09.07.2021 − Ahlstrom-Munksjö has announced that its Decor Solutions division ended the first three months with slightly lower revenues and earnings than in the prior-year period. » more

08.07.2021 − Shareholders in Surteco Group gave the green light to board resolutions proposing a dividend of €0.80 per share at the company’s annual general meeting on 23 June. » more

02.07.2021 − In recent years, several veneer plants in eastern and south-eastern regions of Europe have been acquired by wooden flooring manufacturers. » more

29.06.2021 − Decospan is expanding the production capacity at the plant of its Croatian subsidiary Decospan Mato Furnir (Decomat) by approximately 20%. » more

28.06.2021 − In the fourth quarter of the 2020/2021 financial year (31 March), Greenlam Industries produced a total of 4.36m laminate sheets.» more

24.06.2021 − The strong demand observed for oak veneer increased even further during the course of spring. » more

18.06.2021 − Specialty chemical company Lanxess wants to raise its prices for inorganic pigments by at least €150/t.» more

07.06.2021 − Schattdecor is set to ramp up resin production and install another treating line at its Brazilian site in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná during the second half of this year. » more

25.05.2021 − Ahlstrom-Munksjö has revealed that its Filtration & Performance Solutions division intends to start making glass-fibre backing for luxury vinyl tile (LVT) production in the US, too, starting in mid-2023. » more

17.05.2021 − The Interprint Group began a project to expand its plant in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná doing business as Interprint do Brasil Indústria de Papéis Decorativos Ltda. in March. » more

14.05.2021 − Ahlstrom-Munksjö has resurrected the process of selling its Decor Solutions division, which it had temporarily put on ice. » more

13.05.2021 − Surteco Group delivered a 10% year-on-year improvement in group revenues to €188.5m in the first quarter. » more

30.04.2021 − Broadview Holding, belonging to the Hal Holding and predominantly active in the laminates business, raised its sales revenue by 14 % its business year 2020 to €1.107bn.» more

23.04.2021 − Ahlstrom-Munksjö applied for delisting of its shares from the Nasdaq Helsinki and Nasdaq Stockholm stock exchanges on 26 March as part of a squeeze-out planned by its new majority shareholder Spa Holdings 3. » more

14.04.2021 − A scarcity of container capacity and an ensuing spike in freight rates, especially when doing business with Asia, have made it harder to deliver decor paper overseas, as well.» more

31.03.2021 − Glatfelter Corp. has announced that its Composite Fibers business unit (CFBU) increased its revenues from overlay paper by 4.5% to US$36.9m last year. » more

25.03.2021 − Schattdecor managed to make up for much of a slump in revenues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020 by delivering a recovery in most product areas and sales markets from August onwards.» more

05.03.2021 − The Kronospan Group has informed the German Federal Cartel Office of plans to raise its stake in Surteco Group to 26.22% and is seeking approval of this transaction (case reference: B5-43/21).» more

01.03.2021 − Neodecortech is planning to elevate its total investments for the period from 2021 to 2023 by around 50% compared with the last three-year period, according to a business plan approved in early February. » more

26.02.2021 − Likora ordered a printing/lacquering machine from Elrond, a new machinery and plant manufacturer created at the start of the year, towards the middle of February. » more

22.02.2021 − Borealis has launched the process of selling its nitrogen business. Austrian OMV owns 75% of the shares in Borealis, with the other 25% in the hands of Mubadala Investment » more

18.02.2021 − Former Cerutti activities have been operated by a new company, Gruppo Cerutti since the end of August. » more

12.02.2021 − Roseburg Forest Products has broadened its Duramine TFL collection by adding six new EIR wood decors. » more

11.02.2021 − Surteco Group has reported that its revenues and earnings beat the latest forecasts in both the fourth quarter and full year 2020.» more

05.02.2021 − The Schürfeld Group is considering joining the share pool for Surteco Group which is made up of a number of shareholder families. » more

03.02.2021 − Lamigraf ordered two 4 ft-wide printing machines for a new production facility planned in a greenfield investment in Changzhou in China’s Jiangsu Province at the start of December. » more

18.01.2021 − An anti-dumping investigation that the European Commission launched into monoethylene glycol (MEG) imports has meant that the supply situation for diethylene glycol (DEG) has taken another turn for the worse.» more

12.01.2021 − Indian laminate manufacturer Greenlam Industries intends to service the Russian market in future with its own subsidiary.» more

11.01.2021 − Mayr-Melnhof Karton is planning to expand its portfolio to include saturating base kraft by acquiring Kotkamills Group in the first half. » more

07.01.2021 − Schattdecor ordered another treating line from Vits Technology for its Brazilian site in the city of São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, even before starting up its fourth such line. » more