17.01.2019 − Swedish Derome joined the builders’ merchants’ alliance Eurobaustoff as a new partner with effect from 1 January 2019. » more

16.01.2019 − Active Energy Group, listed on the London Stock Exchange, has finalised its plans for the construction of the first commercial Coal Switch plant. » more

14.01.2019 − James Hardie has renamed Fermacell GmbH, which was taken over from the building materials manufacturer Xella International in the second quarter of 2018, as James Hardie Europe GmbH.» more

09.01.2019 − Following the signing of two Letters of Award (LoA) for the MAPA project at the beginning of October, Arauco signed supply contracts with Andritz and Valmet during the fourth quarter.» more

07.01.2019 − MaskinLeverantörerna, the Swedish association of machine suppliers, is organising the Swedish Forestry Expo in Solvalla/Stockholm, a forestry machinery trade fair for the first time from 3 to 5 June 2021.» more

21.12.2018 − The EUWID Wood Products and Panels editorial team is saying goodbye to the Christmas break with the reports posted today. » more

20.12.2018 − The timber wholesaler Klöpferholz, which is part of Klöpfer & Königer, will become a new partner in the timber and building materials cooperative Hagebau with effect from 1 January 2019. » more

17.12.2018 − Kingfisher is to withdraw from the markets in Russia, Spain and Portugal. In future, the company intends to focus on its core markets in which it already holds or will be able to achieve a leading position.» more

07.12.2018 − The Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) and the UK Forest Products Association (UKFPA) will merge on 1 January. » more

07.12.2018 − Weinig group is stepping up its activities on the markets in the USA and Russia. The US companies Michael Weinig and Holz-Her are opening an additional facility in Anaheim, California, in December. » more

06.12.2018 − Saint-Gobain is planning to sell its German builders’ merchants division trading under the name of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland (SGBDD) by the end of 2019.» more

03.12.2018 − On 13 November British Cairngorm Capital Partners acquired all shares in Arnold Laver. » more

20.11.2018 − According to estimates by the industry association Fediyma, a total of € 589bn was sold on the global DIY market in 2017. » more

20.11.2018 − In addition to his position as Managing Director of the German Timber Trade Association (GD Holz), Thomas Goebel will assume the position of Secretary General of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF).» more

15.11.2018 − The Wood Processing Systems division of US-American Kadant registered orders worth a total of 36.1m US$ in the third quarter. » more

12.11.2018 − Dutch Broadview Holding has invested a total of around €170m in the acquisition of a majority stake in Westag & Getalit AG, which was completed on August 21. » more

05.11.2018 − The Wood Processing Machinery (WPM) trade fair, which is held annually together with the Intermob supplier fair in Istanbul, will be rebranded as Woodtech.» more

05.11.2018 − The British government wants to minimise the costs to the timber industry of Brexit, which is planned for March 2019. » more

05.11.2018 − In the third quarter, sales at Westag & Getalit AG fell by 2.7 % to €58.1m. This decline was almost exclusively due to the overhaul of the CHP plant at Rheda-Wiedenbrück site from June to the end of October.» more

29.10.2018 − Dutch Akzo Nobel completed the sale of its special chemical division to US-American The Carlyle Group and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) on 1 October. » more

29.10.2018 − Chilean Arauco has placed an order with Valmet and Andritz under two letters of award (LoA) for key components for updating and expanding the pulp mill at the Arauco facility in the Bio region.» more

28.10.2018 − The sawmill division "Timber" within Moelven Industrier tripled its EBITDA in the third quarter to nkr90m compared to the same quarter of the previous year. » more

19.10.2018 − In the third quarter, sales of the continuing operations of the Dutch chemicals group Akzo Nobel fell again by 4% to €2.326bn.» more

18.10.2018 − In Germany, housing permits in new residential buildings increased by 2.3 % year-on-year to 27,026 units in August. » more

16.10.2018 − A strong project business as well as the market, which continues to perform well, will also ensure an increase in sales at Weinig in 2018.» more

15.10.2018 − Stora Enso has partially shut down production at its pulp and fine paper mill in Nymölla, Sweden, since 8 October due to insufficient water supply. » more

15.10.2018 − At the end of August, the forest-machine manufacturer Vimek, part of the Italian company Fassi Gru through the Cranab group, delivered the last of 126 forest machines to Belarus on schedule.» more

12.10.2018 − Stora Enso and the start-up company operating in the digitalisation sector Trä Group signed a joint development agreement on 24 September. » more

11.10.2018 − Over the past few years, Deurotech Group (DTG) has established several new pillars alongside its treating and coating technology business run by Vits Technology. » more

11.10.2018 − The listed Chinese company CSG Smart Sciene & Technology has acquired the CNC plant manufacturer MAKA Systems. » more