You are here

Aktualności

At the end of August, 2014 representatives of ten big companies specializing in plywood imports met in Bremen, Germany with customs office management. The reason was the problem of plywood type classification for the goods imported from China.  

Woodworking enterprise Latvijas Finieris (Riga, Latvia) plans to begin a construction of the new veneer plant. Till now information on the investment volume and exact location is unknown  

At Wood Products & Technology exhibition in Sweden IKEA specialists informed about new development which will allow consumers to assemble furniture without any tool.   The whole point is that furniture will be assembled as puzzle according to enclosed instruction.

Within January-July, 2014 wooden panel production in Ukraine decreased to 6.1% in comparison with the same period of the previous year. In the same time plywood production increased up to 5.9%

Within January-June, 2014 saw timber production volume in Ukraine decreased to 4.9% in comparison with the same period of the previous year and accounted for 685 thousand m3.

Within January-June, 2014 saw timber production in Finland increased up to 4% in comparison with the same period of the previous year.  Saw timber export showed around 9% increase. Plywood production within four months of 2014 accounted to 600 thousand m3 (+9%).

Within January-June, 2014 Russian plywood export increased up to 14.6% in comparison with the same period of the previous year and amounted to 1.02 million m3 ($621,3 million):to near-abroad countries – 127.4 thousand m3 (+7.4%), to far-abroad – 897.1 thousand m3 (+15.7%)

Within January-May, 2014 Russian plywood export increased up to 20.6% in comparison with the same period of the previous year and amounted to 859.6 thousand m3 (to near-abroad countries – 106.6 thousand m3, to far-abroad – 753 thousand m3)

International trade fair for Wood products and TechnologyTrä & Teknik will take place on 02-05 September, 2014 in the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg. A trade fair will cover everything from log to finished component - sawmill machinery, carpentry, wood processing, woodworking, tools, materials and components

Within January-March, 2014 plywood import in Great Britain increased up to 17.6% and accounted for 347 thousand m3. At the same time China – the main plywood supplier of Great Britain – significantly decreased sales by March.