Wood-based Panels

EU plywood trade with China disturbed by domestic environmental controls

Chinese plywood supply is reported by EU importers to be disrupted by tough new national environmental controls, which are forcing [...]

Supply problems and price increases trouble the European plywood market

The European plywood market faces a combination of buoyant demand, mounting competition for product from other leading consumer countries plus [...]

Bauwerk Boen Group inaugurates new parquet factory in Đurđevac, Croatia

The Bauwerk Boen Group inaugurated a new parquet factory in Đurđevac, Croatia on the 24th of May 2018. The [...]

Lumber prices in the US keep record levels up

A second muted week of trading since the U.S. holiday generated cracks in prices of framing lumber.   [...]

GreenPly Industries inaugurates MDF production at plant in India

    GreenPly Industries expects to commence commercial production at the company’s new MDF plant in Chittoor [...]

Canada might enforce tariffs on US plywood imports

Canada has recently announced it would impose tariffs on plywood and other products imported from the US.     [...]

Latest trends in US particleboard market

The U.S. particleboard market totalled 22.8M cubic metres in 2017, 4.6M cubic metres (or 17%) less than [...]

Proteak sales disadvantaged by slow MDF market

Proteak, a world leader in the production of teak and since 2016 manufacturer of MDF boards under the Tecnotabla brand [...]

Wood-based products exports from Brazil went up by 30%

In April 2018, the value of Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except pulp and paper) increased 30% compared to [...]

IKEA sets the lowest prices for its first store in India

IKEA prepares for the opening of its first store in India, in Hyderabad, this July. The biggest change that the [...]