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IKEA wants to lower prices for furniture in India

IKEA wants to lower its furniture and home decor products prices for the Indian audience before it opens its first [...]

Kastamonu buys Italy’s third largest particleboard producer

Turkish Kastamonu Entegre has acquired Italian Gruppo Trombini in May. This acquisition along with its last investment, places Kastamonu Entegre [...]

The price in wood pellets in Switzerland declines in May

The Swiss price for wood pellets increased by 1.64% in May 2017 and reached an average of CHF 359 [...]

EU renews anti-dumping duties on imports of okoumé plywood sector

The EU renewed anti-dumping duties on imports of okoumé plywood manufactured in China on 7th April.    [...]
May 22, 2017 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Europe

FSC to deliberate on the Holzindustrie Schweighofer case

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has gathered a group of international and national stakeholders in Bucharest (Romania) from 3 to [...]

Chinese furniture manufacturer gives EUR 30 million order to Homag Group

HOMAG Group has won a major contract with Chinese furniture maker Oppein with an order valued at over EUR 30 [...]

Södra and Kährs Group sign new oak partnership

Södra and Kährs Group have signed a multi-year sales contract for oak logs from Södra’s [...]

Wood pellets price in Germany decreases due to the warm season

The price for wood pellets in Germany has decreased accordingly to the arrival of the warm season. Thus, the price [...]
April 20, 2017 Wood Industry Prices / Wood Energy / ...Europe

Metsä buys 10 ha industrial site in Estonia to build a new birch plywood mill

Metsä Group’s Wood Products Industry Metsä Wood has bought a 10 hectare industrial site in the city of P [...]

Tropical wood market in Spain recovers some ground

Hardwood consumption in Spain has recovered some ground, but growth remains slow and hardwood products are coming under renewed pressure [...]
April 12, 2017 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Europe