E-Paper 47/2012: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Kullik & Rullmann takes over Gill & Robinson agency

Holmen Timber reduces operating loss in third quarter

Another reduction registered in Swiss hardwood log prices

Reduction in Swiss softwood log prices was temporarily halted over the summer months

BSO: Office furniture still shows slight turnover growth

Belgian furniture industry turnover virtually stable to June

Flat-pack furniture business is increasingly influenced by aggressive pricing policies

Demand for windows failed to meet suppliers‘ expectations over recent weeks

North American particleboard sales weakened in third quarter

North American particleboard market softens again

German DIY stores shying away from OSB promotions

Sawmilling residue converters have been facing worsening supply in last few weeks

Vietnamwood to present Vietnam as a timber producer

Future of production at Stracel plant still unclear

More wood incinerated than processed in Germany

Dates set for pulpwood negotiations in Germany

Seasonal factors having negative effect on volume of softwood lumber sales in Austria

Russian roundwood exports to EU have grown a little

Polish oak lumber imports are down through June

Czech lumber exports up 7% in first half-year 2012

Polish sawmills continue production curtailments

Switzerland‘s last sliced veneer mill to stop making veneers at the end of 2012

Slight increase made in Homag sales forecast for 2012

Parquet manufacturer Pios applies for rescue proceedings

US foreign OSB shipments declined again in third quarter

Italian machinery orders at the lowest level since 2002

OSB manufacturers experience minimal dip in order intake in November as well

Polish state forest agency offering long-term contracts to returning buyers

Barlinek improves Q2 earnings and revenues

Vapo supplying pellets to power plant in Tempere

Rautakesko remains on growth course in Q3

Estonian roundwood exports have fallen 16% through June

AFG takes over Polish window producer Dobroplast

Prefabricated-house builder IBG files for bankruptcy

CFP continuing chipboard output during reorganisation

Siempelkamp installs 32 lines this year

EPI records minimal rise in laminate flooring sales

Surteco EBITDA up for first time this year

Schattdecor moves to new site in Tjumen

Alno: New export customers for Pino and Impuls

Nobia improves profit in spite of lower turnover

Minotti Cucine takes over British retail customer

Tvilum to make temporary shutdowns during the rest of 2012

In 2011 Bulthaup increased profit to over €12m

Further increase in Howdens‘ turnover in the last few months

Armstrong wraps up sale of furniture operations

Biesse faced 14.6% drop in third-quarter revenues

Blum invests €26.8m in expansion of Dornbirn facilities

Rougier achieves turnover growth again in third quarter

Fritz Kohl Veneers closing branch in eastern Westphalia

Schorn & Groh reckons with turnover at 2011 level

Mr. Bricolage enters into e-commerce

HNI: Office-furniture turnover increases by almost 11%

Wilhelm Damrosch moves to new location in Lüdenscheid

Komatsu Forest takes over Log Max harvester heads

Ponsse takes fewer orders in third quarter

New Tsiglomen sawmill starts production

SCA increases revenues following takeover

Stora Enso: Solid-wood sector shows weak trend

Timber importer Jordeson taken over by managment

Hasslacher expands activities in north-western Russia

Becher Group takes over Klöpfer site in Cologne

Swiss company Balteschwiler to become new Hagebau partner

BayWa: Turnover in building segment still down year on year

Looser: Door division facing slower growth

Raute: Third-quarter turnover clearly higher than last year

Byggmax shows weak trend in the third quarter

SICAM Pordenone to be one day earlier in 2013

Latvijas Finieris puts new veneer line into operation

3% reduction in exports of US hardwood lumber to Europe

Two new distributors for SCM Group in North America

Moelven Tom Heurlin commissions new planing line

People

E-Paper 47/2012

In our print edition

Kullik & Rullmann takes over Gill & Robinson agency

Holmen Timber reduces operating loss in third quarter

Another reduction registered in Swiss hardwood log prices

Reduction in Swiss softwood log prices was temporarily halted over the summer months

BSO: Office furniture still shows slight turnover growth

Belgian furniture industry turnover virtually stable to June

Flat-pack furniture business is increasingly influenced by aggressive pricing policies

Demand for windows failed to meet suppliers‘ expectations over recent weeks

North American particleboard sales weakened in third quarter

North American particleboard market softens again

German DIY stores shying away from OSB promotions

Sawmilling residue converters have been facing worsening supply in last few weeks

Vietnamwood to present Vietnam as a timber producer

Future of production at Stracel plant still unclear

More wood incinerated than processed in Germany

Dates set for pulpwood negotiations in Germany

Seasonal factors having negative effect on volume of softwood lumber sales in Austria

Russian roundwood exports to EU have grown a little

Polish oak lumber imports are down through June

Czech lumber exports up 7% in first half-year 2012

Polish sawmills continue production curtailments

Switzerland‘s last sliced veneer mill to stop making veneers at the end of 2012

Slight increase made in Homag sales forecast for 2012

Parquet manufacturer Pios applies for rescue proceedings

US foreign OSB shipments declined again in third quarter

Italian machinery orders at the lowest level since 2002

OSB manufacturers experience minimal dip in order intake in November as well

Polish state forest agency offering long-term contracts to returning buyers

Barlinek improves Q2 earnings and revenues

Vapo supplying pellets to power plant in Tempere

Rautakesko remains on growth course in Q3

Estonian roundwood exports have fallen 16% through June

AFG takes over Polish window producer Dobroplast

Prefabricated-house builder IBG files for bankruptcy

CFP continuing chipboard output during reorganisation

Siempelkamp installs 32 lines this year

EPI records minimal rise in laminate flooring sales

Surteco EBITDA up for first time this year

Schattdecor moves to new site in Tjumen

Alno: New export customers for Pino and Impuls

Nobia improves profit in spite of lower turnover

Minotti Cucine takes over British retail customer

Tvilum to make temporary shutdowns during the rest of 2012

In 2011 Bulthaup increased profit to over €12m

Further increase in Howdens‘ turnover in the last few months

Armstrong wraps up sale of furniture operations

Biesse faced 14.6% drop in third-quarter revenues

Blum invests €26.8m in expansion of Dornbirn facilities

Rougier achieves turnover growth again in third quarter

Fritz Kohl Veneers closing branch in eastern Westphalia

Schorn & Groh reckons with turnover at 2011 level

Mr. Bricolage enters into e-commerce

HNI: Office-furniture turnover increases by almost 11%

Wilhelm Damrosch moves to new location in Lüdenscheid

Komatsu Forest takes over Log Max harvester heads

Ponsse takes fewer orders in third quarter

New Tsiglomen sawmill starts production

SCA increases revenues following takeover

Stora Enso: Solid-wood sector shows weak trend

Timber importer Jordeson taken over by managment

Hasslacher expands activities in north-western Russia

Becher Group takes over Klöpfer site in Cologne

Swiss company Balteschwiler to become new Hagebau partner

BayWa: Turnover in building segment still down year on year

Looser: Door division facing slower growth

Raute: Third-quarter turnover clearly higher than last year

Byggmax shows weak trend in the third quarter

SICAM Pordenone to be one day earlier in 2013

Latvijas Finieris puts new veneer line into operation

3% reduction in exports of US hardwood lumber to Europe

Two new distributors for SCM Group in North America

Moelven Tom Heurlin commissions new planing line

People

More on