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16.08.2017
Roundwood/Sawnwood
- Over recent weeks, West African timber has been still sought after in Asia
- Sawmilling and laminating works short of raw meranti
- Slight fall in US softwood lumber imports
- No further increase registered in US softwood lumber prices
- Canada’s softwood lumber exports to USA down by 2%
- European white-oak processing businesses continuing to look for cheaper alternatives
- Growth in demand used by Siberian shippers for minor increases in prices for larch
- Fewer applications for imports of Russian logs to EU
- Softwood timber output increased by 2.8% in Finland
- Finnish industry takes delivery of around 20.1m m³ of logs
- Reduction registered in softwood log prices in Czech Republic during course of Quarter 2
- Austria: Storms result in damage to forest roads
- Undiminished brisk cutting activity keeping demand for softwood sawlogs at a high level
- Sawmilling industry in Germany’s south/west planning to use state of market for price hikes
Wood products
- Price for standard pallets hiked in further small stages since end of June
- First-quarter pallet production up year on year by 3.6%
- Production of EPAL pallets grows by roughly 10%
Wood-based panels
- Exports of woodworking machinery increased again in the preceding year
- Italy: Production revenues increased by 10.4%
- Slight downturn in Canadian OSB exports
- Strong growth in Rumanian OSB exports to the USA
- USA: Particleboard imports from EU increase further
- TSCA Title VI: EPA wants to allow early labelling
- Ongoing capacity problems for Brazilian manufacturers
- Demand for adhesive resin remains brisk
- Finnish plywood industry maintains production level
- Virtually no weakening in demand for raw melamine
Construction
Trade
Companies
- West Fraser Timber planning to take over Gilman for $430m
- West Fraser’s net profit raised by almost 50% in Q2
- SCA benefits from higher prices and sales volumes
- Metsä Wood’s key performance figures down in Q2
- Heidegrund pellet plant sold for the second time
- Ilim files creditor’s petition against DWK-Holzenergie
- Sumitomo acquires share in pellet producer PBEC
- Walford Timber takes over G&MB Manning
- Hagebau achieves growth again in the second quarter
- Amorim: Expenses burden Floor & Wall EBITDA
- Insolvency proceedings start at Karat Möbelfertigteile
- Armstrong to close two wood flooring locations
- Zeyko: Investor to take over business from September
- Dormakaba acquires firms in Canada and Australia
- Velux manager tried to sell data to competitor Fakro
- SCM Group buying a 51% stake in HG Grimme
- Homag Group sees increase in order receipts
- LP to take over International Barrier Technology
- Masisa sells biomass power plants in Cabrero
- Duratex suffers further declines in sales
- Egger opening its distribution centre in Livonia in October
- Classen explores increasing its MDF/HDF capacity
- Homag adding 1,800 m² of hall space to Schopfloch site
- Li & Co.: Investment in Micodur line now underway
