Recovery of the European wood flooring market driven by renovation
The south of Europe which had experienced the toughest restriction measures during spring had been harshly hit but its parquet [...]
October 21, 2020
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IKEA loses 1.5 billion euros due to coronavirus crisis
IKEA announced retail sales of 35.2 billion euros in the financial year to September. That [...]
October 19, 2020
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Sawmills in Sweden defy coronavirus crisis
Current situation of the Swedish forest industry Swedish demand for sawn wood products has decreased by [...]
October 16, 2020
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Homag to create a new business segment
The Homag Group intensifies its activities in the new market segment Construction Elements Solutions by acquiring 80% of the shares [...]
October 16, 2020
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International Softwood Conference 2020: The Covid-19 pandemic impact on the softwood market
On 8 October 2020 the 68th edition of the International Softwood Conference was held for the [...]
October 15, 2020
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Finland: Sawmills struggle to pay for raw materials due to low export prices of lumber
Almost 500 million cubic meters of lumber were produced worldwide last year, of which almost three quarters were coniferous lumber [...]
October 15, 2020
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Global wood industry trade fairs cancelled due to Covid-19 rising infections
A rising number of Covid-19 infections in many countries over the past few weeks and [...]
October 15, 2020
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Russian plywood more competitive on the European market
Indonesian plywood supply is also reported to be almost back to normal, albeit with freight rates increasing costs. One importer [...]
October 13, 2020
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Germany: Hardwood and softwood industry impacted differently by the corona crisis
Half a year after the first survey, the German Sawmill and Wood Industry Association (DeSH) asked its members again about [...]
October 12, 2020
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UPM cuts up to 170 jobs in Europe
As a result of the weakening world economic outlook as well as the COVID-19 related [...]
October 12, 2020
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