European parquet market: A return pre-Covid-19 sales level not expected in the short to medium term
After a year of slight contraction in 2018, the European parquet market improved in 2019. Unfortunately, this positive result and [...]
June 23, 2020
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Mixed coronavirus pandemic consequences on the European timber market
There are wide-ranging and severe effects upon the timber value chain. There are however significant differences among European countries [...]
April 20, 2020
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Coronavirus puts heavy pressure on European timber exporters
Factories closed, ports idling, lack of containers, rising freight costs, shipments in stand-by… The coronavirus obviously does not spare [...]
March 18, 2020
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Growth in the European parquet market flat in 2019
The European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) estimates that the overall consumption figures on the European parquet market for [...]
January 20, 2020
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Euroconstruct: Growth in European construction sector forecast to decrease in the next two years
European construction output is forecasted to increase by less than 2% in 2019, and by less than 1.5 percentage [...]
November 5, 2019
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Mixed feelings in the European markets for parquet: From slight improvements to decreasing trends
The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) met on 2 October 2019 and discussed [...]
October 14, 2019
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The European Panel Federation criticizes VOC requirements introduced in Germany
The European Wood-based Panel Federation (EPF) raises the alarm against the current threat to European harmonisation and progress posed [...]
October 1, 2019
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Europe sends massive amounts of softwood logs and lumber to China
Due to a massive boost of exports from Germany, total European softwood logs and softwood lumber deliveries to China expanded [...]
August 29, 2019
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Growth in the production of European wood-based panels
The European wood-based panels industry recorded a growth in production of 1.7% in 2018, with notable gains in [...]
July 8, 2019
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Production and consumption of European parquet downturned in 2018
After three years of moderate growth or stabilisation, and despite a generally good start of the year, the overall consumption [...]
June 19, 2019
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