Södra announces the closure of parquet flooring plant in Sweden
Södra is initiating a process to close down Berg & Berg in Kallinge, Sweden. Trade union negotiations will begin [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / Europe
IKEA speeds up its transition as to meet unprecedented change of global retail trade
The Ingka Group (Ingka Holding BV and controlled entities) is speeding up its transformation plans. The company plans to invest [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Market Analysis / Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe
Egger begins construction for its first particleboard plant in the US
Austrian wood-based panel manufacturer Egger has started construction on its first U.S. particleboard manufacturing [...]
December 3, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / Europe / North America
Germany’s parquet market sees increasing demand from China
During the first three quarters of 2018, the sales of German parquet fell by 5% year [...]
December 3, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood-based Panels / China / Europe
Lumber prices in the US keep on going up through November
US softwood lumber traders absorbed a heavy news week that sent mixed signals to an uncertain marketplace. However, chief among [...]
November 22, 2018
Market Analysis / Market Prices / ...Forestry / Industry Prices / Sawmilling / Wood-based Panels / North America
Georgia-Pacific announced the closure of its Warm Springs plywood facility
Georgia-Pacific announced plans to close its Warm Springs plywood production facility, resulting in the loss of about 300 jobs [...]
November 22, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Latest Trends / ...Wood-based Panels / North America
Outlook of the Chinese furniture industry
The furniture industry in China is a traditional industry and it has developed rapidly over the past 30 years. Large [...]
November 22, 2018
Latest Trends / Market Analysis / ...Wood Furniture / Wood-based Panels / China
Armstrong sells its Wood Flooring segment for US$ 100 million
Armstrong Flooring, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Wood Flooring segment to [...]
November 20, 2018
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Woodworking machinery industry in Italy drops its foreign sales in Q3/2018
For the Italian woodworking machinery sector, the July-September period reaffirmed the current industry trend, characterized [...]
November 19, 2018
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Lowe’s to close 51 stores in North America
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. announced the wind-down of certain underperforming store locations as part of its ongoing strategic reassessment [...]
November 16, 2018
Companies & Industry Events / Wood Construction / ...Wood-based Panels / North America