E-Paper 34/2018

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All CompaniesRoundwood/SawnwoodWood-based panelsWood productsBuilding productsFurnitureMiscellaneous

BSW: Road link for sawmill in Slovenia agreed

US parquet supplier Duchâteau terminates FSC agreement

Surteco revises revenue and earnings goals

HMS commissions 40,000t pellet plant in Hagenow

Mercer Timber Products increases lumber production

Profit increase continues at UPM-Kymmene

Metsä Wood: Turnover decline also recorded in Q2

Burgo rebuilding PM 9 to make CCM in Verzuolo

Masonite reports higher revenues from all divisions

Amorim’s Floor & Wall business still heading downhill

Oknoplast adds third office building to headquarters

Pfeifer extending Lauterbach, Chanovice, and Imst

Kährs acquires distribution company Ehrenborg & Co

Schüco: Rapid increase in 2017 turnover growth

Howdens: Double-digit increase in first half of year

Leicht Küchen to start building new works in October

Ahlstrom-Munksjö Décor’s sales raised to over 100m €

Further growth in Pro-MDF’s market share in Mexico

Duratex’ capacity utilisation rate boosted to 66 %

Biesse enjoys growth in earnings and revenues

Homag reports 14% decline in order intake

People

France: Slump in housing construction

British building materials sector expects turnover rise

England: Housing starts remain 8% down on last year

US housing starts at lowest level for nine months

Furniture industry’s sales revenue down 7.6 % in May

German furniture exports decrease further in May

Small turnover rise in June for US kitchen cabinet makers

Order receipts boosted by US furniture manufacturers again

Most German interior door manufacturers still booking higher revenues than last year

Slower growth in North American EWP output

US imported 11% less hardwood plywood

US softwood plywood imports soar 59%

Glulam timber sales reasonable despite summer break

Canadian pellet production to exceed 3 million tonnes

Edged beech lumber manufacturers have raised prices for the first time since 2015

Quantity of high-quality logs up for grabs 9% lower than last year in 2017/2018 season

PEFC to further pursue internationalisation

Sawmills still operating at satisfactory capacity

Problems selling softwood logs have tended to intensify in northern and eastern Germany

Latvia: 29% increase in roundwood exports

Faster decline in Latvian softwood lumber exports

Decline in import applications for Russian roundwood

Record high prices for spruce logs in Norway

Finland: Lumber production back up to last year’s level

Timber logging in Finland increased by 27%

Sweden: Restrictions on forestry operation peak

Masonite planning to issue 300m US$ bond

Jeld-Wen faces decline in second-quarter earnings

Improved result in AFI’s wooden-flooring business

Interface finalises deal to acquire Nora Systems

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E-Paper 34/2018

In our print edition

BSW: Road link for sawmill in Slovenia agreed

US parquet supplier Duchâteau terminates FSC agreement

Surteco revises revenue and earnings goals

HMS commissions 40,000t pellet plant in Hagenow

Mercer Timber Products increases lumber production

Profit increase continues at UPM-Kymmene

Metsä Wood: Turnover decline also recorded in Q2

Burgo rebuilding PM 9 to make CCM in Verzuolo

Masonite reports higher revenues from all divisions

Amorim’s Floor & Wall business still heading downhill

Oknoplast adds third office building to headquarters

Pfeifer extending Lauterbach, Chanovice, and Imst

Kährs acquires distribution company Ehrenborg & Co

Schüco: Rapid increase in 2017 turnover growth

Howdens: Double-digit increase in first half of year

Leicht Küchen to start building new works in October

Ahlstrom-Munksjö Décor’s sales raised to over 100m €

Further growth in Pro-MDF’s market share in Mexico

Duratex’ capacity utilisation rate boosted to 66 %

Biesse enjoys growth in earnings and revenues

Homag reports 14% decline in order intake

People

France: Slump in housing construction

British building materials sector expects turnover rise

England: Housing starts remain 8% down on last year

US housing starts at lowest level for nine months

Furniture industry’s sales revenue down 7.6 % in May

German furniture exports decrease further in May

Small turnover rise in June for US kitchen cabinet makers

Order receipts boosted by US furniture manufacturers again

Most German interior door manufacturers still booking higher revenues than last year

Slower growth in North American EWP output

US imported 11% less hardwood plywood

US softwood plywood imports soar 59%

Glulam timber sales reasonable despite summer break

Canadian pellet production to exceed 3 million tonnes

Edged beech lumber manufacturers have raised prices for the first time since 2015

Quantity of high-quality logs up for grabs 9% lower than last year in 2017/2018 season

PEFC to further pursue internationalisation

Sawmills still operating at satisfactory capacity

Problems selling softwood logs have tended to intensify in northern and eastern Germany

Latvia: 29% increase in roundwood exports

Faster decline in Latvian softwood lumber exports

Decline in import applications for Russian roundwood

Record high prices for spruce logs in Norway

Finland: Lumber production back up to last year’s level

Timber logging in Finland increased by 27%

Sweden: Restrictions on forestry operation peak

Masonite planning to issue 300m US$ bond

Jeld-Wen faces decline in second-quarter earnings

Improved result in AFI’s wooden-flooring business

Interface finalises deal to acquire Nora Systems

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