India: Plywood industry hopes for GST recess
The plywood, MDF and particleboard industry in India hopes to reduce the GST rate to 18% from the current 28 [...]
September 3, 2017
Market Analysis / Wood-based Panels / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe
Greenply Industries to build new plywood plant in Sandila
Greenply Industries said last month it will set up a new manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh for plywood and allied [...]
April 7, 2017
Companies in the timber industry / Sawmilling / ...Wood-based Panels / Asia & Middle East
Indonesian plywood is offered big opportunities by FLEGT license on the EU market
The Global Timber Forum has published an interview with the CEOs of two European importing companies, Alexander de Groot of [...]
March 13, 2017
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Sweden searches for new opportunities in the rising Japanese wooden house building
New opportunities arise in the Japanese construction sector for the Swedish lumber. Swedish Forest Industry President, Carina Håkansson (in [...]
March 26, 2016
Market Analysis / Sawmilling / ...Wood Construction / Asia & Middle East / Europe
IKEA opens its first store in Morocco
After months of diplomatic difficulties between Morocco and the Swedish government, IKEA will finally open its first store in the [...]
March 15, 2016
Companies in the timber industry / Wood Furniture / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe
Dubai WoodShow 2016 forecast to be a promising event
Organisers of the Dubai WoodShow, the largest exhibition in the Middle East for timber, machineries and tools, have revealed that [...]
January 20, 2016
Latest Trends / Forestry / ...Woodworking Machinery / Asia & Middle East
Softwood producers target Indian market
The fast-growing Indian market has caught the attention of softwood producers in North America and Europe. Tropical hardwoods are [...]
November 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Sawmilling / ...Asia & Middle East / Europe / North America
Outlook for the global furniture market uncertain
In spite of signs of a stabilisation and a more sustained recovery in various European markets as well as in [...]
October 13, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Africa / Asia & Middle East / Australia and Pacific Region / China / Europe / North America / Russia / South America
Global prices for hardwood chips drop by 14%
Prices for hardwood chips traded overseas have been in steady decline since November 2011. In less than four years, the [...]
September 5, 2015
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Japanese lumber demand expected to decrease
The Japanese Forest Agency made up demand projection of major wood products for the second half of this year. On [...]
August 16, 2015
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Sawmilling / Asia & Middle East
