E-Paper 51/2003

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Wood-based material markets up in 2nd half-year

Decline in US exports gathers momentum

Another growth in Spain’s imports of veneers

High availability of packaging grades impairs Austrian sawmilling industry

Sawmills report another growth in sales

Stora Enso: start-up of window scantling mill

Spanish importers of sawn softwood reserved about new contracts

Situation about supply of pine scantlings has not relaxed so far

German window market set to stabilise next year

Russian window market grew in 2003 by 25%

Spanish imports of tropical plywood increased throughout the 2nd quarter

Take-over of Oswald Heinrich as of 1 January

Witex accomplished first restructuring steps

Company News

New rise in particleboard prices planned for start of 2004

Exchange rates* (in €) 15.12.03 08.12.03 01.12.03

Lignum Group burdened by another sharp fall

Holzwerk Behringen to start operations next year

Building companies faced with worsening business in November

Stora Enso Timber expands Viljandi facility

Fourth Praktiker branch opens in Romania

Stora Enso and Korsnäs join forest property

Praktiker to close Klagenfurt centre at year’s end

Stora Enso: more activity in bio-energy market

Bauwerk Parkett planning a concentration of sites

Lasting growth in imports of sawn softwood

U.S.: continually lower imports from Europe

Austria: continually slower exports

Precious Woods records Improvement in results

Home Depot to acquire wholesale supplier

Reduction in North American OSB supplies to Japan

Bargain offers and expansions boost sales of German DIY-chains

In sight: end of Armstrong insolvency proceedings

Softwood dispute obviously arriving at an agreement

Insolvency respite for Swiss Erb Group

More space at Europarket

Lower growth rates of Spain’s hardwood imports

Lafiora will be integrated into Hornbach Baumarkt

Blockboard suppliers expect market to settle in 2004

Lower growth rates referring to Spain’s imports of tropical logs

During the first half of 2003 lower output of window scantlings in Austria

Certina Holding AG acquires Moralt Blockboard from Pfleiderer AG

Demand still sluggish for birch plywood

SCA’s results burdened by exchange rate effects

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