24.05.2019 − The companies in the wood, surfaces, and furniture industries controlled by the investment company Hal Holding all increased their sales revenue in their business year 2018. » more

23.05.2019 − Valmet has expanded its spare part and services business for refiners with the 1 May acquisition of the US firm J&L Fiber Services. » more

21.05.2019 − Saint-Gobain has now completed the sale process for the German building materials distribution business operating under the name Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland GmbH (SGBDD).» more

20.05.2019 − Dürr's "Woodworking Machinery and Systems" business unit booked incoming orders of € 334.6m in the first quarter.» more

10.05.2019 − In the USA housing starts, adjusted to account for seasonal fluctuations, remained reasonably stable compared to the preceding twelve months in the twelve-month period up to and including March at 1.139m units.» more

08.05.2019 − The German DIY market increased its sales in the first quarter by 10.5 % to € 4.15bn. » more

08.05.2019 − In the first quarter, housing starts in France fell by 8% year-on-year to 90,300 units. » more

26.04.2019 − The Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel generated sales of €2.185bn in the first quarter, on a par with the previous year. » more

16.04.2019 − A few days ago, Weinig inaugurated the new service and sales branch of its Russian subsidiary Weinig RUS in Moscow. » more

12.04.2019 − In the twelve month period up to and including February housing starts in the USA decreased by 8.7% to 1.162m units vis à vis the twelve months up to and including January, seasonally adjusted.» more

05.04.2019 − On 5 March, the Austrian logistics company Innofreight together with Rail Cargo Logistics Slowenia began transporting wood chips by block train from Belarus. » more

04.04.2019 − The earnings figures of Russian Segezha Group improved significantly in the fourth quarter compared with the same quarter of the previous year. » more

03.04.2019 − UPM-Kymmene intends to permanently shut down PM 10 of its subsidiary MD Papier in Plattling.» more

01.04.2019 − Last Friday Niels Petter Wright, CEO of Norwegian Norske Skog Skog, resigned from his position with immediate effect. » more

01.04.2019 − The Austrian plant manufacturer Andritz has received an order from the Russian Ilim Group to supply a new woodyard and a wood processing plant for the Koryazhma pulp and paper mill in the Arkhangelsk region. » more

29.03.2019 − The net turnover of Timber and Building Supplies Holland (TABS Holland), the Dutch timber and building materials trading company, increased almost twice as strongly as in 2017. » more

29.03.2019 − Sales revenue generated by the two divisions of Westag & Getalit developed in opposite directions in 2018 as a whole.» more

29.03.2019 − The British DIY group Kingfisher has initiated the search for a new CEO. » more

28.03.2019 − According to the figures published by the Federal Statistical Office on 14 March, approvals for dwellings in new residential buildings in Germany declined by 5.0% in December to 28,168 units. » more

25.03.2019 − In 2018 a quantity of 184,783 dwellings were completed in Poland, corresponding to a 4% increase vis à vis the preceding year. » more

22.03.2019 − The DIY and home improvement centers in Germany generated gross sales of € 18.75bn in the 2018 financial year, exceeding the previous year's level by 1.6 %. » more

21.03.2019 − According to the National House Builders Council (NHBC) 159,617 dwellings were approved in Great Britain in 2018. » more

21.03.2019 − In 2018 the German timber and furniture industry increased its turnover for the fifth consecutive year. » more

20.03.2019 − The government of the West Siberian Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous okrug intends to sell timber industry company Ugra Timber Holding to a Russian investor.» more

18.03.2019 − In the USA, housing starts in the twelve-month period up to and including January increased by 18.6% to 1.230m units compared with the twelve-month period to December. » more

13.03.2019 − On 26 February, the Commercial Court in Poiters/France approved the rescue and restructuring plan submitted by Rougier. » more

07.03.2019 − In December German housing construction companies recorded a 6.3% increase in incoming orders seasonally adjusted vis à vis the comparative quarter of the preceding year. » more

05.03.2019 − The English timber and building materials trading company Sydenhams took over the Glastonbury site from Snows Timber with effect from 1 March. » more

01.03.2019 − In the USA, the number of housing starts in 2018 decreased by 10.9 % to 1.078m units, seasonally adjusted compared with the previous year. » more

28.02.2019 − The timber, furniture, and paper group Bellesbumprom is about to start work on building a pellet works geared to an annual production capacity of 120,000 t in the Vitebsk free-trade zone. » more