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The Russian cartel authority has approved the takeover of the Russian chipboard manufacturer “OOO Gagarinskiy Fanerniy Zavod” in Gagarin by the EGGER Group. Gagarin, situated 150 km west of Moscow, will thus become the 17th plant in the EGGER Group and EGGER’s second location in Russia. Apart from a raw chipboard…... [više ...]
M-real Oyj, part of Metsäliitto, has signed an agreement to divest the entire share capital in M-real Hallein GmbH to the Schweighofer Group. M-real Hallein GmbH assets consist of the Hallein pulp mill, bioenergy plant, paper mill closed in 2009 and the surrounding estate. The pulp mills annual…... [više ...]
In 2nd Quarter of 2011, packaging manufacturers could benefit from lower prices for panels. Prices for plywood and OSB eased. In pallet boards, price statistics of the Association of wooden packaging, pallets and export packaging (HPE) shows price stability. However, packaging boards rose by 2.1%.... [više ...]
From Berchtesgaden to Bocholt one price level for spruce. Softwood log prices in Germany are conforming. The state-owned forestry operation in North Rhine-Westphalia reports similar prices for the main assortment as operations in Baden-Wuerttemberg and private forests in Bavaria.... [više ...]
The Italian machine building group SCM-Morbidelli/Rimini issued a press release rebuking the German competitor Homag/Schopfloch for its patent policy during Ligna 2011. SCM Group believes, that Homag's preliminary injunction during the international exhibition in Hanover was intended to obstruct the display of three machines fitted with several innovative and competitive solutions.... [više ...]
Neither Schweighofer nor Egger – new owner of the Swiss sawmill in Domat-Ems is the Klausner Holz Thueringen GmbH, as reported by daily newspapers in Switzerland. Klausner will pay 20 million Swiss francs and is going to dismantle the site.... [više ...]
Reports of sawmills of declining softwood lumber prices in Germany are not yet reflected in the Producer Price Index of the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) in May 2011. As reported by the German Fuelwood and Pellet Association DEPV, there are slight price declines in wood pellets. The closure of MDF plants like Varioboard seems to support the upward trend for MDF panels.... [više ...]
In May, log prices in Estonia increased by 11% on average compared to the same month of the previous year. In comparison to April 2011, there are hardly any changes. Exceptions are assortments for the pulp and paper industry. Here, prices continue to rise.... [više ...]