05.10.2018 − In Chile a total of 3.072m m³ wood-based panels were produced in 2017. » more

02.10.2018 − The Malaysian wood-based panel manufacturer Mieco Chipboard increased its sales to 98.4m ringgit in the second quarter.» more

28.09.2018 − The expectations expressed since mid-September for the European methanol contract price in the fourth quarter seem to be confirmed. » more

28.09.2018 − In the first half of the year, Homann Wood-Based Panels achieved double-digit growth both in Germany and abroad. » more

28.09.2018 − Metsä Group officially put its new birch plywood works in Pärnu, Estonia, into operation on 27 August, having previously performed various test runs and quality checks.» more

27.09.2018 − The entry of European wood-based panel producers in the US will likely intensify long-expected changes in the US furniture industry.» more

27.09.2018 − The companies Homag Panel Dividing and Anthon, which are active in the field of dividing saws, want to expand their respective product ranges by means of a cooperation. » more

21.09.2018 − Louisiana-Pacific has temporarily taken the EWP plant in Wilmington/North Carolina out of production. » more

19.09.2018 − The Finnish machine and plant manufacturer Raute is currently able to process its high order backlog more quickly than originally expected. » more

14.09.2018 − The Egger Group, through Egger Holzwerkstoffe GmbH, has applied to the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a loan of €150m for the ongoing construction of the chipboard plant in Biskupiec, Poland. » more

14.09.2018 − The product warning for P3 tongue-and-groove flooring particleboard published by Kronospan CR on 27 August affects Hornbach as well as other DIY store chains and timber and building materials dealers. » more

13.09.2018 − Boise Cascade intends to sell the particleboard plant in La Grande/Oregon and the two sawmills Pilot Rock and La Grande, also located in north-eastern Oregon, to Woodgrain Millwork.» more

11.09.2018 − The Kronospan Group intends to extend the existing environmental permit for the Chirk particleboard and MDF/HDF plant to OSB.» more

07.09.2018 − In the second quarter more considerable shifts between the individual countries were recorded in the German OSB export trade.» more

06.09.2018 − US resin producer Hexion experienced another improvement in revenues compared with the prior-year period between April and June. » more

05.09.2018 − The British technology company MDF Recovery has completed pre-engineering for the first industrial plant for recycling MDF waste.» more

05.09.2018 − Following the sharp decline in the first quarter, US particleboard imports almost doubled again in the second quarter to 49,866 m³ year-on-year. » more

03.09.2018 − In mid-August, the wood-based panel manufacturer Arauco North America and the laminate manufacturer Formica announced an exclusive decor cooperation.» more

31.08.2018 − On June 11, Placas do Brasil in Brazil produced the first board on an MDF production line supplied by Dieffenbacher and designed for a capacity of around 300,000 m³/year at the Pinheiros/Espririto Santo site.» more

31.08.2018 − Finnish plywood production continues at a relatively stable level. In five of the last six quarters the production volume was a good 300,000 m³; the fourth quarter of 2017 was even better at 330,000 m³. » more

30.08.2018 − In mid-August, the US laminating company Funder America Inc. commissioned a short-cycle press supplied by Siempelkamp to its headquarters in Mocksville/North Carolina. » more

28.08.2018 − The Indian laminate and wood-based panel manufacturer Rushil Décor has started work on the construction of the second MDF plant at Atchutapuram/Andhra Pradesh. » more

27.08.2018 − Arauco's Wood Products business unit increased sales volumes of wood-based panels by 10.9% year-on-year to 1.342m m³ in the second quarter. » more

21.08.2018 − Lower supply volumes from China also led to an 11% decline in total US hardwood plywood imports to 701,300 m³ in the second quarter.» more

17.08.2018 − In July, the board of directors of Norbord approved the investment resources of 71m US$ required for the planned resumption of operation of the Chambord works in Quebec.» more

17.08.2018 − A total of 72,900 m³ of plywood was exported from Latvia in the first quarter, a decrease of 24.6% compared to the same period last year. » more

16.08.2018 − By means of the replacement investment project given concrete shape in the second quarter, Sonae Arauco is aiming to almost double the chipboard capacity at the Beeskow plant.» more

16.08.2018 − After doubling in the first quarter, imports of softwood to the USA also increased significantly in the second quarter. » more

14.08.2018 − Dieffenbacher will supply a drum dryer for the expansion of the plant in the province of Surat Thani planned by Thai wood-based materials manufacturer Vanachai with a production line for OSB. » more

13.08.2018 − In North America, the increase in production at Engineered Wood Products (EWP) observed in previous quarters continued to weaken in the second quarter. » more