Search Results: 'International Timber'

Plywood sector “in limbo” as trade awaits EUTR
17 December, 2012
Plywood sales in the UK have been slow, held back partly by an unwillingness to buy forward while the sector awaits the impact of the EU Timber Regulation, which comes into effect in March. Ian Martin reports

Plywood traders hope for autumn upturn
17 September, 2012
UK plywood traders have fared better than their European counterparts recently but they’re hoping the market will pick up further this month. Ian Martin reports

Further price rises in question
23 June, 2012
Recent chipboard prices rises have held but distributors are now facing zero margins. Meanwhile uncertainty over the future of Sonae Industria UK’s Knowsley plant is causing ripples in the sector. Ian Martin reports

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

Self-build and eco-homes ease timber frame pressure
03 March, 2012
Social housing cuts are hitting timber frame, but other markets offer some relief and suppliers are still optimistic about longer-term prospects

Malaysian and Indonesian exports under pressure
07 January, 2012
The Eurozone debt crisis is impacting on Asian timber producers