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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 44/2018 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood-based panels ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood-based panel manufacturers preparing for further reduction in formaldehyde limits   Oversupply of small-format film-faced birch plywood leads to significant price drop   Only minor growth in plywood exports from Finland   Significant increase in Brazilian real limits scope of plywood manufacturers   Distance between North America and Europe widens   Wood-based panel sales in Brazil up in September too   UBA proposal on formaldehyde approved by BLAC   EPA aiming to align TSCA Title VI more closely with CARB 2 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Roundwood/Sawnwood ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ White oak purchase prices only down slightly despite trade dispute   Meranti shippers' asking prices pushed through   Reduction in bangkirai prices only temporary   Russia: 3.2% rise in production till September   Russia: 9% increase in roundwood logging   Sweden: 9% increase in export value to SEK84.2bn   Swedish exports down 2% on last year at end of July   Canadian sawmill industry reduces lumber production   Finland: 9% increase in lumber exports   France: Increase in sales of softwood lumber   Short supply of roundwood constrains hardwood cutting   BDF anticipating 30m m³ of damaged wood   Lumber production exceeds last year's figure by 4.2%   Number of auctions stable for 2018/2019 fine-wood season   Woodchip prices in Germany under pressure from a growing supply of industrial softwood ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Furniture ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Minor growth in sales revenue in kitchen furniture industry   Sales revenue from other furniture down again in August ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Companies ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Setra more than triples its operating income   Mosser's sales revenue raised to 129m € in 2017   RFP Group aiming to put new sawmill into operation in 2025   Schnoor puts insulation line for cellulose into service   Vimek forest machines delivered to Belarus   Edeka aiming to acquire all shares in Inovag Ladenbau   Hüls group seeking strategic partner   Ikea sales in Germany surpass 5bn € for first time   Voglauer buys cut-to-size saw and edge processing machine   Jeld-Wen might be forced to divest door skin facility   Jeld-Wen's forecast for this year adjusted again   Velux to expand skylight business by two acquisitions   Bottlenecks in output impairing Homag Group's results   Cefla pooling LED activities into a new division   Dürr group putting acquisition plans on ice for now   Further enlargement in Neodecortech's product range   SynDecor producer TI expanding into Latin America   Forex delivers first OSB from new Amos plant   West Fraser Timber boosts EBITDA by 66%   Cross-laminated timber sales launched by Pivetea Bois   Derome Plusshus and Bovieran agree partnership   Steico Czarnków: Timber-construction elements too   BASF begins marketing Kauranat hybrid adhesive   Sales alliance between Timber Products and Panolam   Swiss Krono begins production of NAF particleboard ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ People ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ With effect as of 1 October Shane Robertson took over the CEO position of XLam NZ Ltd. from Gary Caulfield   Per-Olof Wedin, CEO of Sveaskog, has informed the supervisory board that he will be retiring   As per 1 October Lars Schwerdtfeger transferred from Blomberger Holzindustrie as regional manager to Finnish Koskisen group   With effect as per 1 September, Andreas Doikas has been appointed as new manager of service product division at Weinig   In July, Dr. Sascha Stempel transferred from Nobilia-Werke J. Stickling as managing director technology and COO to Brillux   Jeld-Wen appointed John Linker as new executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 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. 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