Dieffenbacher lands several modernisation contracts
04.12.2020 − Pfleiderer Group awarded Dieffenbacher a contract to carry out two modernisation projects at its Baruth MDF/HDF mill and its particleboard mill in Grajewo, Poland. » more
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Kronospan LLC investing in wastewater treatment
04.12.2020 − Kronospan reached a settlement with the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama at the beginning of November. » more
PG Bison plans to add MDF line to Piet Retief site
03.12.2020 − The wood-based panel manufacturer PG Bison unveiled a ZAR2bn (equalling roughly €110m) programme of investments at the South Africa Investment Conference on 17 November.» more
Kronospan Holding improved its EBITDA margin
30.11.2020 − Kronospan Holding Germany delivered almost unchanged adjusted EBITDA of €44.9m in its 2018/2019 financial year, which ended on 30 September. » more
Strzelce Opolskie OSB mill offline for several months
27.11.2020 − Kronospan’s OSB mill in Strzelce Opolskie, Poland will likely be offline for several months. » more
West Fraser to enter OSB business via Norbord
25.11.2020 − West Fraser Timber, that has until now specialised in lumber, intends to start manufacturing OSB too with its planned integration of Norbord. » more
Pfleiderer to further increase recycled-wood input
24.11.2020 − On 20 October, the district administration of Neumarkt issued Pfleiderer Neumarkt with a permit for alteration of two particleboard plants operating at its Neumarkt facility. » more
Starwood investing in second thin MDF line
23.11.2020 − At the start of November, Starwood Orman Ürünleri Sanayi tasked GIM Export Group with ordering machinery for a new thin MDF/HDF line. » more
Steico planning fourth site in Gromadka, Poland
20.11.2020 − Steico is poised to build a new facility in Gromadka, Poland, around 70 km east of the border with Germany, over the next two years. » more
Norbord reports the strongest quarter in its history
19.11.2020 − Norbord managed to improve almost all of its key financials significantly in the third quarter on the back of higher sales in both North America and Europe and a sharp increase in North American OSB prices. » more
Russian birch plywood prices holding steady
16.11.2020 − The Eastern European birch plywood industry is still feeling the pinch at the start of the fourth quarter.» more
Finland: another downturn in plywood manufacturing
13.11.2020 − After enjoying a somewhat stronger second quarter, Finnish plywood manufacturers faced another bigger fall in output in the third quarter. » more
Upward trend in OSB prices gives way to stabilisation
12.11.2020 − North American OSB prices have not altered much in all relevant sales regions since the middle of September after rising sharply in the five previous months. » more
Canada imposes tariffs on plywood imports from China
09.11.2020 − Within the scope of an investigation of plywood imports from China, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) imposed preliminary anti-dumping and countervailing duties with effect as of 23 October.» more
Finnish plywood production recovers slightly
06.11.2020 − Following significant declines in the first and second quarters Finnish plywood production is recovering somewhat over the course of the second half of the year.» more
I-joist production back at level of last year
05.11.2020 − In the third quarter North American LVL and I-joist manufacturers increased production again vis à vis the comparative period of last year.» more
Wilsonart extending laminating works in Klamath Falls
04.11.2020 − The laminate manufacturer Wilsonart International will continue to invest in enlarging its direct-laminating capacity in North America. » more
Plitwood orders new birch plywood line from Raute
03.11.2020 − Plitwood intends to build a new birch plywood mill in Vologda, Russia. This company was established in 2017 by the Vologodskiye Lesopromyshlenniki group and Cherepovets FMK. » more
Steico upgrades its full-year forecast for 2020
02.11.2020 − The insulated board and LVL manufacturer Steico has raised its forecasts for the 2020 financial year after experiencing another growth in revenues in the third quarter. » more
Homann fleshes out plans for new MDF mill in Lithuania
30.10.2020 − Homann put pen to paper on a contract to buy a 77-ha plot of industrial land near the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in October. » more
Forex to enlarge capacity at Amos OSB works
30.10.2020 − Groupe Forex wants to enlarge the annual capacity of the Amos OSB works in Québec by roughly 50,000 m³ to a total of 400,000 m³. » more
Adumping investigation into Russian birch plywood
29.10.2020 − The European Commission launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of birch plywood from Russia on 14 October (case number: 2020 C 342/02).» more
Egger now operates 15 ContiRoll presses
26.10.2020 − The Egger Group now runs a total of 15 ContiRoll presses delivered by Siempelkamp after commissioning a particleboard line in Lexington, North Carolina on 19 September. » more
Netherlands taking action against Chinese exporter
23.10.2020 − The Dutch authorities have requested Sakol Nederland to refrain from importing any further plywood with surface layers of tropical wood from the Chinese exporter Jiangsu High Hope Arser.» more
70 % growth registered in Brazil’s Elliotis pine exports
22.10.2020 − In September, Brazilian exports of Elliotis pine plywood were 70 % higher than last year at 252,764 m³. » more
Siempelkamp sells hybrid OSB plant to China
19.10.2020 − Guangxi Xiangsheng Household Materials Technology had placed an order with Siempelkamp for a complete plant on which various types of OSB are to be manufactured from the second half-year 2021. » more
Nile Wood concretises orders for planned MDF plant
16.10.2020 − By placing orders for plant and machinery, Egypt Kuwait Holding (EKH) has given more concrete shape to the MDF project planned via the new company Nile Wood founded specifically for this purpose. » more
Lechner increasing production of Dekton worktops
15.10.2020 − The worktop manufacturer and creator D. Lechner has increased its production of worktops and splashbacks made of stone materials by adding a third shift.» more
Greenplac adds formaldehyde plant to MDF complex
12.10.2020 − Asperbras Brazil is planning to start making formaldehyde too in Água Clara, Mato Grosso do Sul by the end of 2020. » more
OSB production increases again in the second quarter
12.10.2020 − German manufacturers of OSB once again increased their production vis à vis the comparative period of the preceding year during the second quarter. » more