E-Paper 51/2022

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Stark Group to also acquire trading activities of Saint-Gobain in Great Britain

Shippers calling for higher prices for sawn softwood

Chilean softwood lumber exports decline further

Finnish exports to European countries down 26%

Beech exports in third quarter at previous year’s level

France: softwood lumber sales decline

France: satisfactory demand for hardwood lumber

Industrial hardwood in Norway meanwhile 70% up in last year

Münsterland online auction: Price of oak rises to €476/m³

Sweden assuming 5.1m m³ of beetle-damaged wood for 2022

Timber-construction sales revenue 8.5% up on last year

FSC International accepts interim standard for Austria

Central Europe: still no upturn in demand for birch plywood in recent weeks

Gluelam producers announce price hikes for January

VDMA trade association sticking to 2022 forecast

Initiative Qualitätssperrholz: six new members

Growth in machinery exports levelled off during the year

Decor paper manufacturers to idle production for several weeks for Christmas and New Year

Significant decrease in Spanish plywood imports

VDMA has not made further changes to its 2022 forecast

People

High level of demand for office furniture largely continues also in autumn

Pre-impregnated paper buyers try to shift orders to other producers

Gap between NBSK and BEK pulp prices narrows again

Living room furniture exports decline by 3.2%

Upholstered furniture imports: increase rate drops by half

Euroconstruct expects housing construction to decline in 2023

Precious Woods closing sawmill in Bambidie, Gabon

Bertsch Energy files for insolvency proceedings

ZDB expects completions to decrease by 12.5%

Groupe Lebel taking over sawmill in New Brunswick

Canfor cuts back lumber and gluelam production

Segezha’s result impaired by lower sawnwood price

BME to integrate Bäthge Baustoffe in Bauking Group

Natuzzi delivers growth in third-quarter revenues

Higher harvesting costs impair Sveaskog’s operating result

Rotpunkt supplies 536 kitchens for project in Copenhagen

Ikea Belgium: turnover up 2.8% in 2021/2022

In brief

Sumitomo to produce wood construction elements

Schattdecor has wrapped up several projects

Likora starts work to install a new line

BP Gelsenkirchen to halt methanol output

Surteco wants to buy surface unit from Omnova Solutions

Felix Schoeller adding second North American paper machine

In brief

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E-Paper 51/2022

In our print edition

Stark Group to also acquire trading activities of Saint-Gobain in Great Britain

Shippers calling for higher prices for sawn softwood

Chilean softwood lumber exports decline further

Finnish exports to European countries down 26%

Beech exports in third quarter at previous year’s level

France: softwood lumber sales decline

France: satisfactory demand for hardwood lumber

Industrial hardwood in Norway meanwhile 70% up in last year

Münsterland online auction: Price of oak rises to €476/m³

Sweden assuming 5.1m m³ of beetle-damaged wood for 2022

Timber-construction sales revenue 8.5% up on last year

FSC International accepts interim standard for Austria

Central Europe: still no upturn in demand for birch plywood in recent weeks

Gluelam producers announce price hikes for January

VDMA trade association sticking to 2022 forecast

Initiative Qualitätssperrholz: six new members

Growth in machinery exports levelled off during the year

Decor paper manufacturers to idle production for several weeks for Christmas and New Year

Significant decrease in Spanish plywood imports

VDMA has not made further changes to its 2022 forecast

People

High level of demand for office furniture largely continues also in autumn

Pre-impregnated paper buyers try to shift orders to other producers

Gap between NBSK and BEK pulp prices narrows again

Living room furniture exports decline by 3.2%

Upholstered furniture imports: increase rate drops by half

Euroconstruct expects housing construction to decline in 2023

Precious Woods closing sawmill in Bambidie, Gabon

Bertsch Energy files for insolvency proceedings

ZDB expects completions to decrease by 12.5%

Groupe Lebel taking over sawmill in New Brunswick

Canfor cuts back lumber and gluelam production

Segezha’s result impaired by lower sawnwood price

BME to integrate Bäthge Baustoffe in Bauking Group

Natuzzi delivers growth in third-quarter revenues

Higher harvesting costs impair Sveaskog’s operating result

Rotpunkt supplies 536 kitchens for project in Copenhagen

Ikea Belgium: turnover up 2.8% in 2021/2022

In brief

Sumitomo to produce wood construction elements

Schattdecor has wrapped up several projects

Likora starts work to install a new line

BP Gelsenkirchen to halt methanol output

Surteco wants to buy surface unit from Omnova Solutions

Felix Schoeller adding second North American paper machine

In brief

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