E-Paper 45/2011: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Frankfurt court turns down Pfleiderer application

Laminated particleboard prices most prone to increase during latest round of talks

UPM preparing curtailments in plywood business

Westag & Getalit sees growth in revenues ease off a little

AWI: Wood-flooring turnover increases in third quarter

Roto reckons with turnover growth to €660m in 2011

Marked rise in results achieved by UFP in third quarter of 2011

Lowe’s closes another 20 loss-making DIY superstores

Weyerhaeuser: OSB turnover shows growth again in Q3

Creditors‘ committee decides to shut down Profiform

E/D/E expects rise in revenues of 12% in current year

Praktiker’s results remain negative in third quarter too

Tvilum must reduce number of employees by 70 again

Welle Holding parts with Olympia Furniture

German OSB output remains higher than last year’s figures

Board of directors at Kährs appoints Lars Höglund as CEO

Furniture division emerges as Masco’s worst performer

Kitchen industry: Order inflow slowing down again

Furniture industry turnover up by 9.7% in August as well

Kitchen furniture sales fell a little year-on-year in August

Raw melamine prices tumble much more sharply than expected

Decor paper manufacturers fall short of implementing price plans in their entirety

MDF output in Q2 remains below last year’s figures

People

Timber industry sales growing more in Germany than abroad

No consistency in German prices for hardwood logs

Faster rate of decline in particleboard production

Nobia group announces additional store closures

2D Holding extended financing arrangements for another two years to the end of 2013

German lumber production set to rise by roughly 4%

Czech production will probably show 6% decline

Austria: Production increase probably only 1%

Favourable factors drive lumber consumption in Estonia

Latvian lumber production likely to show decline in 2011

Slovakia: Lumber production will probably fall by 7%

Available volume of logs in UNECE region forecast to increase only slightly in 2012

Ukraine: Softwood lumber market remains steady in 2011 and 2012

Further increases registered in prices for softwood sawlogs in Austria as well recently

Czech lumber exports collapse in second quarter

Swedish exports in August 2.4% higher than last year

Metsäliitto: Sawmills can be shut down for up to 45 days

Dieffenbacher lands first order to supply pellet manufacturing facility in US

CRH: Turnover and results to June show significant growth

Sonae UK: Start-up pushed back by four weeks

ISC sees barely any growth in softwood lumber markets

Rainy season in Africa causing delays in transportation of logs

Importers and agents say demand for African lumber remained largely sluggish in October

E-Paper 45/2011

In our print edition

Frankfurt court turns down Pfleiderer application

Laminated particleboard prices most prone to increase during latest round of talks

UPM preparing curtailments in plywood business

Westag & Getalit sees growth in revenues ease off a little

AWI: Wood-flooring turnover increases in third quarter

Roto reckons with turnover growth to €660m in 2011

Marked rise in results achieved by UFP in third quarter of 2011

Lowe’s closes another 20 loss-making DIY superstores

Weyerhaeuser: OSB turnover shows growth again in Q3

Creditors‘ committee decides to shut down Profiform

E/D/E expects rise in revenues of 12% in current year

Praktiker’s results remain negative in third quarter too

Tvilum must reduce number of employees by 70 again

Welle Holding parts with Olympia Furniture

German OSB output remains higher than last year’s figures

Board of directors at Kährs appoints Lars Höglund as CEO

Furniture division emerges as Masco’s worst performer

Kitchen industry: Order inflow slowing down again

Furniture industry turnover up by 9.7% in August as well

Kitchen furniture sales fell a little year-on-year in August

Raw melamine prices tumble much more sharply than expected

Decor paper manufacturers fall short of implementing price plans in their entirety

MDF output in Q2 remains below last year’s figures

People

Timber industry sales growing more in Germany than abroad

No consistency in German prices for hardwood logs

Faster rate of decline in particleboard production

Nobia group announces additional store closures

2D Holding extended financing arrangements for another two years to the end of 2013

German lumber production set to rise by roughly 4%

Czech production will probably show 6% decline

Austria: Production increase probably only 1%

Favourable factors drive lumber consumption in Estonia

Latvian lumber production likely to show decline in 2011

Slovakia: Lumber production will probably fall by 7%

Available volume of logs in UNECE region forecast to increase only slightly in 2012

Ukraine: Softwood lumber market remains steady in 2011 and 2012

Further increases registered in prices for softwood sawlogs in Austria as well recently

Czech lumber exports collapse in second quarter

Swedish exports in August 2.4% higher than last year

Metsäliitto: Sawmills can be shut down for up to 45 days

Dieffenbacher lands first order to supply pellet manufacturing facility in US

CRH: Turnover and results to June show significant growth

Sonae UK: Start-up pushed back by four weeks

ISC sees barely any growth in softwood lumber markets

Rainy season in Africa causing delays in transportation of logs

Importers and agents say demand for African lumber remained largely sluggish in October

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