Search Results: 'Wood for Good'

Construction and weather help buoy British market
20 December, 2003
Despite some ups and downs, the home-grown sector can be reasonably satisfied with the past year – even the beleaguered fencing and packaging industry

Demand acceptable but competition quells price rises
20 December, 2003
Orders remain fairly healthy into the new year although rising costs and little chance of improving prices means margins remain tight

Upbeat softwood traders look back on buoyant year
13 December, 2003
Supply problems earlier in the year forced prices up and, contrary to previous occasions, they've stayed up, leading traders to feel optimistic about 2004

Finnish production stays high despite slack demand
15 November, 2003
Finnish companies are concentrating on increasing production levels with investment in new facilities in Russia and the Baltics

Concerns over rising krona
04 October, 2003
Stocks are rising in response to the falling value of the dollar and weaker timber prices in the US and Japan – and now Swedish companies have to contend with a stronger krona

Prices rise but new requirements bring new challenges
04 October, 2003
Good weather helped to boost fencing prices but, while there has been some movement in pallet prices, the sector still suffers from overcapacity. Now the two sectors face their individual challenges of changes to CCA use and phytosanitary requirements

Prices rises will be of little benefit for joinery margins
04 October, 2003
Some window manufacturers are expected to raise their prices soon but it will add little to the bottom line

Prices increases put UK sector in better shape
20 September, 2003
The home-grown sector is in more buoyant mood but modest price rises have been offset by price reductions for co-products and small roundwood

Floor continue to make solid progress
26 July, 2003
Rising demand is luring more companies into timber flooring

Forest Enterprise's central marketing role lost to devolution
14 June, 2003
The devolution of the Forestry Commission – and the lack of emphasis on demand – is worrying industry figures

Gentle changes give rise to stable hardwood market
17 May, 2003
Massive price fluctuations seem to be a thing of the past in the Far East hardwood sector

Celtic Tiger's roar now a purr
17 May, 2003
Although the Irish economy is considered to be slowing, it is still comfortably outperforming most European countries

Russians need to invest in future
03 May, 2003
The Russian timber industry is still in need of more investment and is currently hit by a fall in harvest

Post Woodmex sales give way to rising competition
05 April, 2003
UK wood machinery operators are braced for a difficult time in the financial year ahead

Finnish production rises
08 March, 2003
Finnish forest industry production increased in 2002 but it still lagged behind that of two years earlier

Demand strong but profits dented by competition
08 March, 2003
It was not an easy market for most of the UK forest products sector last year but for now mills can take advantage of the shortages created by ice in the Baltics

Ice locks up timber cargoes
22 February, 2003
The usual post-festivity depression is exacerbated by exceptionally bad weather which is icing up some ports.

Margins under pressure, but sales are looking good
08 February, 2003
Following a fruitful Woodmex at the end of last year, many UK wood finishing firms are busy trying to convert interest into orders

Good fencing news, but perennial problems hit pallets
25 January, 2003
The fencing sector is already feeling optimistic about the coming year but, in contrast, the beleaguered pallet business is suffering from overcapacity and low demand

Sawn production rises and trend remains positive
11 January, 2003
The market for sawn softwood produced strong results during the first nine months of last year and some of Sweden's largest players expect the good fortune to continue