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Brisk raw veneer sales continue until the end of 2021 in Germany

Oak veneer prices on the rise / Mounting interest in pine veneers

15 December 2021

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Published in issue 50/2021

Veneer mills, veneer manufacturers without their own mills and veneer merchants are experiencing an increase in sales in the final days of 2021. Most companies managed to raise their sales volumes over the course of this year....

Lanxess wants to charge more for coloured pigments

30 June 2021

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Published in issue 26/2021

The speciality chemical producer Lanxess AG, based in Cologne, is poised to raise its prices for inorganic pigments by at least €150/t. Some price increases might be higher, depending on the product group and production site....

Full-year forecasts revised upward again

Surfaces industry running at maximum capacity since September

11 November 2020

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Published in issue 46/2020

Decor paper manufacturers, printers and impregnating firms have now upgraded their full-year sales forecasts again after slashing them after the second quarter. The recovery in demand that surfaced at varying points in time...

Decor paper manufacturers curbing output by similar levels to April in the month of May

Excessively high inventories hindering swift recovery in order intake

20 May 2020

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Published in issue 21/2020

A slump in decor paper sales prompted by the coronavirus crisis will likely last much longer than initially expected after all. Order intake fell sharply from the beginning of April onwards after a mostly good first quarter of...

Downward spiral in pulp costs left its mark in negotiations to thrash out decor paper prices

Demand slightly stronger in a few sales segments in October

06 November 2019

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Published in issue 45/2019

Global decor paper markets have been strained for quite some time. This situation has hardly altered during the autumn, either. A recovery in demand that was anticipated by both manufacturers and converters has yet to arrive. It...

Laminate manufacturers worried about problems sourcing saturating base kraft

WestRock has to qualify DuraSorb production at another PM

25 September 2019

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Published in issue 39/2019

A variety of HPL, CPL and compact board manufacturers feel that the closure of PM 2 at its plant in North Charleston, South Carolina at the end of this year might make it hard to source saturating base kraft for phenolic resin...

Decor paper manufacturers trying to identify why sales remain slow

Barely any post-holiday improvement in order intake and sales

25 September 2019

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Published in issue 39/2019

The recovery that was actually expected to materialise on decor paper markets after the summer holidays has largely failed to materialise to date. Order intake and sales are virtually the same as in months past in September, as...

Supply of lightweight kraft paper hampered by discontinued production by Kotkamills Group

Film faced-plywood manufacturers left with no option but to find alternatives

10 April 2019

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Published in issue 15/2019

The situation relating to the supply of lightweight saturating base kraft paper with grammages of 40-100 g/m² has deteriorated since the discontinuation of production in January 2019 on the PM 7 paper machine that used to be used...

Titanium dioxide prices in strong decline

Destocking exacerbates slump in demand caused by economic factors

28 November 2018

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Published in issue 48/2018

Titanium dioxide contracts for the fourth quarter contain much lower prices after talks were largely wrapped up by mid-October. This development comes following the first minor corrections were made in the third quarter of 2018. A...

New MTC, Kingdecor decor paper machines to be commissioned over the coming months

Decor paper sites in China and Brazil up for sale

06 June 2018

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Published in issue 23/2018

The decor paper industry has encountered more changes in recent months after a lengthy period of comparative stability. Relatively advanced new investment projects undertaken by the joint ventures OOO Mayak-Technocell (MTC), based...

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