03.06.2019 − The fourth quarter of 2018 brought another sharp increase in Spanish softwood and hardwood plywood imports compared with one year earlier.» more

31.05.2019 − European wood-based panel production increased 1.9% to 59.5 m m³ in 2018 as a whole, according to preliminary figures from the European Panel Federation (EPF). » more

27.05.2019 − At the end of February, the Italian wood-based panels manufacturer Fantoni discontinued MDF production at its Avellino site, which operates under the name Novolegno:» more

27.05.2019 − The decline in German particleboard exports that began in the second half of 2018 continued in the first quarter. » more

24.05.2019 − In spite of a 3 % reduction in the sold volume, sales revenue generated by the “Medite Smartply” division of the Irish national forest office Coillte Teoranta rose by 12 % in its business year 2018 to 211.3m €.» more

23.05.2019 − Diverging trends in North American OSB and softwood plywood production seen last year played out in a somewhat stronger form in the first quarter. » more

20.05.2019 − The construction of the new waste wood processing plant at Nolte Holzwerkstoff is largely proceeding according to plan. » more

20.05.2019 − The North American manufacturers of Conmposite Panels had to accept significant declines in sales volumes in the first quarter. » more

17.05.2019 − In the first quarter, the losses suffered in sales revenue and results by the OSB division of Louisiana-Pacific Corp. continued undiminished. » more

14.05.2019 − Despite the continuing difficult course of business for its own activities, Sonae Industria was able to return its results to positive territory in the first quarter. » more

13.05.2019 − Canadian OSB exports rose significantly again in March after weakening in February compared to both the previous month and the previous year. » more

10.05.2019 − The production volumes of Steico, the insulation board and LVL manufacturer, rose in all product groups in the 2018 financial year.» more

08.05.2019 − As in previous years, Delignit, a manufacturer of specialty plywood, increased its sales in fiscal 2018 primarily abroad. » more

08.05.2019 − The European Panel Federation (EPF) has now also concretized its position in the increasingly intensive discussions on reducing formaldehyde emissions from wood-based materials that have been going on for sever» more

06.05.2019 − In the first quarter, the Finnish machinery and equipment manufacturer Raute completed orders worth a total of €32m. » more

02.05.2019 − As the market situation became more difficult in the second half of 2018, the sales trend at Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH slowed significantly.» more

30.04.2019 − Weyerhaeuser's OSB sales in the first quarter decreased by 31% year on year to US$160m. » more

29.04.2019 − Laminex, the wood-based panel manufacturer belonging to the New Zealand construction products group Fletcher Building, will continue to operate the particleboard plant in Gympie, Queensland, Australia.» more

29.04.2019 − Pfleiderer Group delivered a 5.6% improvement in group revenues to €1.063bn in the 2018 financial year, according to preliminary figures released on 10 April. » more

29.04.2019 − The technology company MDF Recovery is aiming to bring its internally developed MDF-waste recycling process to a marketable stage in cooperation with Kronospan Ltd. of Chirk, UK. » more

26.04.2019 − The special plywood manufacturer Delignit wants to achieve double-figure growth in sales revenue again this year. » more

23.04.2019 − Arauco North America officially opened its particleboard plant in Grayling/Michigan on 16 April. On the same day, the first regular delivery left the factory. » more

18.04.2019 − Following somewhat stronger growth in the previous two years, the Pfleiderer Group's production and sales figures hardly rose at all in financial year 2018. » more

15.04.2019 − The US imported more particleboard from the EU-28 again last year amidst little change in overall imports. » more

15.04.2019 − The European Panel Federation (EPF) will hold this year’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Dunblane, Scotland, which is about 50 km north of Edinburgh and Glasgow. » more

12.04.2019 − Finnish UPM-Kymmene has largely completed the expansion of its Chudovo birch plywood mill in Russia, which began in autumn 2017. » more

11.04.2019 − Russian Plyterra has ordered additional manufacturing and laminating technology from Raute for a project to expand its Umet mill located in the Zubovo-Polyanskiy region of the Republic of Mordovia. » more

11.04.2019 − A fire on the wood yard of the former Annovati particleboard plant in Frossasco, which broke out early in the morning of 28 March, could only be extinguished after twelve days. » more

08.04.2019 − In the fourth quarter of 2018 the USA imported a total of 660,374m³ hardwood plywood. » more

05.04.2019 − The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is currently considering granting another loan to the Kronospan group. » more