’s sales revenue doubled in second quarter

Roche Bobois turnover growth intensifies

Ikea responds to bottlenecks by streamlining product ranges

Herman Miller concludes acquisition of Knoll

Mutares’ purchase of Lapeyre completed in early June

Blum turnover increases by almost one-fourth

Maisons du Monde opens new stores in Europe

Brunner plans almost to reach pre-crisis level at €125m

Westag & Getalit’s forecasts adjusted downwards

Green River more than doubles its turnover

Holtec resumed spare part deliveries on 23 July

Homag’s receipts of orders more than doubled

Raute’s sales revenue up but results remain negative

Steico set to build a fifth plant near Landsberg

Steico’s development improved further in half-year

Sawmill in archdiocese of Olomouc in regular operation

Tarkett achieves 12.1% turnover increase in Q2

LST aiming to boost cutting to 150,000 m³ per year

Uruguay’s first CLT works to be built in Tacuarembó

Södra Wood’s operating margin improved by 27 points

SCA Wood achieves EBITDA margin of almost 35%

Significantly higher results recorded by Sveaskog again

Incoming orders in housing construction up by 17.5%

Building approvals rise only slightly in May

Spain: slight recovery in housing construction

England: housing starts reach highest figure of past 13 years

US housing starts rise by 6.3% in May

Czech furniture imports increase at stronger rate

Polish furniture exports increase in the first quarter

Global demand for methanol is poised to grow by 20% by 2025

Melamine shortages continue to play out

Lasting growth in urea prices pushing adhesive resin prices higher in August

North America: Plywood output growing at faster rates

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