12.10.2021 − British plywood imports increased 11.5% to reach 777,000 m³ in the first half compared with a prior-year period that was hit hard by Brexit and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.» more

08.10.2021 − Homann intends to build a second production line at one of the three existing locations in Losheim, Karlino or Krosno Odranskie in addition to its current investment project in Pagirai (Lithuania).» more

29.09.2021 − In the first half, Segezha Group - which belongs to Russian conglomerate AFK Sistemma - produced a total of 97,830 m³ of plywood at its Vyatsky Plywood Mill. » more

28.09.2021 − Asperbras Brazil has also entered into the impregnation sector via its MDF/HDF plant operating under the name Greenplac at the location in Água Clara, Mato Grosso do Sul. » more

27.09.2021 − According to the provisional figures published on 7 September, at €156.9m, sales revenue generated by Homann Holzwerkstoffe in the first half-year was almost a third higher than in the previous year.» more

24.09.2021 − Following the order completed through Dieffenbacher for the THDF thinboard works planned by Homanit Lietuva in Lithuania, Holtec has received another order from the Baltic wood-based panel industry.» more

21.09.2021 − Production interruptions on the US Gulf Coast caused by Hurricane Ida have left their mark on North American methanol contract prices, as well. » more

20.09.2021 − In the second quarter of 2021, Japanese plywood imports increased to 629,994 m³.» more

17.09.2021 − The EU Commission is considering suspending the anti-dumping duties - currently being imposed on a provisional basis - on birch plywood imports from Russia. » more

15.09.2021 − Procurement markets for a variety of raw materials used to make adhesive and impregnating resins are not settling down after the holidays, either. » more

13.09.2021 − Price trends on Central European particleboard, MDF/HDF and OSB markets decoupled from one another for the first time in a while in July and August.» more

13.09.2021 − Altogether, Germany imported 193,364 m³ of hardwood plywood in the second quarter. » more

10.09.2021 − An insulating board project is on the horizon again in Switzerland a good two years after Pavatex shut down its site in Cham on Lake Zug.» more

09.09.2021 − The Swiss sawmilling firm Schilliger Holz is to invest in a new insulating board plant. » more

08.09.2021 − Turkey remains a hotspot for investments in new wood-based panel lines, even though business has now cooled. » more

06.09.2021 − Germany imported and exported more OSB in the second quarter than in the same span in 2020. Exports had rebounded by 14% to 133,075 m³ after a somewhat weaker first three months (+1% to 139,351 m³).» more

24.08.2021 − Panneaux de Corrèze is the first industrial user of the bio-based, formaldehyde- and PMDI-free adhesive system developed by biochemical start-up Evertree under the name Green Ultimate.» more

23.08.2021 − Swiss Krono Group intends to invest a total of €250-300m by 2025 in various expansion and optimisation projects at the OSB, MDF/HDF and laminate flooring location in Wittstock-Heiligengrabe.» more

20.08.2021 − Anthon, that specialises in cut-to-size and feeding systems for the wood-based panel and furniture industry, is to deliver sanding and cut-to-size technology for a particleboard mill in Halol, Gujarat.» more

19.08.2021 − Eltec Elemente has acquired key parts of the assets and operations of Eltec Elemente-Technik für Möbel- und Innenausbau - a firm that has been insolvent since mid-January - with retroactive effect to 1 June.» more

18.08.2021 − In the second quarter, the plywood business division of UPM-Kymmene sold a total plywood volume of 198,000 m³.» more

17.08.2021 − The Norbord mills integrated into West Fraser Timber with effect from 1 February made more of almost all products than they sold in the second quarter. » more

16.08.2021 − As of the end of June, Louisiana-Pacific has recommissioned the plant in Fort St. John (British Columbia) operated under the name Peace Valley. » more

13.08.2021 − Egger Group scaled back its investment activity markedly in the 2020/2021 financial year (ended 30 April), as announced. » more

12.08.2021 − AKP Carat-Arbeitsplatten is currently investing around €10m in a new plant in Meiningen’s Rohrer Berg industrial estate.» more

09.08.2021 − Steico is exploring the possibility of building its first location in Germany in the Landsberg area alongside current projects to expand its facilities and plans to build a new plant in Gromadka, Poland. » more

06.08.2021 − German Federal Cartel Office has reviewed whether supply constraints and rising prices on particleboard markets might be the result of agreements that hinder competition.» more

05.08.2021 − North American softwood plywood mills enjoyed even stronger growth in their output than OSB manufacturers between April and June when compared with both the first quarter and the same stretch last year. » more

02.08.2021 − On 14 July, the board of directors of Duratex took the decision to change the name of the company to Dexco; an investment programme for a total of BRL2.4bn (roughly equivalent to US$500m) was approved.» more

30.07.2021 − Several changes have emerged among the ranks of providers of WESP technology used for the electrostatic precipitation of particles and aerosols from gas flows over the past few months.» more