Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Biomass could be salvation for falling co-product prices
07 December, 2002
As co-product prices continue to fall, rumours of a new power station at Lockerbie are welcome news

Irish industry buoyed by strong housing market
23 November, 2002
Prices have been increasing and the general view is that 2002 has been quite a good year

Plywood prices may rise as supply tightens
09 November, 2002
Plywood producers around the world are generally upbeat, but it's a different story for the OSB industry

Business confidence ebbs but consumers keep buying
28 September, 2002
Business confidence in Europe is waning

Buyers look to China as Far East prices remain firm
14 September, 2002
Log shortages are keeping Far East plywood prices up and some say the Indo list price may go back to net. The future looks bright for OSB but lower prices are deterring investment in new capacity

Production levels sustained
14 September, 2002
In the second quarter sawn timber production was at the same level as a year ago. Plywood production was up 6%. Ownership of Moelven has changed as three Finnish forest owners' associations and one Swedish association have sold their shares. Finnforest's parent Metsäliitto now owns 16%. UPM-Kymmene and Stora Enso are investing in China and building sawmills in Russia. Stora Enso has plans to build three more mills in Latvia, Lithuania and Russia.

Sights set on Woodmex
14 September, 2002
After a "cut-throat" summer in the wood machinery market, the hopes of many in the industry are pinned on a successful Woodmex

Pressures create tension throughout industry
31 August, 2002
Oversupply of standing timber, competition from imports, and declining demand for small roundwood are all creating a difficult market for the home-grown industry

Rationalisation continues
17 August, 2002
While Swedish sawmills are changing hands, the market for sawn timber remains stable

Far East logging controls should raise West African prices
05 August, 2002
West African log prices have been holding firm but are expected to rise as the impact of the Indonesia log and wood chip export ban is felt

Construction helps to boost timber profits
27 May, 2002
Building activity is buoying demand for timber on both sides of the Atlantic

A solid case for good old cautious optimism
25 May, 2002
Many indicators are good, but there's still room for economic caution. Peter Varley reports

Timber harvest drops
13 May, 2002
Norway's harvest for the first quarter is down 10% on last year as prices have fallen by about 6%

Focus on interest rates as economy revives
30 April, 2002
An interest rate rise is expected in order to curtail consumer spending.

Spring revival for machinery manufacturers
13 April, 2002
After a decidedly bumpy start to the year for many in the wood machinery sector, the race is on to ensure broad compliance with new safety regulations on wood machine tooling for hand-fed equipment

Hopes firm for hardboard
13 April, 2002
A quiet market has split opinion on the direction of prices, but the gradual erosion of capacity is appearing to bite

Heat is turned up on tropical hardwoods
06 April, 2002
Reduced availability of dark red meranti is pushing the price up, but reduced imports of Brazilian mahogany into the UK have not dissuaded Greenpeace from taking action

Sweden tops Europe in forest products earnings
06 April, 2002
Despite the closure of many sawmills during the last five years, the timber industry in Sweden is turning in some rather impressive profits

Strong margins remain elusive
23 March, 2002
The plywood market is difficult but UK traders are hopeful of an improvement during the second quarter

Machinery orders remain high
09 March, 2002
Wood machinery companies are focusing increasingly on after-sales service provision, amid forecasts of an 'aggressive' market in the year ahead