01.06.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Giriu Bizonas builds a new particleboard plant in Kaslu Ruda in Lithuania. The core of the plant is an 8‘ x 38 m long ContiRoll from Siempelkamp press which will produce 1,400 m3 of particleboard per day. Production start is planed for spring 2006.
IHB Internationale HolzboerseUK Timber Price Indices
01.06.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Coniferous standing sales prices in Great Britain were 4.6 percent higher in real terms in the year to March 2005, compared with the previous year. This increase is in contrast to the longer-term trend in standing sales prices. The average price per cubic metre overbark standing was £6.13 in...Russia: Exports 2004
01.06.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
ccording to official Customs statistics, in 2004, Russia exported 41.4
million cubic meters of round timber. This is 27 percent of the total volume of
timber cut in Russia, according to data of the Russian Ministry for Industry
Development, and 40 percent, according to data of the...The cost of imports of Swedish timber-processing goods to Russia equals to the cost of Russian timber exports to Sweden
21.04.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The cost of the exports of Swedish timber-processing goods to Russian equals to the cost of Russian timber exports to Russia, the Ministry of economic development and trade of Russia reported.
One of the main causes of such situation are the low export duties on raw timber set at 6...Bulgaria timber export falls 50% in 2004
19.04.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Bulgaria's timber export fell 50% on the year in 2004 at the expense of furniture export, Genoveva Hristova, executive director of wood and furniture chamber said during the Technomebel furniture exhibition.
Due to lack of timber some of the leading furniture makers have relocated...Russian timber sector production growth to reach 5.5% by 2008: Ministry of economic development and trade
11.04.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russian timber sector will increase production 5.5% in 2008 compared to 2004, according to the forecast published by the Ministry of economic development and trade.
According to the forecast, in 2005 Russian timber sector production index will reach 104.9% while the rate of timber...The particleboard industry continued its recovery in 2004
05.04.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In assessing developments in the wood-based panels markets for 2004 and the first months of 2005 during their General Assembly on March 10, 2005 in Brussels, the European Panel Federation (EPF) members concluded that, in particular, the particleboard industry continued its recovery...Russia exported 15 million cubic meters of timber to China in 2003
01.04.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Increasing demand for wood by China's booming construction and furniture industries is endangering huge areas of Russia's Siberian forests, despite pledges by the respective governments to protect environmentally-sensitive areas, according to forestry experts from the two countries...Romania's exports of wood products advances 18.3% in 2004
29.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Wood products exports recorded an 18.3% rise in 2004 as against the same time in 2003, show the results of a National Forecasts Commission survey.
Exported wood products, furniture included, were lower by 0.2%, their share having dropped from 10.2 to 10%, while imports dropped from 4.1%...Romanian Somes to invest 12 million Euro in upgrades
28.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Somes, a Romanian cellulose and paper producer, said it will invest some 12 million euro ($15.54 million) by the end of next year to upgrade production facilities and boost output.
The company plans to nearly double gross profit to 60 billion lei ($2.13 million/1.64 million euro) this...Bulgaria chosen as national Balkans coordinator for illegal lumbering
28.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Bulgaria was chosen as national coordinator in the Balkans for problems with illegal lumbering, head of the National Forestry Board Ilia Simeonov said at a news conference on Friday.
The first task for Bulgaria as national coordinator will be the organization of a conference on April...UK set to lead the way on sustainable timber
24.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
G8 countries could adopt UK government guides on legal and sustainable timber after lobbying from the Timber Trade Feder-ation (TTF). As CJ went to press, the association was preparing to push for guides on legal and sustainable timber when the G8 met in Derby. TTF advisor Andy Roby...Structure of German export to Russia disclosed
24.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In the structure of Russia's import from Germany products of wood processing and the pulp and paper industries account for 3% of the overall import volume. The main article of German import in Russia is machinery and technical goods, which exceeded 58% of the total import, the Trade...G8 agreement against illegal logging
23.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The G8 group of industrialised countries wants to fight illegal logging. From now on they want to buy only timber from legal sources. On Friday the United States gave up their resistence agianst the agreement at the meeting of enironment and development ministers in Derby/UK. The...Byelorussia took part in FAO forestry session for the 1st time
22.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The 17th FAO forestry session was held in Rome on March, 15-19 2005. For the 1st time the session was attended by an official from the Byelorussian ministry of forest industry.
During the session, the delegates discussed the preservation and usage of world’s forest resources,...Development of a private forestry co-operative network in Lithuania
21.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The forest restitution process in Lithuania created more than 200,000 private forest owners, each with a very small forest holding (average of 5 ha). Due to these small areas, forest management is complicated and relatively expensive. Furthermore, this problem is magnified because...Production and demand in the European wood-based panels industry picking up the growth path again in 2004
21.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
During the recent EPF General Assembly, held on 10 March 2005 in Brussels, the European wood-based panels manufacturers were concluded that the year 2004 registered renewed record output levels, supported by dynamic growth of the consumer markets.
