Siempelkamp joined the VR Business Club
27.05.2020 − Since the beginning of May Siempelkamp has been a member of the VR Business Club. » more
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Finnish plywood production remains far below last year
25.05.2020 − Finnish plywood production in the first quarter was again down by more than a third year-on-year. » more
Norbord plans further reduction in investments
24.05.2020 − In order to generate additional liquidity reserves to handle the corona crisis, Canadian Norbord has postponed all investments not urgently required.» more
EU shipped 21% less particleboard to the USA
23.05.2020 − Europe exported less particleboard to the US in the first three months of 2020 after strong growth in 2019.» more
Strong growth in US exports of OSB
21.05.2020 − Following minor volatility over the past three years, the US exported 37% more OSB in the first quarter of this year with a total of 61,839 m³.» more
Less than 15,000 m³ of duty-free quota left
20.05.2020 − The duty-free quota for softwood plywood imports into the EU will likely be filled in the next few days.» more
Plywood quota exhausted since Wednesday
18.05.2020 − The duty-free quota for softwood plywood imports into the EU expired on 13 May, somewhat earlier than initially expected.» more
OCI's melamine sales have declined again
18.05.2020 − After the relatively strong increase in the fourth quarter, melamine sales of OCI Nitrogen declined again in the first quarter. » more
EU has again supplied less particleboard to the USA
15.05.2020 − After the strong increase last year, particleboard deliveries from Europe to the USA decreased again in the first quarter.» more
Methanex and SCC lower their prices again in May
15.05.2020 − Persistent pressure on global methanol prices has led the Canadian company Methanex and the US group Southern Chemical (SCC) to trim their contract prices again for May 2020.» more
German OSB production fell again last year
14.05.2020 − German companies made less OSB (commodity tariff number 1621 13 160) in all four quarters of last year, as had been the case in 2018.» more
Great Britain: Particleboard imports fell by 13.3%
21.04.2020 − Germany and France delivered more particleboard to the UK in 2019 than in the previous year.» more
Latvijas Finieris anticipates a 5-8 % drop in sales
21.04.2020 − Latvijas Finieris, the Latvian birch plywood producer, expects the sales volume to decrease by 5-8% in April due to the corona crisis.» more
Vanachai has accepted Siempelkamp's OSB plant
17.04.2020 − Vanachai, the Thai wood-based products manufacturer, started OSB production at the Group's largest site in Surat Thani. » more
Boise Cascade cuts production by up to 40%
09.04.2020 − Due to the current corona crisis, the US-based Boise Cascade expects a significant decline in demand on the North American plywood and EWP markets in the second quarter.» more
Finsa stops production in its Spanish plants
08.04.2020 − Due to the effects of the corona crisis, wood-based panels manufacturer Financiera Madereira has temporarily stopped wood-based panels production at the Spanish locations.» more
Sonae Arauco closes plants in Spain and South Africa
06.04.2020 − The tightening of measures to control coronavirus in various countries is also affecting Sonae Arauco's production activities.» more
Methanol contract price was reduced by 15 €
02.04.2020 −
After relatively short negotiations, the European contract price for methanol deliveries in the second quarter of 2020 was fixed at € 255/t fob Rotterdam with the fixing reached on 26 March.» more
Weyerhaeuser reduces OSB production by 15 % in April
01.04.2020 − As a reaction to the decline in demand recorded in the course of the Corona crisis, the US forestry and timber group Weyerhaeuser will also reduce production at various locations. » more
Methanex reduced EPCP by a further 15 €
27.03.2020 − With yesterday's posting, the Canadian company Methanex has reduced its European Posted Contract Price (EPCP) for the second quarter by €15/t.» more
German softwood plywood imports much lower
24.03.2020 − Germany imported less hardwood, softwood and tropical plywood in the fourth quarter of 2019 than it had one year earlier. » more
Hexion: decline in Forest Products Resins turnover
23.03.2020 − In the 2019 financial year the forest products resins business division of US resin manufacturer Hexion generated turnover of US$1.485bn.» more
OSB import surplus has continued to narrow
23.03.2020 − Germany exported 5% less OSB in the fourth quarter than it had in the prior-year period with a total of 121,446 m³. » more
Guangxi Guoxu Group orders Andritz refiner
20.03.2020 − Andritz is to supply a pressurized refining system for the MDF plant at the Wuzhou (Guangxi province) location of Chinese wood-based panels manufacturer Guangxi Guoxu Group.» more
Another downward slide in Finnish plywood exports
20.03.2020 − Finland’s plywood exports fell sharply again last year after a slight downturn in 2018; a slump that already surfaced in the first half of the year intensified in the final six months. » more
Sharp upswing in demand for plywood from the US
20.03.2020 − Demand for plywood imports from the US has risen sharply in recent weeks after a somewhat weaker phase.» more
Brazil: Wood-based panel sales no longer growing
19.03.2020 − The upward trend that has been evident on Brazil’s wood-based panels market since 2016 reversed course last year.» more
No further increase in Paged Plywood turnover
17.03.2020 − Polish Paged Group generated turnover with its plywood operations in 2019 to an amount of PLN504.2m, representing an equivalent value of around €118.3m.» more
German particleboard exports declined in 2019
16.03.2020 − Over the course of 2019, German exports of raw particleboard (goods tariff number 4410 11 10) decreased continually vis à vis previous quarters as well as the comparative quarters of the preceding year. » more