Rising e-commerce demands optimised wood processing supply chains
Many sectors are in the doldrums due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but for those companies managing to keep their [...]
July 27, 2020
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European production of wood-based panels drops 1.8% in 2019
In a meeting held recently by videoconference with press contacts, associate members and collaborating institutes, EPF (European Panel Federation) presented [...]
July 21, 2020
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Vietnam plywood companies to face increased trade risks
China has invested in 29 plywood projects worth over US$150 million in Vietnam, becoming the country’s largest plywood [...]
July 16, 2020
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Swiss Krono sees positive timber construction future, despite Covid-19
Wood-based panels producer Swiss Krono Group says its production and sales of OSB is holding up well despite economic [...]
July 16, 2020
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MDF expansion around the world continues at a fast pace
New MDF investment in Lithuania, and a rice straw MDF plant in the US are now [...]
July 15, 2020
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Russia: OSB production capacity grows rapidly
Thanks to the continuous recovery of the national economy since the crisis and the launch of new investment projects in [...]
July 14, 2020
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Chinese flooring giant to invest big in US
Chinese flooring manufacturing giant Create Flooring Solutions (CFL) will invest $70 million in a new 252,000-square-foot manufacturing [...]
July 14, 2020
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Interruption of Chinese plywood supply to Europe
On supply, some interruption was reported out of Indonesia and Malaysia due to the lockdown; some [...]
July 13, 2020
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Russia’s logs and lumber exports fall sharply in Jan.-Apr.
During January-April 2020 Russia’s export of lumber exports reached made 5.7 million tons [...]
July 9, 2020
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European parquet market sales not expected to return to pre-Covid 19 levels soon
After a year of slight contraction in 2018, the European parquet market improved in 2019. Unfortunately, this positive result and [...]
July 2, 2020
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