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Data available from the Timber Industry Development
Division of the Forestry Commission (TIDD) indicates
that contracts for a volume of 94,369 cubic metres (down
17% Qtr on Qtr) and 2,475 pieces of furniture parts were
processed and approved for export during the fourth
quarter of 2009...
18/03/2010 - 09:44
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Although details of the log export ban in Gabon have not
yet been totally finalised, the log markets have remained
remarkably calm. The prospect of the loss of such a major
player from the log market has not resulted, as yet, in
noticeable price movements for logs...
18/03/2010 - 09:40
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Weinig AG is close to finalising an agreement to acquire insolvent Holz-Her. Subject to the successful conclusion of negotiations and approval by the Weinig AG board of directors, Holz-Her is expected to trade as an…
18/03/2010 - 09:06
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From 21 – 23 April 2010, RESALE will open its doors for the 16th time. The organisers of the world leading used machinery trade fair once again expect more than 500 exhibitors. As in recent years, approx. 10,000 visitors from over 110 countries are projected to travel to Karlsruhe. The trade fair's results are therefore expected to continue the successful trend of April 2009. "RESALE has demonstrated its enormous…
18/03/2010 - 08:52
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In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production fell by 2.2% in the euro area (EA16) and by 2.0% in the EU27 in January 2010, compared with the previous month...
17/03/2010 - 20:39
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WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH shows a new briquetting press at the Holz Handwerk 2010 fair: the E80 briquetting press, with which it is possible do the first time for…
16/03/2010 - 11:59
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The Belgian company Korlam NV, a member of the Groep Terryn, has invested in a compact finger jointing line, model CF 300/10 for the production of glulam. Processed will be spruce, fir, larch and douglas fir; the average…
16/03/2010 - 09:03
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Many framing lumber prices firmed and then moved higher amid spurts of sales reaching the mills. Traders at all levels of the market continued to label price trends as "supply-driven," with few noting any major increases in consumption...
14/03/2010 - 19:10
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Södra announce USD 40 per tonne price increase for Softwood pulps. The new price is USD 930 per tonne. The price increase is valid from April…
11/03/2010 - 16:02
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IS Shrapnel’s Medium Density Fibreboard in the Pacific Rim and Europe, 2009 – 2013 report forecasts
strong growth in the key end-use sectors for MDF – housing construction and furniture manufacturing.
BIS Shrapnel says the downturn in housing construction in the United States reached the bottom of the
cycle in 2009 and is expected to move into a rapid upswing from…
11/03/2010 - 09:12
