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Homann acquires a minority stake in Nile Wood

19 May 2022

Homann Holzwerkstoffe intends to boost its capacity by purchasing a stake in the Egyptian MDF manufacturer Nile Wood. This move comes as the company is continuing work to build a new thin MDF/HDF mill in Pagirai, Lithuania and...

Homann acquires a minority stake in Nile Wood

New MDF line in Sadat City, Egypt, to get up and running in Q4

18 May 2022

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Published in issue 20/2022

Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH, based in Munich, intends to boost its capacity by purchasing a stake in the Egyptian MDF manufacturer Nile Wood S.A.E., headquartered in Sadat City. This move comes as the company is continuing work to...

Unilin ramping up its WBP business by acquiring Panneaux de Corrèze

Panels division will operate three MDF mills with four lines in Europe

10 November 2021

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Published in issue 45/2021

Unilin bvba, headquartered in Wielsbeke, Belgium, brokered a deal with the owners of Panneaux de Corrèze S.A.S. to buy the MDF mill in Ussel, in central France in the second half of October. The mill has an annual capacity of...

Homann Holzwerkstoffe plans another production line

EBITDA margin and equity quota could each be brought above 20%

06 October 2021

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Published in issue 40/2021

In response to the high level of demand observed for MDF/HDF thin boards, which is likely to continue in the longer term, Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH (Munich) intends to build a second production line at one of the three existing...

Turkish manufacturers ordered several production lines

08 September 2021

Turkey remains a hotspot for investments in new wood-based panel lines, even though business has now cooled. Two new lines have already been commissioned during the first half. Kastamonu Entegre has replaced a multi-opening press...

Turkish wood-based panel manufacturers place orders for several production lines

Business expected to slow once new projects are put to bed

01 September 2021

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Published in issue 35/2021

Turkey remains a hotspot for investments in new wood-based panel lines, even though business has now cooled. Two new lines have already been commissioned during the first half of 2021. Kastamonu Entegre Agac San. ve Tic. A.S.,...

MDF/HDF supply situation fails to improve over the summer months

Prices for extra quantities have kept climbing in recent weeks

18 August 2021

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Published in issue 33/2021

A variety of buyers from the floor coverings, panel, moulding, door and furniture supplier industries are reporting major ongoing difficulties sourcing material on Central European MDF/HDF markets. The situation was still more...

Strained supply causes major problems for converters

04 June 2021

The raw material procurement challenges that the furniture and building products industry have faced for several months have intensified in recent weeks. Virtually all relevant upstream products are now affected. Within the...

Strained supply of wood-based panels causes more and more problems for converters

Discussions about passing on higher costs and whether to enforce penalties

02 June 2021

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Published in issue 22/2021

The raw material procurement challenges that the furniture and building products industry have faced for several months have intensified in recent weeks. Virtually all relevant upstream products are now affected. Within the...

Brazilian Guararapes places orders for new MDF line

Third production line expected to almost double output of Caçador works

08 April 2021

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Published in issue 14/2021

The orders for the main items of production equipment have given more concrete shape to the recent news of the investment plans of the Brazilian plywood and MDF manufacturer Indústria de Compensados Guararapes Ltda. of Palmas,...

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