19.07.2019 − Planned changes to the measuring methodology used in Germany to determine formaldehyde emissions from wood-based panels will likely enter into force on 1 January after all.» more

18.07.2019 − The Spanish wood-based panel manufacturer Finsa generated sales of €916m in fiscal 2018. » more

17.07.2019 − Brazilian elliotis pine plywood exports continued to evolve in mixed directions during the second quarter.» more

16.07.2019 − According to a report by the Ukrainian investment agency InvestInRivne, the Kronospan Group plans to build a new plant at the Gorodok site in the Rivne region by 2021.» more

15.07.2019 − The Egger group has started the process of commissioning a particleboard mill that it built in Biskupiec, north-east Poland after receiving an outstanding IPPC permit. » more

12.07.2019 − On 28 June, the Canadian Government published a long-planned draft revision of its Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations.» more

12.07.2019 − Following double-digit increases in three out of four quarters as well as over the entire period of 2018, Russian birch plywood exports increased only slightly in the first quarter.» more

12.07.2019 − The European wood-based panel industry manufactured a total of 59.3m m³ last year, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%.» more

04.07.2019 − Louisiana-Pacific has acquired Prefinished Staining Products (PSPI).» more

03.07.2019 − The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is currently reviewing whether to provide two loans with a total value of €208.8m to the Belarusian firms Kronospan FLLC and Kronospan OSB FLLC.» more

01.07.2019 − In the first quarter, the Thai wood-based panel manufacturer Vanachai generated sales of 2.365bn Baht or the equivalent of 74.2m US$. » more

01.07.2019 − The Polish plywood manufacturer Paged Sklejka intends to concentrate its production at the two locations Morag and Pisz in the future.» more

27.06.2019 − Methanex saw its revenues tumble by around a quarter to US$733m in the first three months. » more

26.06.2019 − Norbord is set to close its 100 Mile House OSB mill in British Columbia indefinitely in August.» more

26.06.2019 − The situation concerning the results of Pfleiderer Group deteriorated considerably in the first quarter with slightly regressive sales revenue. » more

25.06.2019 − The Finnish machine and plant manufacturer Raute opened a second service centre in Russia on 19 June. » more

21.06.2019 − German OSB production (goods tariff number 1621 13 163) remained significantly below the preceding year’s figures in all four quarters of 2018.» more

21.06.2019 − In the fourth quarter of 2018 the German MDF/HDF industry was confronted with production declines in most product ranges. » more

19.06.2019 − Georgia-Pacific plans to part ways with three of its four particleboard mills. » more

18.06.2019 − The Indian wood-based panel and laminate manufacturer Century Plyboards plans to build its second particleboard plant at the Sitapur/Uttar Pradesh site in northern India.» more

17.06.2019 − The US OSB manufacturer Louisiana-Pacific will shut down the OSB plant in Fort St. John, which operates under the name "Peace Valley", for an indefinite period at the beginning of the third quarter.» more

14.06.2019 − Due to a stronger decline in the fourth quarter, German raw particleboard production in 2018 as a whole remained below the previous year's level. » more

11.06.2019 − The replacement project that Sonae Arauco is carrying out at its Beeskow particleboard mill is currently running nearly two months behind schedule. » more

10.06.2019 − Further delays have arisen in the authorisation procedure for the particleboard works set up by Egger group in Biskupiec in northern Poland. » more

08.06.2019 − German OSB exports showed stronger growth in the first quarter after being rather subdued last year. » more

07.06.2019 − Turkish Camsan Ordu Agaç Sanayi ve Ticaret ordered key technology for a long-planned new production line during the first quarter. » more

07.06.2019 − Latvia’s foreign trade in plywood was much weaker than last year’s level in the first three months. » more

06.06.2019 − Turkish Yildiz Sunta Orman Ürünleri Sanayi Tesisleri discontinued all production activities in January in the course of bankruptcy proceedings.» more

06.06.2019 − According to the Federal Statistical Office, Germany imported 185,961m³ softwood plywood in the first quarter.» more

03.06.2019 − The Turkish wood-based panel industry’s financial situation has deteriorated amidst a collapse in the domestic market and disappearance of key export markets that combined with financing problems. » more