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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 51/52.2018 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Companies ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Klöpferholz plans to expand its product range and sales strategy by joining Hagebau   Metsä Fibre acquires adjacent EcoEnergy plant in Äänekoski   Mosser group investing in OTC dryer from Valutec   Weinzierl completes assembly of short-roundwood yard   Norske Skog doubling pellet capacity in New Zealand   Value-adding equipment to be added to Auric's drying centre   Major damage caused by fire at Y-Pellets works in Gars   Schweighofer to build biomass power station in Saxony   Copa losing eight partners at the end of this year   Holzland: Centrally invoiced turnover of over €800m   Five companies already bought up by Headlam this year   Investor Partners now shareholder at Störmer Küchen   Currency effect slowing growth in Duravit's sales revenue   Masisa increases sales volume of continued activities   Sachsenküchen: Further growth of turnover expected for 2018   Greenlam reaps the rewards of higher laminate prices   Koppensteiner Furniere set to dissolve stocks in Germany   Sönke Bruhn increasingly active in US veneer business   CFP buys Ecuadorian balsa plant from Schweiter   Adler Benelux opens new distribution centre in Heeze   Kim Tin puts second MDF plant into operation   Garnica Group boosts capacity at Llodio mill by a quarter   Delignit increases turnover forecast for entire 2018 period   Evergreen's result in Malaysia impaired by raw-material costs   ECCM Bank planning to raise its stake in Surteco   Joint venture founded by Olon and Ilcam subsidiary   Steinhoff delays publication date for balance sheets   Assmann acquires share in Frem Group Screens Limited   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Roundwood/Sawnwood ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ USA anticipating growing output of softwood timber   Slovenia: Softwood lumber production stagnates in 2018   Less roundwood available for sawmill industry   Great Britain: Consumption to decline by 4.5%   Increase in Irish exports of softwood lumber   Poland expects increase in lumber production in 2018   Switzerland expects decline in softwood lumber imports   Swiss wood industry wishes to retain mandatory declaration   Austria: 7% rise in softwood lumber cutting in 2018   Regional administration presents stormwood figures   Swedish exports to China down by half in September   Larger area registered for timber harvesting in Sweden   Minor growth in volume of wood felled in Norway   Growth of 8 % in Russian timber exports in Quarter 3   Government of Sabah planning wood-processing centre   Fine oak nine times overbid at Lublin sealed-bid auction   Further decay registered in softwood-timber prices   Beech exports to China 11% below preceding year   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood Products ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Worldwide ENplus pellet production up by 18 %   Pellet producers succeed in raising prices further for deliveries in November/December   Bioenergy Europe given status of a recognised stakeholder   Timber-construction sales revenue up 5.7 % in September   17m € investment package for promoting timber construction   Growth in woodworking industry revenues evens out   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Wood-based panels ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Another marked reduction in foreign business in Italy   Demand for maritime pine plywood remains lively   Okoumé plywood prices have been rolled over in Q4   German OSB exports slightly higher than last year   Russian birch plywood prices under mounting pressure in recent weeks   More OSB supplied to USA by Romania again   Finnish plywood production slightly weaker in Q3   Methanol contract prices look set to decline   Manufacturing continues to return to normal at BASF   Forecast decline in methanol costs will pave the way for lower adhesive resin prices   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Surfaces ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Decor paper makers to idle machines mid-December   Rising prices faltering for a few types of oak veneers due to increased inventories   Environmental Protection Act: Regulations for timber imports ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Building Products ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Kronospan wants to use TripleLock for laminate flooring   Välinge taking action against Oneflor Europe in Mannheim ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Furniture ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ 5.4% increase in kitchen furniture exports   Household furniture imports still 7% below last year's figure   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ People ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Michael Weinig has appointed Gregor Baumbusch as chairman of the management board with effect as per 1 January 2019   Hagebau has consolidated responsibility for purchasing and sales by creating one new position in each case in the building materials/tiles and timber division respectively   On 5 December, Nathan Jeppson was appointed as new CEO and chairman by US hardwood lumber producer Northwest Hardwoods   Former vice chairman Francis Rougier succeeds Jacques Rougier as CEO of tropical wood group Rougier   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ The next issue of EUWID Wood Products and Panels will be published on Wednesday 9 January 2019. 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