“Source locally” a key theme of European wooden furniture manufacturers
There seems to be a growing preference in the EU market to ‘source local’, particularly in the design and specifier [...]
April 19, 2018
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Austria: Softwood lumber prices drop in March
In March, the prices for softwood lumber in Austria declined slightly compared to February. The decline is of 1-2 [...]
April 19, 2018
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Global MDF markets situation; consumption reaches 96,4 million m3
In 2017, the global MDF market amounted to 96.4 million m3, posting solid gains over the last ten years [...]
April 19, 2018
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US decides not to go any further with Chinese plywood investigations
On February 15, four US plywood producers filed a petition at the US Department of Commerce complaining about the plywood [...]
April 19, 2018
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Roundwood prices in Estonia on the rise in February
Roundwood prices in Estonia have risen significantly in February 2018, from December 2017. In January 2018, the price continued to [...]
April 18, 2018
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Bergs Timber agrees to acquire Norvik’s timber operations in Baltics and UK
Bergs Timber signed an agreement with Bergs Timber’s main owner, Norvik, Norway, acquiring a number of companies within the [...]
April 18, 2018
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EU Commission decides to investigate IKEA’s Dutch tax rulings
The European Commission published on the 27th of March the nonconfidential version of its decision to open a formal investigation [...]
April 18, 2018
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Russia to impose restrictions on veneer logs exports
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia decided to impose temporary restrictions on the export of veneer logs for [...]
April 18, 2018
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Finnish roundwood demand and prices continues to grow
Thanks to the positive economic situation and investments, roundwood use by the Finnish forest industry will break the 70 million [...]
April 18, 2018
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Siempelkamp will supply new particleboard plant for VMG in Lithuania
Kalipedos Madiena (VMG) orders the complete plant with Siempelkamp in Krefeld, Germany. The new plant, which will be located in [...]
April 18, 2018
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