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On November 30, 2018, the European Timber Industry Association CEI Bois organized a seminar in Lisbon on the future of the wood industry in Europe. The 70 participants came from European associations and companies in the wood industry. The organizers were CEI Bois, as the European umbrella organization for the wood industry, the European Association of Engineered Wood Manufacturers EPF and the European Workers' Federation of the Wood Industry EFBWW. CEI WoodThe host was the Portuguese association AIMMP. The topic of the seminar was the future challenges of the wood industry... [više ...]
The trend in Canadian housing starts was 206,981 units in December 2018, compared to 212,338 units in November 2018, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)... [više ...]
US privately-owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,228,000. This is 1.5% above the revised September estimate of 1,210,000 but is 2.9% below the October 2017 rate of 1,265,000... [više ...]
The International Code Council (ICC) has released the unofficial voting results on code change proposals considered in 2018, including passage of the entire package of 14 tall mass timber code change proposals... [više ...]
André de Boer is stepping down as Secretary General of the European Timber Trade Federation in 2019, handing over the reins to Thomas Goebel, Chief Executive of German Timber Trade Federation GD Holz. The first quarter of next year will see a transition process, with ...... [više ...]
Beaulieu Flooring Solutions (BFS) is set to increase production capacity for Vinyl Rolls at its JUTEKS Russian plant. The addition of a second production line, scheduled to come on stream in Q2 2020, will also create new job openings. The JUTEKS Russian plant is one of the most ...... [više ...]
In October 2018 compared with September 2018, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 1.6% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.2% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. ...... [više ...]
From January to October 2018, the construction of a total of 289,700 apartments was permitted in Germany. As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 1.2% or 3,500 more building permits were reported as compared to the same period of the previous year... [više ...]
