SCA announces a price increase for all Brown and White Kraftliner grades in Europe by € 60 per ton, effective from 1st of February 2018, says the company in its press release. "The market for containerboard continues to be very strong. The demand for kraftliner of all grades is high and the supply i

January 2018Tuesday, 09. Jan. to Thursday, 11. Jan. 2018International Builders' ShowLocation: Orlando/USA; Contact: NAHB; Phone: +1 202 266-8102; Fax: +1 202 266-8223; icabrera@nahb.com; Homepage; Tuesday, 09. Jan. to Friday, 12. Jan. 2018Heimtextil - International Trade Fair for Home and Contr

03.01.2018 − Finnish exports of softwood lumber and planed lumber increased by 15% in the third quarter vis à vis last year’s comparative quarter to 2.07m m³. According to the Finnish customs authority, deliveries to customers in Europe rose by 9% to 812,148m³. At 646,006m³, exports to East Asia wer

Södra raised the price of its NBSK in Europe to $1070/tonne, effective 1 January 2018, reports the company in its press release."The global pulp market is searching for an equilibrium, but it has clearly not reached that point yet,” commented Magnus Björkman, VP Marketing and Sales Södra Cell."On th

International technology Group Andritz has received an order from Dongguan Jianhui Paper to install three FibreFlow drum pulping systems at its mill in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China. Start-up is scheduled for the 2Q 2018. The scope of supply comprises a FibreFlow drum pulping system for the 30

The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has issued its Statistical Review 2017. The publication shows that growth in the consumption of wood products in the UK resumed in 2016, following a small drop in volume the previous year. A near 3% volume increase resulted in the volume of wood products consumed ri

In a press release the National Bureau of Statistics of China shows that total investment in real estate development in the first ten months of 2017 increased by almost 8% year on year but that the pace of growth has been slowing throughout the year.Real estate investment in the eastern region was u

Hardwood flooring consumption increased 5.9% in 2016, according to a market research report released by Catalina Research. Growth in laminate flooring was much lower at less than 1%. The US hardwood flooring market was worth US$3.64 billion in 2016.In laminate flooring imports have grown, especially

The value of wood product exports shipped from Malaysia jumped from RM20.79 billion in 2014 to RM22.15 billion in 2015 before taking a slight dip last year to RM22.11 billion. The domestic market in 2016 was worth another RM18 billion bringing the total value of output to around RM40 billion.For 201

In December, in Austria, the ENplus A1 wood pellet retail price increased slightly compared to November.The Austrian pellets currently cost on average €234.9/tonne or 4.79 cents/kWh (loose, delivery quantity — 6t). The price increased by 0.9% as compared to November 2017 and by 3.6% year-on-year.The