Proteak cuts back MDF production to reduce stock

In the fourth quarter of 2022, MDF manufacturer Pro MDF S.A.P.I.B. de C.V. (Huimanguillo, Tabasco) - which belongs to Mexican Proteak Uno, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico City) - produced a total volume of 49,520 m³ (Oct.-Dec. 2021: 56,510 m³; -12%) MDF and sold a total volume of 50,743 m³ (56,986 m³; -11%). Declining domestic...

China’s MDF/HDF capacity fell to 47.78m (2021: 53.55m) m³ last year, even though seven new lines with an annual capacity of 1.65m m³ were commissioned. This year-on-year decrease of 5.77m m³ or 10.8% was much stronger than the downturns recorded in 2015 (-0.6%), 2016 (-4.0%), 2017 (-2.6%) and 2020 (-1.3%). In these...

The Indian particleboard and MDF/HDF industry will see the growth in its manufacturing capacity continue to accelerate in the years ahead. In recent months, several companies have fleshed out what were, in some cases, longstanding plans and have wrapped up key technology orders. Other projects are still awaiting final...