Pfeifer Group to invest EUR 100 million in expanding panel and CLT capacity
By autumn 2020, the Pfeifer Group plans to massively expand existing and new production facilities in Chanovice, Schlitz and Lauterbach [...]
August 16, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood Construction / Wood-based Panels / Europe
EU tropical importers are facing tough competition for supplies
EU timber traders cited a number of factors shaping tropical import trends. These included intensifying competition for material from Chinese [...]
August 14, 2018
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Switzerland: Wood pellets prices rising despite heat wave
Curiously, despite the wave of heat that came across Europe these weeks, the prices of wood pellets in Switzerland increased [...]
August 14, 2018
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Dropping Chinese demand cause major setback in Finland’s softwood lumber exports
he Finnish softwood lumber exports to the world decreased by -4% during January - May 2018, as [...]
August 14, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / China / Europe
Norbord achieves record results on higher N. American and European panel prices
Norbord Inc. reported Adjusted EBITDA of $273 million for the second quarter of 2018 versus $165 million in the second [...]
August 14, 2018
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Prices for roundwood in Estonia significantly higher than in 2017
In June 2018, the prices for roundwood in Estonia are significantly higher as compared to the [...]
August 13, 2018
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Tropical sawnwood rising its share on the European market
Recent reports on European economic and construction sector health and outlook make for almost exclusively positive reading. After the EU [...]
August 13, 2018
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Softwood logs exports from Europe to China excedeed those of softwood lumber
Due to a massive boost of exports from France, total European softwood logs deliveries [...]
August 13, 2018
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Sonae Arauco plans to build new particleboard plant at its site in Germany
Sonae Arauco decided to invest in a new state-of-the-art particleboard plant at the company’s Beeskow site [...]
August 13, 2018
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EGGER Group reports record results
The EGGER Group again set new records in its annual results for 2017/2018.   [...]
August 7, 2018
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe