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  • September 21, 2007 08:54

    France: EGGER is investing in the future

    The EGGER group, one of the leading European manufacturers of chipboard, MDF and OSB boards, is continuing its extensive investment programme. EGGER is investing around 70 million euro in the modernisation of its two production sites in France. This summer, the raw chipboard press ... [more...]

  • April 17, 2007 11:21

    Unilin and Välinge reach final agreement over glueless dispute

    On April 10th 2007 Unilin and Välinge have executed an agreement which puts an end to most worldwide litigation between the companies and creates a framework that allows easier access to the respective technologies for future licenses.
    The agreement relates to glueless joining systems for hard flooring panels. This agreement… [more...]

  • January 22, 2007 18:08

    Parquet: Price pressure in a growing market

    Parquet producers in Domotex and the BAU in Munich reported strong growth for flooring. Increases in production capacity do not however leave much room for price increases. Hamberger/HARO reported a 9% increase in revenues in 2006 of which 8.5% in export and 9.5% in Germany. Boen, Steirer Parkett and Adler report double digit price increases. Franz Schrattenecker, CEO of Tilo, is expecting for… [more...]

  • January 10, 2007 14:26

    Flooring: Classen and the Unilin solve patent disputes

    The Classen Group and the Unilin Group have reached an agreement to settle all patent disputes between the two companies in the field of the glueless locking technology for flooring panels. As a consequence, the mutual court cases in… [more...]

  • December 15, 2006 14:16

    Romania: Karelia acquires parquet factory and sawmill

    Karelia Corporation has acquired the Romanian parquet flooring factory and sawmill Larodan. The factory is located in the town of Satulung, Transylvania, close to oak, ash and beech forests used as sources of timber for parquet production. Satulung has a population of 10,000 and is… [more...]

  • November 23, 2006 18:12

    Anderson to use Unilin’s glueless technology

    Anderson Hardwood Floors has concluded a worldwide license agreement with Flooring Industries, the Ireland-based intellectual property company of the Unilin group. Anderson has chosen to use… [more...]

  • November 23, 2006 17:22

    Unilin files lawsuit against Hansol Homedeco in Korea

    Unilin announces the filing of a preliminary patent infringement action against Hansol Homedeco before the district court in Seoul, South Korea. The case is based upon KR 430315, a patent that protects specific glueless systems for joining floor boards together. The products affected include the Hansol lock and the Hansol Reve… [more...]

  • November 10, 2006 10:45

    Välinge: LG Chem signs technology licence

    LG Chem has entered into a licence agreement with Välinge Innovation AB. LG’s Industrial Material Business Unit will launch a HDF based floor covering… [more...]

  • November 10, 2006 10:37

    Flooring: Three new licenses signed with Välinge

    The Chinese wood flooring producers Jilin Newco Wood Industries Co. based in the Jilin province and Daedal Flooring Co limited based in the Jiangsu province have signed a worldwide license agreement with Välinge… [more...]

  • November 10, 2006 10:21

    Unilin: Click License for Jilin Jinqiao Group

    On the 31st of October 2006, Flooring Industries/Unilin has granted a license agreement to the five companies within the Jilin Jinqiao Group (full name … [more...]