12.11.2018 − Sonae Industria and the joint venture Sonae Arauco both ended the third quarter with a significant decrease in earnings compared with the same stretch last year following mixed trends in the second quarter.» more

12.11.2018 − Longstanding problems encountered when transporting chemical raw materials along the River Rhine have made a significant dent into adhesive resin supply again over the past fortnight.» more

07.11.2018 − The upward trend observed in Russia’s exports of birch plywood exports in the first quarter gathered a little more pace in the second quarter. » more

06.11.2018 − In the second quarter, German particleboard production in all product groups increased year-on-year. » more

05.11.2018 − Imports of British particleboard and OSB in the second quarter were lower than a year earlier.» more

05.11.2018 − The Finnish machinery and plant manufacturer Raute received orders worth a total of €42mi in the third quarter. Of this amount, €27m related to new plants and €15m to Technology Services. » more

02.11.2018 − After the start at two pilot customers in the particleboard industry, BASF now wants to broaden its sales of the hybrid isocyanate (PMDI) adhesive developed over the last two years to other buyers as well. » more

02.11.2018 − The discussions underway in various countries concerning a further reduction in formaldehyde emissions are increasingly prompting wood-based panel manufacturers and value-adders to take action.» more

01.11.2018 − German OSB production in the second quarter was also well below the previous year's level. » more

30.10.2018 − Siempelkamp Qingdao Machinery & Equipment Co. Ltd., part of the Siempelkamp Group, has sold three partial and complete plants for MDF production in China over the last few months. » more

29.10.2018 − OSB sales of Weyerhaeuser Group decreased by 12 % to US$215m in the third quarter.» more

29.10.2018 − On 16 October, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented a draft for technical amendments to Title VI of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which has been in force since 1 June.» more

26.10.2018 − Brazilian MDF manufacturer Floraplac Industrial MDF produced its first MDF on 23 October on a production line supplied by Dieffenbacher and designed for a capacity of around 425,000 m³/year. » more

25.10.2018 − The slump in Latvia’s plywood exports slowed considerably in the second quarter. Exports had tumbled 21.3% to 283,700 m³ in 2017 as a whole. » more

23.10.2018 − In October, the Swiss Krono Group started production of particleboard without formaldehyde addition ("No added formaldehyde NAF"). » more

23.10.2018 − After the double-digit increase last year, Finnish plywood exports rose by only 1% to 530,000 m³ in the first half of the year. » more

22.10.2018 − After the somewhat flatter development in the first half of the year, the insulation board and LVL manufacturer Steico again achieved a slight double-digit increase in sales in the third quarter. » more

19.10.2018 − Steico SE will install a production line for wall, roof and ceiling elements at the Czarnków site in Poland over the next few months.» more

17.10.2018 − The Italian plywood and particleboard manufacturer Invernizzi has invested a total of around €5.5m in the expansion of its machinery at its Solarolo Rainerio headquarters in recent months. » more

16.10.2018 − In mid-September, the joint venture Sonae Arauco produced the first board on the new continuous production line built at the Portuguese MDF plant in Mangualde. » more

12.10.2018 − The US Department of Commerce (DOC) will now open a further investigation into plywood imports from China. » more

11.10.2018 − P3G Industries and the chipboard manufacturer Compagnie Francaise de Panneau (CFP), submitted an offer for the chipboard plant Lure to the Swedish Ikea Industry AB on 20 September. » more

08.10.2018 − The slight downhill trend that had already ap-peared in the sales volumes of Pfleiderer Group in the first quarter was perpetuated in the quarter thereafter. » more

05.10.2018 − As particleboard and MDF capacity continues to increase, laminating capacity will also be boosted considerably in North America over the next two years.» more

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