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• Wood energy June 19, 2013 17:38

  
  

  German Pellets: increased turnover up to 500 mil. Euro

  German Pellets GmbH, largest producer of wood pellets worldwide, has expanded its leading position in the 2012 business year. Based on provisional figures, Group turnover grew from 286 m. Euro to 519 m. Euro. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) grew to a level of 39.6 m. Euro (2011: 29.6 m. Euro); earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 8 m. Euro to reach 23.4 m. Euro. [more...]

• Wood Construction June 19, 2013 16:15

  
  

  Setra's subsidiary, Plusshus, wins orders worth SEK 30 million

  Setra's subsidiary Plusshus has signed new orders worth over SEK 30 million in June. These orders include production of wooden terraced housing and apartments for customers in Greater Oslo and Greater Stockholm. [more...]

• Pulp and Paper June 19, 2013 10:09

  
  

  Metso supplies mill in France

  Metso announced recently that has won an order from Smurfit Kappa for the supply of a Metso DNA control system and a pulp cooking process optimization solution to its Cellulose du Pin mill in Biganos, France. First part of the project is scheduled to be completed in September 2013 with the installation of Metso Kappa Q analyzer, and second part in March 2014. [more...]

• Market Prices June 19, 2013 09:51

  
  

  Guyana: Log exports resume and prices climb

  During the later part of May log exports resumed. Greenheart log export prices were fair for both standard and fair sawmill quality logs. [more...]

• Company & Product June 19, 2013 09:23

  
  

  Weyerhaeuser announced pricing of public offering of common shares

  Weyerhaeuser Company announced on June 19 the pricing of the public offering of 29 million common shares at $27.75 per share. [more...]

• Wood Construction June 19, 2013 08:16

  
  

  US housing starts: up 28,6% in May

  Official data released by the US Census Bureau on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, reaveal that housing starts increased 6,8% to an annual rate of 914,000. [more...]

• Forestry June 19, 2013 03:02

  
  

  Malaysian Timber Council brochure sets out scope of MYTLAS

  The European Union (EU) Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT VPA) is a mechanism to combat illegal logging and facilitate trade in legal timber. The Malaysian government has signalled its full support for this EU initiative and is in the final stages of negotiation to conclude a FLEGT VPA. [more...]

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  Forestry June 18, 2013 16:00

  
  

  EU: log exports recover in 2013

  After an important decrease in 2012 (-9%), EU’s log exports show signs of recovery in the first two months of 2013. If in Jan.-Feb. 2012 the EU exported logs at a value of 354,5 million, in Jan.-Feb. 2013 the exports were of about 375,3 million- a 6% increase. [more...]

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  Wood Construction June 18, 2013 10:58

  
  

  Eurostat: EU construction activity continues to fall

  For the last 5 years, the Eurostat construction production index for both the EU27 and euro-area group of countries has fallen consistently, with only an occasional short-lived reversal. [more...]

• Forestry June 18, 2013 10:25

  
  

  Stora Enso plans to layoff 2500 worldwide

  Stora Enso announced on June 18 new plans to simplify and streamline its operations to focus its different businesses, simplify its operations and enable greater focus on growth in value-creating businesses. [more...]

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