Evaluating the developments...Production by Byelorussian timber, timber-processing and pulp and paper industries up 10.1% to $164.5 million in January-February 2005
21.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Byelorussia increased industrial production 11.6% to BYR 8.733 trillion ($4.056 billion) in January-February 2005, Prime-Tass quoting the Ministry of statistics and analysis reported.
The enterprises producing building materials increased production 17.1% to BYR 0.195...Polish Barlinek seeks to construct floor board factory abroad for Euro 24.7 mln
18.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Polish building materials manufacturer Barlinek SA seeks to construct its floor board factory abroad for 100 mln Polish zloty ($32.9 mln/24.7 mln euro), the company said on March 16, 2005.
The company considers several sites for its investment, including Russia, the Far East...China to introduce new international timber transportation rules
16.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Beginning from January, 1 2006 China will introduce new tough international rules on fitosanitary norms of timber cargo transportation. The innovations will not be applied to adhesives, paper and the materials that have already been treated.
More than 100 enterprises in...Timber imports to Latvia up 28.9% in 2004
14.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Latvia increased timber imports 28.9% to LVL 246.742 million ($131.245 million) in 2004 compared to 2003.
42.5% of the total amount of imports of timber pproducts were timber and related goods worth LVL 112.21 million ($59.9 million).
The costs of imported timber products...Japan: European lumber, Rumania advances rapidly
11.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Total imports of European softwood lumber in 2004 (excluding Russian imports) were 2,968,000 cubic metres, 9% up on 2003. Finland topped the list of suppliers at 1,166,000 cubic metres, 13.4% more than 2003. Sweden is second at 904,000 cubic metres, but 0.7% less thjan in 2003....Forecast: Russian Forest Industry 2005/2006
11.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russia´s production of solid wood products will increase 2005/2006 by 5% (2004: 4%, driven by pulp and paper). Driving forces will be the growth in the softwood lumber and hardwood plywood sectors. New export records are expected. The revised Russian Forest Code will encourage new...Latvia : New plywood factory
11.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Latvian producer of birch plywood Finieris plans to expand its output. A new factory with an annual capacity of 60,000 m3 will become operational by year-end. The new lines will produce plywood of 215 x 385 cm used in the auto industry and in the formwork industry. At its existing...Italy WWF alarms of illegal wood cutting in Bulgaria
11.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Italian branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) alarmed that the illegal wood cutting in Bulgaria amounted to over 1.5 million cubic metres annually and severely threatened the sustainable forest management and the preservation of biodiversity in that country, it was reported on March...Latvia increased plywood exports 11% in 2004
11.03.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In 2004 Latvia increased plywood exports 11% to 163.5 thousand cub m in 2004 compared to 2003.
In 2004 the costs of plywood exports reached LVL 55.6 million ($29.6 million).
The main importers of Latvian plywood are Germany and the UK – 28.7 and 21.8 thousand cub m...Survey: Storm damage in Latvia
23.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
On 8 — 9 January, 2005 Latvia was hit by a storm of hurricane force that was the heaviest since 1969. According to the report published by the Ministry for Acriculture mid of February, the storm has thrown down or broken totally 7.3 million cu. m of timber, which makes about 60% of the...Russian timber sector increased production 3% in 2004
17.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russian timber sector increased production 3% in 2004 compared to 2003,
according to the report ‘On the results of the social
Byelorussian government set export duties for additionally 15 types of timber products
17.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Byelorussian government expanded the list of timber products that are subject to export duty when exported outside EuroAsian Economic community including additional 15 types of raw timber products in order to stimulate timber-processing inside the country, Prime-Tass quoting the Ministry of...Finland: Forest Industry Production 2004
11.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Production in the forest industry in Finland rose by over 6% in 2004. In the pulp and paper industry the production rose by 7% while the rise in the volume of wood products was slightly over 2%. Demand for paper and paperboard picked up clearly in the main markets in 2004 and in Finland the...Denmark: First public forest FSC certified
08.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
On 31st of January, the first public forests in Denmark received an FSC certificate. The County of Northern Jutland is the proud receiver.
