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  • Wood energy
  • January 31, 2018 10:04

Pellet associations in Austria and Germany aim to generate growth in the heating market

The integration of heating with pellets into the energy transition is the common goal of the two associations proPellets Austria (pPA) and Deutscher Energieholz- und Pellet-Verband (DEPV) of Germany. The heating market offers great potential both in Germany and in Austria, a joint session of pPA and DEPV concluded on 23 January in Salzburg... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • January 31, 2018 09:42

Wood products trade in Guangdong province

According to Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, between January and November 2017 log imports into Guangdong Province rose 11% to 34.67 million cubic metre... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • January 31, 2018 09:25

Housing starts in Japan continue the downward trend

Data revealed by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism show that housing starts in Japan have dropped for the sixth month in a row... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • January 31, 2018 08:08

Roundwood prices in Estonia rise sharply in December

The prices for most rounwood assortments in Estonia have increased at the end of 2017. Above all, pine sawlogs are considerably more expensive in December 2017 than in the same month of the previous year. The price increases over November are as well considerable... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • January 31, 2018 06:45

Sweden: sawlog prices fell by 3% in 2017

The Swedish annual statistics on roundwood prices show small changes in pulpwood and sawlog prices in 2017 compared to 2016... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • January 30, 2018 11:47

German wood producers price index stable in November

The German producer price index for industrial wood products showed little price change in November 2017 as compared to the previous month... [more...]

  • Panels
  • January 29, 2018 14:16

Egger to buy new short-cycle press from Siempelkamp

Egger invests in a new short-cycle press at its St. Johann mill in Austria. With the new equipment, the company plans to expand its production capacities to meet the constantly growing demand of its benchmark products with synchronized pore structures... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • January 29, 2018 13:52

European Parquet Market continues to progress at a moderate pace

According to the first estimates of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) for the year 2017, the consumption figures of parquet in Europe continue to increase for the third year in a row. While consumption progressed by ...... [more...]

  • Panels
  • January 29, 2018 12:52

Tarkett to invest €70 million in LVT production

Tarkett, producer of flooring and sports surface solutions, invests a total of 70 million euros over the next three years to expand its luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) production capacity in North America and Europe ...... [more...]

  • Interior
  • January 29, 2018 12:03

IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at the age of 91

As the whole world already knows, the IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad has died at the age of 91. IKEA is the paragon of the global players in the wood industry and perhaps the only representative who deserves this qualification. This company continues to expand its commercial presence in the world, while developing a vertical integration that extends from the forest to the house. Even though the founder had already retired from operational activities for ages, he retained some form of control of his empire. It can not be said that the major developments in IKEA in recent years have been against his will... [more...]

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