In the second quarter, Italian manufacturers of woodworking machines registered a clear increase in orders. Orders from abroad recorded an increase of 63.6 percent.
Ilim Timber successfully acquired production assets of Klausner Group ( Klausner Nordic Timber and Klausner Holz Bayern ) and the new sawmill line (Linck). Brand new equipment will be installed within the frame of modernization of the plant in Ust'-Ilimsk. The amount of the transaction exceeded EUR 100 million. Sberbank and Transcredit Bank took part in financing of the transaction. Investment banking service has…
These results exceeded all expectations: the International Timber Fair Klagenfurt recorded 22,000 trade visitors this year (an increase of 5%). Increases were noted in particular in visitors from the countries of South-East Europe.
452 exhibitors from 22 nations presented at the timber fair in Klagenfurt from 26 to 29 August 2010, covering the themes of ‘wood, forestry, sawmills, transport, wood construction and bio-energy’. “Our trade fair was…
The situation of the European forest machinery manufacturers has improved steadily since summer 2009. In Sweden, still the largest market for harvesters and forwarders, current sales have almost returned to normal levels.
EKO-LAS is the only forestry event of such calibre in Poland. For many years it has provided an opportunity to present current trends, technologies, and new products in the most important sectors related to the wood market and forest management...
After an unexpectedly fast recovery of sales and orders in the first half of 2010, which also brought about a corresponding high order backlog by mid-year, the management board of Homag looks optimistically to the future and has increased its sales revenue forecast for 2010.
In the 2nd quarter of 2010 new orders for German woodworking machinery gained 83% compared with last year. Domestic orders increased by 13%. However, key of the upturn was the demand from abroad, it increased by 109%, reported the German Engineering Federation VDMA.
The international used machinery sector is going to closely present itself at the Usetec from 6th to 8th of April 2011 in Cologne. Therewith both South-German trade fairgrounds, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, are out of race.
The 11th trade fair for forestry and forest technology, Interforst 2010, met the organizers' expectations. In the end 50,000 visitors came to the Munich trade fair center.
Robert Buerkle GmbH, Freudenstadt, starts with good news into the second half of the year. Already in June the line manufacturer finished short-time work in all business units, having lasted 13 months in total. The reason is the continuously increasing receipt of orders since beginning of the year which culminates in € 42 million by 30th June 2010.
