Search Results: 'Coillte'

Coping with COVID-19
17 April, 2020
The Irish timber sector was looking forward to a year of recovery following the trials of 2019, but coronavirus has changed everything. Sally Spencer reports

Tougher times ahead
18 December, 2019
An over abundance of European and Scandinavian softwood combined with Brexit worries have impacted demand and forced sawn timber prices down for Irish mills. Sally Spencer reports

Hoping for the best
17 December, 2018
The future of Anglo-Irish trade is in the hands of the politicians at the moment, causing a great deal of uncertainty. Sally Spencer reports

The only way is up
25 April, 2018
Ireland’s timber industry is subject to the same pressures on supply as the rest of the world and prices for both logs and sawn timber are on the rise. Sally Spencer reports

Irish timber processors stay true to UK market
29 December, 2017
Ireland’s economy has made a good recovery but domestic demand for timber is still at a low level, making the UK a crucial and enduring export market. Sally Spencer reports

Business as usual?
28 December, 2016
The Brexit vote shocked the Irish timber industry but the fundamentals of trade remain the same, it says. Sally Spencer reports

Celtic phoenix rises
24 February, 2016
Ireland’s economy is growing but for the country’s sawmills, the UK remains their focus. Keren Fallwell reports

Steady Progress
20 February, 2015
At the start of 2015, most Irish sawmills have expressed optimism about business prospects for the year. Keren Fallwell reports

UK fencing demand keeps Irish mills busy
17 May, 2014
The UK’s demand for fencing could impact the supply chain through to next year. Keren Fallwell reports

OSB expansion plans reflect long-term optimism
22 February, 2014
Mills are preparing for the forecast increase in OSB consumption

Margins under pressure
28 December, 2013
Ireland’s mills have enjoyed an increase in demand but high log prices are eating into margins. Keren Fallwell reports

Proposed sale of harvesting rights hangs over mills
04 May, 2013
A recent lift in UK demand has cheered those Irish mills supplying the UK, but an overriding worry for the whole industry is the proposed sale of Coillte’s harvesting rights. Keren Fallwell reports

Producers plan price rises to cover higher costs
13 October, 2012
Some MDF producers are hoping to raise prices soon but whether the increases are accepted by the market is another matter. Ian Martin reports

Steady market “business as usual” for Irish mills
23 July, 2012
Steady business with the UK is keeping Irish mills reasonably happy. Keren Fallwell reports

Building on success
31 March, 2012
Coillte Panel Products is continuing to invest in its Medite and SmartPly brands

Source of worry
31 March, 2012
Ireland’s forest products sector could be on the brink of a major supply shake-up

Upward trend continues for MDF producers
17 December, 2011
Rising costs rather than spectacular demand are likely to push MDF prices higher in the first quarter of 2012

Irish mills reiterate UK market commitment
26 November, 2011
Ireland’s UK market share has slipped slightly but the mills are taking a long-term view

MDF order levels come as pleasant surprise
15 October, 2011
MDF sales have held up reasonably well but cost pressures are eroding margins and the current economic turbulence is raising doubts over the coming months

Irish mills find respite in UK market
16 April, 2011
There’s no sign of any improvement in Irish demand for timber but the country’s mills remain buoyed by the UK market