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Sonae’s turnover grew significantly in 2015

Consolidated turnover for Sonae Indústria´s continuing operations reached Euro 1,027 million in 2015, representing an increase of [...]

Kährs Group reaches higher profits during 2015

Net sales of the Swedish wood flooring manufacturer Kährs totalled SEK 667 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 [...]

Egger Group invests in new market segment for plastic edging at Brilon

The EGGER Group is investing in the Brilon (Germany) plant by developing polypropylene edging production.     Through [...]

Turkey becomes the largest MDF producer in the EU

After Turkey strengthened its export markets in the last two decades, they have now become the largest medium-density fiberboard [...]
February 9, 2016 Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe

General Electric selected to build the largest commercial biomass-fired plant

General Electric (GE) has been selected by Mechelen-based Belgian Eco Energy (BEE) to build the largest greenfield, 100 percent [...]

Siempelkamp to supply particleboard plant in Russia

Siempelkamp received four orders from the Russian market in 2015. At the end of December the company of the "SOUZ [...]

Dubai WoodShow 2016 forecast to be a promising event

Organisers of the Dubai WoodShow, the largest exhibition in the Middle East for timber, machineries and tools, have revealed that [...]

Lentex buys wood flooring manufacturer Baltic Wood

Through its subisidiary Lentex, the Polish construction materlials producer Gamrat has acquired the wood flooring manufacturer Baltic Wood.   [...]

Metsä Wood relocates wooden elements production in Finland

The manufacture of Metsä Wood's Kerto-Ripa® wooden elements is moving from Heinola to Pälkäne in February [...]

Softwood lumber exports from Sweden on an upward trend

In the first ten months of 2015, Sweden has exported about 10,7 million cubic meters of sawn and planed [...]
January 12, 2016 Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Europe