Search Results: 'European Timber Trade Federation'

Overproduction haunts whitewood market
17 December, 2012
Too much supply chasing weak demand has unbalanced the market, particularly for whitewood, but if Swedish mills reduce production shortages could emerge

Sonae closure reinvigorates some market sectors
29 November, 2012
Suppliers of T&G and melamine-faced chipboard have noted some market improvement since Sonae’s UK factory closed but chipboard is still generally under pressure and under priced. Ian Martin reports

Shutdowns confined to scheduled maintenance
01 September, 2012
Demand for chipboard has held up over the summer and, although the market is still tough, producers are hopeful that the second half will be busier than the first. Ian Martin reports

Prices slip as markets quieten
01 September, 2012
European demand for softwood has weakened, but so far prices in the UK have held up. An upswing in North American prices has raised hopes at sawmills in the US and Canada, but mills supplying European markets are still treading water

“Demob happy” market maintains MDF demand
18 August, 2012
The MDF sector’s worst fears have not been realised and producers and traders are reasonably content with business. Ian Martin reports

Plywood traders prepare for summer slowdown
07 July, 2012
The element of caution in the plywood sector is expected to change little until after the summer. Ian Martin reports

Latest MDF price rise fails to offset producers’ costs
26 May, 2012
Given the state of the economy, UK MDF producers are generally contented with the level of demand but costs remain an issue

Chipboard sales tell a tale of two markets
14 April, 2012
First-quarter sales have held up well but MFC is selling better than other products

Domestic demand spurs Russian production
31 March, 2012
Investments in recent years have beefed up Russia’s sawn timber and panels production but once the log tariff is reduced the industry’s modernisation may well slow

Hopes pinned on demand upswing to halt MDF price falls
17 March, 2012
MDF prices are being cut by some in the sector with others hoping the practice will stop before it becomes a downward spiral

UK chipboard traders encouraged by healthier order books
21 January, 2012
Early new year trading has been a pleasant surprise for the chipboard sector but producers warn that prices will rise soon