Most of the Countys forests were established as plantations during the last century, with even-aged stands dominated by exotic species such as Norway...The European parquet market in 2004
03.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Based on a preliminary survey on the performance of the European parquet markets in 2004, the European federation of the parquet industry, FEP, based in Brussels, estimates that the overall volume of parquet sold in Europe will have increased by about 5% during 2004. This would mean...Laminate flooring: Manufacturers invest in output capacity
03.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The continued strong demand for laminate flooring prompted the European manufacturers to expand their production at the existing units, but also on the steadily growing US market. One thing is sure: in the private housebuilding sector from Central Europe, the saturation point seems to be...Japan: Demand will drop 2005
03.02.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Japan South Sea Lumber Conference (SEA), comprising the Japan Lumber Importers Association, Japan North American Lumber Conference and the New Zealand Sawmillers Conference of Japan, have presented projection of demand for imported wood products for 2005. The demand for imported logs and...The European parquet market in 2004
31.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Based on a preliminary survey on the performance of the European parquet markets in 2004, the European federation of the parquet industry, FEP, based in Brussels, estimates that the overall volume of parquet sold in Europe will have increased by about 5% during 2004. This would mean that,...Byelorussian government adopted new rules of timber sales
31.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Byelorussian government approved new rules of timber sales that are called to increase timber exports and raise the efficiency of forest resources, head of the forest and hunting department with the Minsitry of forest industry Mikhail Kuzmenkov told Lesprom.ru.
In line with the new...China increased import of logs by 13.4% to 24,080,000 cubic meters in January-November 2004
28.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
China imported 2,280,000 cubic meters of logs valued at $244.129 million in November 2004 up 1.0% respectively year on year, reported General Administration of Customs of China. The import in January-November reached 24,080,000 cubic meters valued at $2,569.010 million, up 13.4% year on year...Exports by Russian timber sector up 24.6% in 11 months of 2004
25.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russian timber sector increased exports 24.6% to $6.332 billion in 11 months of 2004 compared to the same year-to-date period in 2003, Rosstat announced.
Russian external trade turnover increased 30.9% to $248.2 billion in January-November 2004 compared to the same year-to-date...Russian timber sector increased production 3% in 2004 compared to 2003
25.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Timber, timber-processing and pulp and paper industry
Latvia's wood export totaled US $1.294 billion in 11 months 2004
25.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Latvia\'s wood export amounted to LVL 690,219,800 ($1,294B) at the end of November in 2004, LETA learned from the Agriculture Ministry\'s Forest Policy Department. Compared to the respective period in 2003, when the total value of Latvia\'s wood export stood at LVL 629,699,300, wood export...Latvian government to consider the introduction of state of emergency in the timber sector this week
24.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Latvian government will consider the introduction of the stae of emergency in the national timber sector, Leta news agency reported.
According to the Ministry of agriculture, the recent hurricanes resulted in a total damage of LVL 69 million ($111.6 million) caused to Latvian...Finnish timber sector production up 4% in 2004
21.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Finnish GDP increased 5.4% in 2004. According to the State bureau of statistics, timber sector production increased 4%.
In 2004 industrial production in Finland increased 7.8%. Electronic appliances – up 21%, metallurgy industry – up 12%, power resources – up 1%, other production –...European consumer pulp inventories fell 3.4% in December...
19.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
European consumer pulp inventories fell 3.4% in December, according to UTIPULP. Stocks were 42.832 tonnes lower than the year-earlier level.
Pulp consumption fell 8.7% last month to 1.099 million tonnes, it was 2.4% lower than the 1.125 million tonne level seen in December 2003...Raw timber exports from Russia reached 37.936 million cub m ($2.128 billion) in first 11 months of 2004
18.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
According to customs statistics, Russian external trade turnover reached $229.4 billion in the first 11 months of 2004, up 33.9% compared to the same year-to-date period in 2003, including trade with foreign countries – up 32.7% to $187.5 billion, CIS countries – up 39.5% to $41.5 billion....New MDF-Plant in Greece
13.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
One of the leading forest industry in Greece, Alfa Wood – Pindos S.A. will modernise the MDF-production in Grevena, Greece. Metso Panelboard will upgrade and deliver equipment. The delivery will take place during the spring and summer of 2005. The start-up of the upgraded fiberboard...Canada: The value of building permits surpassed the $5 billion mark in November
13.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The value of building permits surged to their second highest level on record in November in the wake of strong gains in the non-residential sector and continuing growth in the residential sector.
Municipalities issued $5.0 billion in permits, up 9.3% from October. This level was second...The price of standing timber increased by 60% in Romania
13.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Prices of standing timber grew by around 60% year-on-year at the public auctions that took place in the last two months of 2004, following the two increases in the starting price decided last year by the Romanian National Forest Administration (RNP) – Romsilva, a statement of four employers’...Demand for kitchens could grow fast in Eastern Europe and Russia
10.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The eastern European and Russian markets currently absorb about 1 million kitchen units, of which only half is of a comparable standard of European products.
In these regions, construction activities are insufficient to satisfy the strong demand for housing but even at the current levels...USA: Sawmills expect 2005 modest decline
10.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Americans will use more lumber during 2004 than any time in history, thanks to strong housing markets and an improving economy. While demand will fall back moderately in 2005, it will still be a solid year for lumber, according to a forecast prepared by Western Wood Products Association...North American containerboard demand increased by 4.7% in November
10.01.2005 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In November, North American containerboard demand showed improvement,
increasing 4
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