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Japan’s imports from Europe roughly 24% up on 2023
Chinese sawn-softwood imports dropped by 6% in the first half-year 2024 to 8.87m m³ (Jan.-June 2023: 9.47m m³). With the exception of the further dominant and, at -2% to 5.76m m³ (5.91m m³), generally ...
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Illegal birch plywood imports continue to cause problems
European birch plywood markets continue to feel the effects of illegal imports, even after the introduction of anti-dumping duties on imports from Russia in November 2021, EU sanctions imposed on ...
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Japanese plywood imports fall back below 500,000 m³
In the second quarter of 2024, Finland exported a total softwood plywood volume of 112,861 m³ (April-June 2023: 85,631 m³), corresponding to a year-on-year increase of almost one-third. Prior to this ...
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Methanex set to pay $2.05bn to acquire OCI Global’s methanol operations
Dutch fertiliser and industrial chemicals manufacturer OCI has taken a major step forward in its efforts to spin off or sell its methanol activities, which have been ongoing for two and a half ...
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TABS: First-half revenues drop below €500m
The ongoing slump in residential construction continued to have a negative impact on business at the Dutch timber and building materials trading company Timber and Building Supplies Holland N.V. (TABS ...
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Mellanskog records decline in turnover and results figures
In the second quarter of 2024, higher prices paid to members, lower sales volumes as well as cost increases in various areas had a negative impact on the turnover and results figures of Swedish forest ...
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Ørsted halts e-methanol project during construction phase
In mid-August 2024, Danish energy company Ørsted (Fredericia) put a halt to construction of a new plant for e-methanol that had been in progress since May 2023. Under the name FlagshipOne, the company ...
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China: softwood log imports from Germany down 72%
According to calculations by the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) of Beijing, in the first half-year 2024, China imported 11 % fewer softwood logs at 13.26m ...
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Decorative Panels International ceases all business activities
Following the final closure of its hardboard plant in Alpena (Michigan) at the end of August 2024, Ohio-based Decorative Panels International Inc. (DPI), Toledo, has ceased all business activities on ...
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Munksjö converts PM 7 for decor paper production
According to recent information, Swedish decor paper producer Munksjö AB (Stockholm) is planning to invest a total of around BRL175m, equivalent to approximately €30m, in the ExpanDecor investment ...
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Japanese plywood imports fall back below 500,000 m³
The increase in Japanese plywood imports recorded in the first three months of 2024 continued in the second quarter. The increase of 11.6% to 494,954 m³ (April-June 2023: 443,457 m³) is due to a base ...