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­ Click here to view the web version. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ WOOD PRODUCTS AND PANELS ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Dear Reader,   Welcome to Headlines, your preview of reports and articles featured in the latest issue of EUWID Wood Products and Panels. We hope you find this interesting and informative reading. Andreas Ruf Editor-in-Chief  EUWID Wood Products and Panels ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Contents Issue 32/2018 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Companies ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Egger group aiming to spend another 400m € on investments in its business year 2018/2019   Egger enjoyed growth from all divisions during 2017/18   Sawmill projects brought to conclusion by SAB   Since 24 July, total ban on felling imposed by Södra   Wijma subsidiary halting operation in Cameroun   Homag opens engineering office in Posen in Poland   Load on Homag's main plant to be lightened by hall in Horb   Rougier sells African subsidiaries to Sodinaf   Russian Titan group delivered 89 % more roundwood   Hobatex has been acquired in a management buy-out   Steico's margins up by a good two percentage points   Contrasting trends in Westag & Getalit's sales revenue   Raute's receipts of orders down again for first time   Novopan orders chipboard plant from Dieffenbacher   Pfleiderer Group wants to raise 2017 line of credit by 95m €   Uniboard planning to invest 38.5m CAD in Val-d'Or   VMG Industry receiving 50m € loan from EBRD   Sonae Arauco: replacement investment in Beeskow   Sonae Industria profits from Sonae Arauco contributions ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Roundwood/Sawnwood ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Finland: Increasing prices and more timber handling   Sweden: Forest fire damage so far at SEK900m   Roundwood sales in the UK virtually unchanged   Up to June, in Poland prices for oak sawlogs declined by 25.2% compared to March   In the first six months, Polish sawnwood production up by 7%   Latvia: Virtually no increase in softwood log prices   Inconsistent development in softwood sawlog prices in southern/western Germany recently   Some regions' sawdust prices under pressure from high supply and non-recurring items ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood Products ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood construction expects turnover of over €7bn ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood-based panels ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Further growth in prices for birch plywood from Russia and Poland in some subsectors   North American OSB prices continue on downward path   Stronger growth in North American OSB production   North American TFL sales stable at last year's level   North American particleboard markets still subdued   Manufacturers pass on higher methanol and urea costs to adhesive and impregnating resin   Renewed restrictions on shipping down the Rhine ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Surfaces ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Melamine contract prices stay the same in Q3   Worldwide melamine capacity estimated at over 2.7m tonnes ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Furniture ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Austrian furniture exports leapt 6.2% in first quarter   Poland: Kitchen furniture production increased   Revenues from other furniture up by 4.8% ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Construction ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Euroconstruct expects 11.5% rise in completions   Incoming orders in housing construction up by 3.8% ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Events ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Euroconstruct expects 11.5% rise in completions   Incoming orders in housing construction up by 3.8% ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ The next issue of EUWID  Wood Products and Panels will be published next Wednesday. For further information and details go to www.euwid-wood-products.com. Need more information? If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact our editorial team at holz@euwid.de. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ADVERTISEMENT ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ EUWID Making Markets Transparent Free trial offer Are you interested in the broad range of topics and industries covered by EUWID? Sign up for a free three-week trial - no cancellation required and no obligation to subscribe. For any questions and queries just give us a call at +49 7224 9397-572 or send an email to service@euwid.de. We look forward to hearing from you. ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Imprint: EUWID Europäischer Wirtschaftsdienst GmbH Bleichstr. 20-22 76593 Gernsbach Germany +49 7224 9397-0 info@euwid.de https://www.euwid.de/en Managing director: Dr. Martin Katz Commercial register: County court Mannheim HRB 530198 VAT No.: DE 811680902 unsubscribe newsletter ­