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

26.02.2019 − The MDF/HDF joint venture Laminate Park is set to cease operations at its site in Heusweiler-Eiweiler by the end of 2019. » more

25.02.2019 − With effect from 1 February Jan Räsänen has taken over the management of the Finnish plant manufacturer Heinola Sawmill Machinery. » more

25.02.2019 − US President Donald Trump announced an extension of the moratorium beyond 1 March in the trade dispute with China on Sunday afternoon via Twitter. » more

21.02.2019 − In the current legislative period up to 2021, the German federal government is aiming to complete 1.5m new housing units. » more

19.02.2019 − For the current year, the Construction Products Association (CPA) forecasts an increase in construction output in the UK residential construction sector of 1.9% year-on-year to £42.9bn.» more

18.02.2019 − In the 2018 financial year timber trade cooperation HolzLand achieved a centrally invoiced net purchasing volume (centrally invoiced turnover) of some €835m.» more

15.02.2019 − Last year, the timber wholesale company Becher generated sales of over € 100m for the first time. » more

13.02.2019 − As in the nine-month period, consolidated sales of Westag & Getalit AG in the 2018 financial year were slightly below the previous year's level. » more

11.02.2019 − The Saxony State Directorate has approved the construction of a terminal for combined transport (CT) in Kodersdorf/Saxony. » more

08.02.2019 − In the fourth quarter, the Finnish Metsä Group again reported declines in sales and earnings for the Wood Products Industry segment.» more

05.02.2019 − SCA Wood France, part of the Swedish Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), and Innovation Solutions Bois (Groupe ISB) want to merge their business activities. » more

05.02.2019 − In December and January, the Swedish engineering company RemaSawco received a total of seven orders with a total value of skr 54.7m. » more

30.01.2019 − The Ghanaian timber industry increased its export volume in the third quarter by 2.0 % to 77,571 m³. » more

29.01.2019 − In a press release, the British Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs draws attention to the regulations that will apply to foreign trade in timber if a hard Brexit occurs.» more

28.01.2019 − Benjamin Brock, President and CEO of US engineering manufacturer Astec Industries, resigned from his position and from the Board of Directors on January 21. » more

28.01.2019 − Federal Association of German Building Materials Specialists (BDB) assumes that the sector's turnover increased by around 5 % last year. » more

28.01.2019 − The German building materials manufacturer Knauf intends to appoint a new management team following the completion of the takeover of the US building materials group USG. » more

25.01.2019 − Last year, the Croatian wood industry company Spacva increased its turnover to around 230.5m Croatian kuna. » more

24.01.2019 − Based on the "EU-Japan" Economic Partnership Agreement adopted by the European Parliament in mid-December, import duties on European softwood and gluelam products will be abolished by 2026. » more

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