30.07.2021 − The Wood Products division of Stora Enso sold 1.247m m³ of sawnwood and wood products during the course of the second quarter. » more

28.07.2021 − Exposicam, organiser of the furniture supplier fair Sicam, still assumes that the event will be held as planned in Pordenone, Italy from 12 to 15 October. » more

02.07.2021 − The international forestry trade fair, scheduled to take place in Lucerne (Switzerland) from 26 to 29 August, will not take place.» more

01.07.2021 − The Würth group increased its sales revenue again in its business year 2020 by 1.0% to €14.4bn.» more

18.06.2021 − In the first quarter, DIY and home improvement stores in Germany suffered significant turnover declines, whereas high rates of increase were recorded in Austria and Switzerland. » more

17.06.2021 − In 2020, completions of living units in Germany increased by 4.6% vis à vis the preceding year to 306,376 units.» more

14.06.2021 − EU parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday imposing sanctions against Belarus.» more

11.06.2021 − The Xylexpo fair, which last year had initially been postponed from the rotationally scheduled date in May to November before being cancelled a short time later, is to be held again in October next year.» more

11.06.2021 − The volume of pellets and woodchips produced and sold in compliance with the criteria of the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) in 2020 was roughly 3 t or 25 % lower than a year earlier at 14.95m t.» more

10.06.2021 − Via its Croatian subsidiaries Swedish Pervanovo Invest has taken over a further Croatian hardwood processor.» more

31.05.2021 − In 2020, building starts in Spanish housing construction decreased by 21% to 75,820 units. » more

27.05.2021 − Compagnie de Saint-Gobain plans to ramp up its French timber trading activities significantly by acquiring the lumber and wood-based panel merchant Panofrance. » more

25.05.2021 − The new construction elements solutions business area, announced by Homag Group in October 2020, commenced operations on 1 April. » more

20.05.2021 − P3G Industries and Alsapan want to merge their activities into a holding company trading under the name of Alpagroup.» more

14.05.2021 − On 28 April, Russian Sistema got the Segezha Group listed on the Moscow stock exchange by issuing of new shares. » more

14.05.2021 − Orders received by Raute in the first quarter were 20 % higher than a year earlier at €30m. » more

12.05.2021 − Homag Group has acquired a majority stake in Kallesoe Machinery, a Danish machinery manufacturer that specialises in presses for the production of cross-laminated timber (CLT).» more

07.05.2021 − Disproportionately high growth in the second and third quarters enabled the DIY industry in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to achieve double-figure growth rates in sales revenue in 2020 as a whole. » more

03.05.2021 − H.I.T. Maschinenbau recently took over all the design documentation, rights, and workforce of SMB and integrated the company into the newly-founded H.I.T. Keilzinkentechnik on 19 March. » more

30.04.2021 − The Ligna trade fair, which had already been pushed back from its usual date in May to 27 September to 1 October back in early November 2020, will not be able to take place as planned after all. » more

26.04.2021 − Westag & Getalit encountered an 0.7% decline in revenues to €229.1m in the 2020 financial year, primarily because of a slowdown in export business and a downturn in its Doors/Frames division. » more

23.04.2021 − Construction activity in Germany is currently experiencing restrictions due to shortages in supply of globally traded materials such as wood, steel or crude oil products. » more

15.04.2021 − The pre-tax profit of Ponsse slumped by over 40 % in its business year 2020 to €39.6m. » more

07.04.2021 − The number of housing starts in the USA during the twelve months up to and including February decreased by 10.3% vis à vis the adjusted January figures, to 1.421m units. » more

05.04.2021 − In December, building approvals for living units in new residential buildings in Germany decreased by 11.4% vis à vis the comparative month of the preceding year to 31,746 units. » more

01.04.2021 − The German timber industry succeeded in raising its total sales revenue above the previous year’s figures in every month from June onwards.» more

29.03.2021 − In its Wood Products Industry (Metsä Wood) division, Metsä Group achieved growth of 25.4 % in sales revenue in the fourth quarter at €116.6m. » more

22.03.2021 − Kullik & Rullmann has taken over British Quay Timber with effect from 1 March, thus expanding its business activities in Great Britain and in the area of online trade» more

19.03.2021 − National Timber Group (NTG) - which was formed by Cairngorm Capital Partners following several acquisitions - has continued its expansion activity. » more

12.03.2021 − The number of housing starts in the USA during the twelve months up to and including January increased by 6.0% vis à vis the corrected figures for December, to 1.186m units. » more