E-Paper 51/2007

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Ukrainian sawmills effected higher prices

Falling receipts of orders in German residential building

Start-up problems in Farsø reducing Inwido’s profits

Shaw continues to expand wood-flooring activities

Another drop in sales of Russian spruce lumber until December

Stagnating production and consumption of hardwood

Revised list of wood species for windows issued by VFF

Further price rises on the way for adhesive and impregnation resins

French softwood lumber market stabilised slightly again recently

Improving availability of logs in northwest Russia

Oak lumber prices still heading upwards in France

Finnforest France has bought Gillet S.A.

French hardwood lumber output fell in 2005

Raw melamine producers striving for triple-figure price rises in first quarter

Decorative paper demand has softened again

German window manufacturers report reduction of 7.8 % in sales in 2007

Latvian exports up 20.3% until September 2007

Renolit: Cartel Office has authorised take-over plans

Modest growth in Germany’s third quarter exports of planed sawnwood

Minor improvement seen in volume of FJC sales during course of November

German hardwood sawmills still report sluggish pace of business with Asia

CEIBoischairmanand

Siberia: log harvest hampered by bad weather

Domotex Asia/Chinafloor takes place for the tenth time

Klenk starts up chipper and pallet block unit

VdDK expecting poor sales revenue in fourth quarter

Visitor numbers at ZOW in Moscow have doubled

Sveza invests €15m in plywood production

Spain: AEIM presents new membership list

Snaidero buys French franchise chain

Fimma Maderaliaended -

New structure and capacity analysis commissioned by VFF

Bürkleflooringsymposium

Freiburger winter event focusing on future markets

Another rise in supply of okoumé plywood

Barlinek wants to buy Rumanian wood industry company Diana Forest

In end-2007, very slow demand for east Siberian larch lumber in Central Europe

Exchange rates* (in €) 17.12.07 10.12.07 03.12.07

VDM still anticipating 5 % growth in furniture industry’s sales in 2007

Slump in DIY sales after a good start to the year

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