E-Paper 48/2012: Digital edition of EUWID Wood Products and Panels

Swiss sawmills reduce prices for softwood lumber

North American timber groups improve key figures again as expected

Swiss statistics office records stable industrial-wood prices

Masco to close two Merillat plants in Atkins

Finnish lumber output 3% lower than last year’s level

High supply of standard pallets currently coinciding with slack demand from industry

Perceptible increase registered in demand for industrial softwood in Germany

Softwood lumber prices were relatively steady in recent weeks

German sawmills forced to cut prices in late October

Log supply on the agenda at Swiss raw wood conference

People

Decline in demand for Swiss laminated wood

Biesse: Liabilities have grown conspicuously

Trigon Equity Partners take over insolvent Menz-Holz

Weinig reckons with revenues at last year’s level

Munksjö’s net results in the red after nine months

Munksjö and Ahlstrom release more documents

Wood concern Boise Cascade aims to go public

LP still profiting from higher OSB prices

Ainsworth achieves best quarterly result since 2006

Building approvals in Germany show growth of 6%

Building sector forecasts turnover growth of 3-4% for 2013

Turnover in the furniture industry plunges in September

Only moderate growth in EWP production

USA: Softwood plywood imports from China still on the way up

EUTR looks set to spur shifts in plywood imports

Lead times for radiata pine plywood have lengthened again in the past few weeks

Resopal turnover close to figure achieved last year

Tarkett has started LVT production in Konz

Russian log exports not yet running on schedule

Ukraine: Softwood lumber exports continue to decline

Oak sawmills step up cutting activities due to growing demand in Eastern Europe

Log supply situation in the Ukraine is gradually improving

Croatia Sawmilling industry calling for long-term log contracts

Prices for softwood logs reduced in Sweden

Scarcely any change in prices for rough-sawn whitewood in central Europe this quarter

FAO and Russian government predicting increasing output of wood in Russia until 2030

Further job cuts announced in Swedish sawmilling industry

Members decide to merge BSHD and VDS to form “Deutsche Säge- und Holzindustrie”

Pallet production declines in first half of year

ITC issues verdict on anti-dumping probe

ATR acquires stake in Electronic Wood Systems

Lamitech to enter into particleboard production

Homapal Plattenwerk becomes part of Homapal GmbH

Formica planning to buy Indian HPL manufacturer

Approval for the merger of Kährs and Karelia-Upofloor

Unilin starts marketing luxury vinyl tiles

Knowsley closure makes a dent into Sonae’s earnings

Sappi and SCA aim to bundle procurement of raw materials in a joint company

Brazilian elliotis pine plywood producers have largely sold out for the remainder of the year

Wintersteiger acquires majority share in VAP Gruber

Karelia-Upofloor expands capacity again in Satulung

Alno has confirmed turnover and results figures

French Belipa S.A. to be closed down following bankruptcy

AFG investigates sale of three business divisions

Laminate-flooring/parquet producers skip Domotex

Dynamic of Swiss building sector weakens slightly

E-Paper 48/2012

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Swiss sawmills reduce prices for softwood lumber

North American timber groups improve key figures again as expected

Swiss statistics office records stable industrial-wood prices

Masco to close two Merillat plants in Atkins

Finnish lumber output 3% lower than last year’s level

High supply of standard pallets currently coinciding with slack demand from industry

Perceptible increase registered in demand for industrial softwood in Germany

Softwood lumber prices were relatively steady in recent weeks

German sawmills forced to cut prices in late October

Log supply on the agenda at Swiss raw wood conference

People

Decline in demand for Swiss laminated wood

Biesse: Liabilities have grown conspicuously

Trigon Equity Partners take over insolvent Menz-Holz

Weinig reckons with revenues at last year’s level

Munksjö’s net results in the red after nine months

Munksjö and Ahlstrom release more documents

Wood concern Boise Cascade aims to go public

LP still profiting from higher OSB prices

Ainsworth achieves best quarterly result since 2006

Building approvals in Germany show growth of 6%

Building sector forecasts turnover growth of 3-4% for 2013

Turnover in the furniture industry plunges in September

Only moderate growth in EWP production

USA: Softwood plywood imports from China still on the way up

EUTR looks set to spur shifts in plywood imports

Lead times for radiata pine plywood have lengthened again in the past few weeks

Resopal turnover close to figure achieved last year

Tarkett has started LVT production in Konz

Russian log exports not yet running on schedule

Ukraine: Softwood lumber exports continue to decline

Oak sawmills step up cutting activities due to growing demand in Eastern Europe

Log supply situation in the Ukraine is gradually improving

Croatia Sawmilling industry calling for long-term log contracts

Prices for softwood logs reduced in Sweden

Scarcely any change in prices for rough-sawn whitewood in central Europe this quarter

FAO and Russian government predicting increasing output of wood in Russia until 2030

Further job cuts announced in Swedish sawmilling industry

Members decide to merge BSHD and VDS to form “Deutsche Säge- und Holzindustrie”

Pallet production declines in first half of year

ITC issues verdict on anti-dumping probe

ATR acquires stake in Electronic Wood Systems

Lamitech to enter into particleboard production

Homapal Plattenwerk becomes part of Homapal GmbH

Formica planning to buy Indian HPL manufacturer

Approval for the merger of Kährs and Karelia-Upofloor

Unilin starts marketing luxury vinyl tiles

Knowsley closure makes a dent into Sonae’s earnings

Sappi and SCA aim to bundle procurement of raw materials in a joint company

Brazilian elliotis pine plywood producers have largely sold out for the remainder of the year

Wintersteiger acquires majority share in VAP Gruber

Karelia-Upofloor expands capacity again in Satulung

Alno has confirmed turnover and results figures

French Belipa S.A. to be closed down following bankruptcy

AFG investigates sale of three business divisions

Laminate-flooring/parquet producers skip Domotex

Dynamic of Swiss building sector weakens slightly

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