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  • Panels
  • September 30, 2019 14:01

Cleaf and Egger establish sales partnership

Cleaf and Egger have signed a sales agreement for the distribution of 27 Cleaf products - laminated panels, laminates and ABS edges - in six countries...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • September 30, 2019 12:18

Global and European sawlog price indices have both fallen over the past two years

The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) fell for the fifth consecutive quarter in the 2Q/19, reaching a two-year low. Log prices were down on all continents, with the biggest declines occurring in Europe...... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • September 30, 2019 11:18

Japan: Plywood supply for the first six months

Total supply of plywood in Japan for the first half of this year was 2,916,200 cbms, 5.6% less than the same period of last year...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • September 30, 2019 10:36

Germany: EUR 800 million aid for the forests

At the exceptionally organized National Forest Summit in Berlin on 25 September, Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner announced that the government would allocate 547 million euros over four years...... [more...]

  • Panels
  • September 27, 2019 12:33

Innovations4Flooring signs license agreement with Tarkett

The Innovations4Flooring (I4F), a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has signed a license agreement with Tarkett...... [more...]

Sawmilling
  • Sawmilling
  • September 27, 2019 09:31

Swedish pine a huge success at the London Design Fair 2019

The London Design Fair, 19–22 September, saw Swedish designers showcase their designs in pine in the Swedish pine pavilion. The pavilion itself is the work of architectural practice Förstberg Ling, in collaboration with Svensk Form Syd – Form/Design Center and the industry organisation Swedish Wood....... [more...]

  • Interior
  • September 27, 2019 09:09

Brazil: Mixed performance for furniture exports

The Brazilian Furniture Industry Association (Abimóvel) has released the main furniture market indicators for June and July 2019...... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • September 27, 2019 01:56

Trade war with China hits the US hardwood industry

Lumber mills in the U.S. have been a casualty of President Trump's trade war with China, as a significant dip in demand has pushed hardwood lumber prices down...... [more...]

Sawmilling
  • Sawmilling
  • September 26, 2019 14:24

RWI/ISL Container throughput index: Slight increase to new peak value

The Container Throughput Index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) has risen again slightly to 139.2 in August...... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • September 26, 2019 13:19

Katerra inaugurates its new CLT plant in US

Katerra's new cross-laminated timber (CLT) factory was inaugurated on September 20 in Spokane, Washington...... [more...]

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