Interfor acquires fours sawmills in the US
Interfor announced today it has completed the acquisition of four sawmills from Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, increasing its annual lumber [...]
January 15, 2015
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...North America
EU laminate flooring markets go up last year
According to a conservative extrapolation for 2014, the 21 ordinary member companies of the EPLF, i.e. the European producers [...]
January 8, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / Europe
China is making massive investments in foreign countries
Chinese enterprises have invested US$90 billion in 5,090 foreign companies in 156 countries, representing a year on YOY [...]
June 25, 2014
Market Analysis / Forestry / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
The price of wood pellets in Germany are still favourable
In Germany the price of wood pellets in July remains favourable. According to the German Energy Wood and Pellet Association [...]
June 20, 2014
Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Siempelkamp to deliver another MDF plant to Asia
Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) ordered a complete MDF plant including a high-end 4' ContiRoll® press from Siempelkamp in April [...]
June 16, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East / Europe
Austrian wood pellets prices well below last year’s levels
The July 2014 price survey conducted by proPellets Austria resulted in an average price of €24,24 Cent per kg [...]
June 15, 2014
Wood Industry Prices / Industry Prices / ...Wood Energy / Europe
Masisa Tricoya Super MDF will be launched in Latin America
Masisa, a panel producer in Latin America, has agreed to carry out evaluation of Tricoya including market testing, production testing [...]
June 10, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Wood-based Panels / ...South America
US wood pellet exports have doubled due to high European demand
Wood pellet exports from the United States nearly doubled last year, from 1.6 million short tons (approximately 22 trillion [...]
May 17, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood Energy / ...Europe / North America
Schweighofer, Egger and Kronospan have most of the control over the Romanian timber market
Schweighofer, Kronospan and Egger are three Austrian companies with wood processing operations in Romania. Their cumulated business exceeded EUR 1 [...]
May 8, 2014
Companies in the timber industry / Market Analysis / ...Forestry / Europe
The European parquet industry starts to recover
The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry met on 28 April 2014 and discussed amongst [...]
May 5, 2014
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Europe
