30.07.2021 − WPC manufacturer Novo-Tech wants to set up a new production facility near its headquarters in Aschersleben.» more

29.07.2021 − Retail customers had to pay a higher price for pellets in July than they did in the preceding month, perpetuating the trend already registered in June. » more

26.07.2021 − In April, carpentry businesses and timber-construction companies in Germany generated 15.2% higher sales revenue than in the same month of last year. » more

23.07.2021 − Following the takeover of Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group completed in mid-April, Drax Group also wants to acquire the 20% stake held by The Westervelt Co. in the joint venture Alabama Pellets. » more

22.07.2021 − The double-figure growth registered in Russia’s pellet exports in the last few years continued unabated in the first quarter. » more

19.07.2021 − The Swiss timber-construction company Isenring Holzbau is making its debut in manufacturing solid timber construction elements. » more

16.07.2021 − The wood price indices established by the German federation of wooden packaging, pallets, and export packaging on a monthly basis in cooperation with the university of Bonn, showed further growth for June.» more

15.07.2021 − At 29.6m, the number of box and flat wood pallets produced in Germany in the first quarter was more or less identical as in the same quarter of last year. » more

12.07.2021 − The Dutch construction group Royal BAM Group took over Houtindustrie Stam & Landman, the manufacturer of timber cladding element, at the beginning of March.» more

09.07.2021 − The Federal Cartel Office in Bonn issued approval on 16 June for Auctus Capital Partners’s acquisition of a stake in Häussermann group. » more

09.07.2021 − Market players believe the continuing growth in prices for sawn softwood as well as for finger-jointed carcassing and gluelam timber for months now could come to a standstill in August/September.» more

08.07.2021 − Pfeifer Group has largely completed the extension of the cross-laminated timber (CLT) works in Schlitz, Hessen, on which work began in November.» more

05.07.2021 − James Jones & Sons took over UK Pallet Collars on 10 June. According to a press release issued by James Jones, the company is being integrated into the James Jones “Pallets & Packaging” division. » more

05.07.2021 − After an increase of 6.0% in sales revenue to €8.300bn for 2020, the German timber-construction association is expecting to see a slowing in the growth of sales revenue for 2021.» more

02.07.2021 − Due to the current shortages on the pallet markets and partly sharp increases in prices, an increase in fraudulent offers evidently began a few days ago.» more

25.06.2021 − The Austrian joint venture LOC Holz is planning to build a cross-laminated timber works at its Arbing facility.» more

24.06.2021 − A slump in European wood-based panel production that was recorded in 2019 after six years of growth continued at a similar pace in 2020. » more

23.06.2021 − The Mosser group will be building a CLT works with an annual output of 55,000 m³ at its company headquarters by the beginning of 2023. » more

17.06.2021 − BSW Timber Group took over the wood-processing company Bayram Timber on 20 May. » more

17.06.2021 − Roughly 322,000 t of pellets were produced in Finland in 2020 as a whole, equating to a reduction of 11 % against the previous year. » more

11.06.2021 − The SoftBank Vision Fund’s efforts initiated at the end of 2020 to ensure business continuation of the US/Indian building company Katerra by providing further financial means of US$200m failed.» more

10.06.2021 − Belarusian pellet exports worth US$13.0m in the first quarter were 13 % higher than a year earlier at 125,100 t » more

02.06.2021 − Prefabricated house manufacturer WeberHaus was able to continue its turnover growth of the past ten years in the 2020 financial year. » more

28.05.2021 − At 519,834 t, US exports of pellets to the EU (EU-27) in the first quarter of 2021 were 50 % higher than a year earlier. » more

24.05.2021 − Metsä Group and the commercial construction project specialist Brüninghoff Group have forged a sales partnership for LVL made by Metsä Wood and sold under the Kerto name. » more

21.05.2021 − Having already been agreed in principle in mid-2020, Saint-Gobain completed its acquisition of the majority shareholding in the Brüggemann group, active in the timber-construction sector, in mid-March. » more

20.05.2021 − According to the Russian association for timber housing construction ADD, timber housing involving estimated living area of 16m m² was built in Russia in 2020.» more

07.05.2021 − In the fourth quarter, Russian pellet exports to Denmark rose by 33% to 325,478t.» more

06.05.2021 − At 110.4m units, the number of box pallets and flat wooden pallets produced in Germany in 2020 was virtually the same as in 2019. » more

05.05.2021 − In the first quarter, a volume of 802,000t of pellets was produced in Germany. » more