Wood-based Panels

Brazil becomes the main particleboards supplier to the United States

In 2019 the United States became the main export market for Brazilian particleboard /MDP (PB/MDP).     [...]

No growth in the European parquet market in 2019

The European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) estimates that the overall consumption figures on the European parquet market for [...]

Vietnam to ban import of Chinese plywood

On the 12th of November 2019 the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam signed and announced Circular No [...]

Indonesian forestry industry forecasts boost in exports in 2020

    Indonesian’s wood products exports totalled US$11.6 billion in 2019, a 4 per cent [...]

Italian Saviola Group to merge with German Nolte Holzwerkstoff

    A relevant and strategic agreement between Saviola Group (Italy) and the majority shareholder of Nolte Holzwerkstoff [...]

Anti-dumping petitions against China and Brazil wood mouldings and millwork products

    The Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) filed antidumping (AD) petitions on imports of wood mouldings [...]

Laminate flooring production in Europe falls in 2019

In 2019, the worldwide sales of the EPLF members was 447 million m² of laminate flooring from European production (2018 [...]

European woodworking industry ‘lies at the heart of the circular bioeconomy’

The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Panel [...]

Austrian parquet manufacturers accused of importing illegal timber from Ukraine

    Recently, WWF Austria accused four Austrian parquet manufacturers of importing illegally harvested timber from the Ukraine [...]

Vietnam suspends some plywood exports to the U.S.

    Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade announced it would suspend some plywood exports to the U [...]