13.07.2020 − Surteco Canada, which is part of Surteco Group, divested its 50% stake in the Mexican distribution joint venture Canplast Mexiko to its joint venture partner in late June. » more

06.07.2020 − The slow ramp-up of production activity in the furniture and building product industry has so far had little impact on European decor paper manufacturers’ order intake. » more

01.07.2020 − The repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic have led many European and North American veneer mills, veneer producers without their own mills and veneer merchants to suspend their operations. » more

27.05.2020 − The decline in turnover of Danzer Holding's European and North American companies intensified in 2019. » more

21.05.2020 − Jürgen Großmann, chairman of the supervisory board of Surteco Group will stand down from the supervisory board as of this year’s general meeting.» more

14.05.2020 − Against the background of the effects of the corona crisis Surteco Group will not achieve the significant improvements in turnover and results originally anticipated for 2020.» more

20.04.2020 − After a relatively normal production trend in the first quarter, the European décor paper industry is now implementing major shutdown measures.» more

17.04.2020 − At the end of 2019, Westag & Getalit AG stopped impregnating melamine resin at its headquarters in Rheda-Wiedenbrück.» more

16.03.2020 − Wrede Industrieholding sold a 49.2% stake in Arcolor Holding, which is part of Wrede Beteiligungsgesellschaft, to Retis Holding in October as part of a programme of divestments announced at the end of 2018. » more

04.03.2020 − Schattdecor generated group revenues of roughly €780m in the 2019 financial year, surpassing the previous year’s level of €742.4m by a good 5%. » more

02.03.2020 − Neodecortech raised its consolidated revenues by 1.7% to €135.8m in the 2019 financial year, according to preliminary results published on 1 February. » more

28.02.2020 − Ahlstrom-Munksjö has announced that its Decor division experienced a recovery in demand for decor paper in the fourth quarter following a longer downturn caused by the economic downswing.» more

24.02.2020 − P.H. Glatfelter intends to move its headquarters from York, Pennsylvania to Charlotte, North Carolina starting in mid-2020. » more

19.02.2020 − European decor paper manufacturers saw their inventory levels increase slightly over the Christmas and New Year period. » more

11.02.2020 − The European Commission signed off on plans by the British speciality chemicals group Synthomer to buy Omnova Solutions subject to conditions in mid-January.» more

24.01.2020 − Döllken Profiles, belonging to Surteco Group wants to extend the production areas at its Bönen facility by the end of 2020 and set up a new logistics centre. » more

22.01.2020 − P.H. Glatfelter has announced that its Composite Fibers division will stop making metallised paper in Gernsbach, Germany. » more

16.01.2020 − The supervisory board of Surteco Group approved a series of comprehensive restructuring measures at its meeting on 19 December. » more

09.01.2020 − On November 1, Göksu Güler took over the management of the export business at Homapal, a laminate manufacturer belonging to the Formica Group and mainly focused on wood and metal laminates. » more

19.12.2019 − A slight revival in demand observed by a variety of decor paper manufacturers in October did not improve as the fourth quarter continued.» more

11.12.2019 − Bellmer, a company that makes machinery and plants for speciality paper, intends to primarily strengthen its position in Eastern Europe with its 25 November acquisition of Czech Papcel. » more

06.12.2019 − Finanziaria Valentini sold 1.2 million shares in Neodecortech on 1 November through an accelerated book-building process launched just three days earlier.» more

05.12.2019 − Ahlstrom-Munksjö inked a non-binding letter of intent to acquire Chinese Hebei Minglian New Materials Technology with the latter’s majority shareholders at the end of November. » more

27.11.2019 − Surteco Group faced a 3% decline in consolidated group revenues to €519.3m in the first nine months of this year. » more

18.11.2019 − Ahlstrom-Munksjö has reported another decline in revenues and earnings from its Decor division in the third quarter.» more

13.11.2019 − The Japanese chemical and building products group Aica Kogyo is poised to significantly expand its laminate business by acquiring Asian operations from Wilsonart International.» more

31.10.2019 − Members of ICDLI re-elected president Carlos Cruz (Sonae Industria), vice presidents Rolf Wermelinger (Argolite) and Dr Lutz Reitzel (Resopal) for another three-year term at the organisation’s annual assembly.» more

25.10.2019 − The Fischer and Lang/Helms families have acquired all shares in JM Holding - and thus also in Renolit - as part of a July agreement to reorganise the shareholder structure at JM Holding.» more

23.10.2019 − The European Commission decided to classify titanium dioxide in powder form as a substance suspected of causing cancers in humans through inhalation (category 2 carcinogen) after all on 4 October. » more

21.10.2019 − The Canadian investor Rajeev Singh has been given the green light to acquire the German speciality paper producer Papierwerke Lenk in a process under way since the start of 2019. » more