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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 43/2018 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Roundwood/Sawnwood ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ISC: Only minor growth anticipated in output of softwood timber in Europe in coming year   PTT reduces forecast for softwood-timber output   Growth in Finnish forests currently 107m m³ per year   Poland: 16.3% increase of oak sawlog prices   Italy's softwood-timber suppliers reluctant to accept concessions on prices after holidays   Spanish imports of oak lumber down by one fifth   Decline in Spanish imports of beech roundwood   Increased decline in tropical lumber imports   HMK recommendation unchanged despite beetlewood   Timber markets will be governed by beetle and drought damage until well into next year   Growing pressure exerted on prices for lower grades of softwood-timber in October   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood Products ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Schweighofer Prize exclusively for students in future   Gluelam-timber business in Italy remains without significant stimuli in autumn too   German pellet production still higher than last year's level   Pellet prices for October well above those of previous month   Prefabricated-house producers expecting 7.7 % growth in sales   Window scantling sales in Germany remain below expectations in September   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood-based panels ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ DOC to re-investigate plywood imports from China after all   Further price rise for 4mm plywood from Indonesia   China: Plywood industry strives to acquire new orders   Latvian plywood exports fall by single-digit percentage   North American OSB prices falling despite hurricanes   Brazilian domestic wood-based panel sales grew again   Retailers modifying their OSB ordering to reflect much more ample supply   MDF/HDF buyers see potential to cut prices again in the fourth quarter   WKI keeping WBP Symposium in Hamburg   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Construction ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ US housing starts increased by 9.2% in August   England: In the second quarter 4% decline in housing starts   Reluctant outlook in British building materials sector   Incoming orders in German construction industry up 2.7%   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Companies ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Hyne Timber boosting gluelam timber output in Maryborough   Kebony opens second works in Antwerp   Decking: Terrasystems files for insolvency   Rhomberg group sales raised in construction division   Investment of over 100m AUD announced by Timberlink   Echtle completes start-up of three-ply board line   Elk clustering its pre-fabricated building production in Schrems   China's CSG Group poised to acquire Maka Systems   Grecon enters measuring system partnership   Dürr completes purchase of Megtec and Universal   Roto Frank splitting activities into three companies   Chmiel family intends to sell Black Red White Group   Akzo concludes sale of Specialty Chemicals   Akzo Nobel takes over Spanish Xylazel in full   Henkel building innovation centre for adhesive technology   4.7% increase in Ikea retail trade turnover in 2017/2018   EU Commission examining Suzano/Fibria merger   J&F Investimentos wants to withdraw from Eldorado sale   Helm, Proman, and SCC form methanol joint venture   Mercer takes over DMI for total sum of US$359.2m   Valmet and Andritz to supply pulp plant for Arauco   Metsä officially opens birch plywood mill in Pärnu   Sveza completes preliminary planning for a new pulp mill   Mondi entering saturated base kraft business   Ahlstrom-Munksjö closes two transactions   Invernizzi investing in a new veneer line   Sonae Arauco: Mangualde MDF line up and running   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 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 ­