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Finsa’s Pablo Figueroa López is the new EPF chairman
21 March, 2024
Finsa commercial director Pablo Figueroa López is the new chairman of the European Panel Federation (EPF), succeeding Martin Brettenthaler.

EPF signs the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal
23 February, 2024
The European Panel Federation (EPF) has joined with 72 leading companies and 34 industry organisations in signing the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal.

EPF chairman to remain in role until successor can be found
07 February, 2024
The European Panel Federation (EPF) has confirmed that Martin Brettenthaler will remain chairman of the EPF while a successor is chosen.

Ireland bound
19 December, 2023
Geoff Rhodes, independent consultant and former long-serving marketing and sales director at MEDITE looks back 40 years to Medford Corporation’s multi-million dollar investment in the Clonmel factory

EPF applauds cascading use of wood in EU legislation
20 October, 2023
The formal revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDIII) to include the cascading use of wood principle has been strongly welcomed by the European Panel Federation (EPF).

Woodfibre insulation trend
28 June, 2023
Wood fibre insulation boards remain a growth product area in the international wood-based panels industry, with several projects ongoing to increase production capacity. Stephen Powney reports

Panels sector shows resilience
28 June, 2023
TTJ catches up with Swiss Krono CEO and European Panel Federation chairman Martin Brettenthaler to assess the current position of European wood-based panel markets and important issues affecting producers. Stephen Powney reports

European panel production drops by 7.8% in 2022
27 June, 2023
European wood-based panel production reduced by 7.8% in 2022, according to figures just released by the European Panel Federation (EPF).

European wood-based panel production dips 5% in 2022, provisional stats suggest
25 May, 2023
European wood-based panels production fell by more than 6% in 2022 according to provisional figures released by the European Panel Federation (EPF) at the Interzum fair in Cologne.

Symposium charts changing markets
22 December, 2022
Panels manufacturers from across the world gathered in Hamburg for the 12th European Wood-based Panels Symposium, hearing the latest economic forecasts and technical updates for the industry. Stephen Powney was there to bring this report

European panels sector gathers in times of uncertainty
18 October, 2022
European panel sector representatives came together in Belgium to hear about industry developments at a time of increasing economic uncertainty. Stephen Powney was there

TTJ Awards' royal connections in 2022
18 October, 2022
News of the Queen’s death broke as TTJ was going to press.

TTJ Awards' royal connections in 2022
18 October, 2022
News of the Queen’s death broke as TTJ was going to press.

Wood-based panels manufacturers facing perfect storm this winter
17 October, 2022
Wood-based panel producers in Europe are likely to face a complicated winter due to the multiple challenges of reduced demand and increased energy and raw material/supply costs, a top industry executive told a 300-strong panel sector audience in Hamburg on October 13.

European wood panel production grows 10% in 2021
08 July, 2022
European wood-based panel production was up 10% in 2021, according to new stats shared at the European Panel Federation’s AGM in Ghent.

The pandemic’s impact on the furniture sector
21 July, 2021
The furniture industry is a massive customer of the wood panels industry, but how has it fared during the pandemic? In our Beyond Covid panel discussion tackling the subject, Stephen Powney asked questions of several key industry representatives. The panel was made up of Paolo Fantoni, president of Fantoni SpA and president of the European Panel Federation; Ulrich Bühler, head of sales and marketing at Egger Group; and Edi Snaidero, chairman of the European Furniture Industries Confederation

New EPF chairman takes the reins at General Assembly
16 June, 2021
The European Panel Federation (EPF) held a virtual General Assembly on June 10 at which Martin Brettenthaler, CEO of SWISS KRONO Group, was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the EPF with immediate effect.

Global wood-based panels conference to debate panels markets on May 11
07 May, 2021
TTJ-sister title Wood Based Panels International (WBPI) kicks off its virtual half-day conference on May 11, focusing on the performance of the global panels industry during the Covid-19 pandemic and looking beyond.

The New European Bauhaus: wood sector sets out its stall
22 March, 2021
A top adviser to the EU Commission president will give a keynote address at the virtual wood4bauhaus conference on April 8.

EPF stats show wood-based panel production declined in 2019
16 July, 2020
Wood-based panel production in European Panel Federation (EPF) countries has dipped for the first time in four years.