On February 12th, a preparatory meeting took place at the headquarters of Group GARNICA Plywood in Logroño, organized by USSE (Southern Europe Forest Owners Union) and PRO-POPULUS (European Association for the promotion of Poplar).
Attendants to the meeting:
- Inazio Martínez de Arano – USSE
- Pedro Garnica – PRO POPULUS / GARNICA PLYWOOD
- Bernard Mourlan – PRO POPULUS
- Eva Sevillano – FAFCYLE
- Gabriel Orradre – …
Precious Woods successfully concluded the talks with the banks concerning the mid-term financing of the Group. The agreement contains the continuation of the existing credit lines as well as the restructuring of the existing loans.
The wood-based panel manufacturer Kronospan Sebes, Romania saw an increase in profit starting in April 2009. According to Botond Bandi, the General Manager cited by Business Standard, Kronospan Sebes registered a downward trend in the beginning of 2009, when the turnover decreased by 20% .
Danzer Group’s subsidiary Industrie Forestière d’Ouesso (IFO) in the Republic of Congo has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its forestry concession...
Wijma Douala, subsidiary of the Koninklijke Houthandel G. Wijma & Zonen B.V, IFIA member, added another forest concession to their FSC certificate. Already certified in 2005 for 41,965 ha the total Wijma FSC certified forest area is now 120,000 ha...
DLH has concluded a conditional agreement to acquire the Gabonese enterprise Compagnie Forestière des Abeilles (CFA), which owns 200,000 hectares of forest concessions in Gabon ...
Sales of Malaysian-based company APP Timber were robust in 2007, leading to a 15% increase compared to the previous year, Michael Hermens, managing director of APP Timber, said in a recent interview ...
Dalhoff Larsen & Horneman A/S (DLH) has concluded an agreement to sell its Danish Building Materials Division to Saint-Gobain. DLH will direct its strategic focus to the international trade in timber and timber products ...
APP Timber, a Dutch company based in Malaysia and specialized in the import of sawnwood and veneer for the
Asian timber industry, reported a 25% growth in business ...
