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…
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…
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…
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…
In the context of an investigation relating to possible violations of antitrust law, offices were searched at Pfleiderer AG, at some of its subsidiaries, and at some competing companies on March 4, 2009.
With regard to this matter…
This report contains prices of logs, wooden beams, veneer, plywood, solid wood flooring and other items from timber markets in several Chinese regions: Jiashan Kaihua, Shanghai Furen...
The 7th China International Wood & Wood Products Trade Conference (shortened form:IWTC) will be held from 28 to 30 April 2010 in Canton. The organizer China wood trade web and Zhonglin Huida International Exhibition Company win a great reputation in the wood products industry because of their well credit, abundant service, acute understanding in market with clients demand. So far they have organized 6 large-scale international conferences, it has developed into China’s biggest and…
Three new members were welcomed into the Global Flooring Alliance after
the last meeting of the association at the Domotex Fair in Hannover. The
companies BoDeWo (Switzerland), Polimpex (Russia) and Woodpecker
(The Netherlands) were accepted as regular members. The number of
wholesalers/distributors that have joined the…
The year 2009 for the German machinery and plant engineering had been one of the worst since decades. Especially the producers of woodworking machinery had to face a dramatic decline of sales. Their turnover in 2009 was reduced by 42 percent compared with the previous year.
On 19-21 March 2010 will be the fifth edition of the DREWOOD Fair. This event is bringing together representatives of the timber industry at home and abroad.
DREWOOD 2010 will be held traditionally in Wroclaw Centennial Hall, in parallel with the building Fair TARBUD.
The idea of the coexistence of both events is great for longer than three years. Fair visitors have got a chance to look at the offer presented by the exhibitors, which covers a broad spectrum of products and services from the timber and building industry. In one place, and time is presented close to 400 companies, making it easier for interested parties to review the news and trends in the industry.
In the previous edition of the total number of companies cited above events amounted to nearly 400, including the wood
