The 2nd Seminar of the Joint European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), EuropeanFederation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) and European Wood-based Panels Federation (EPF) European-funded project “Perspectives and challenges of the Woodworking Industries in Europe” took place on the 30th of November 2018 in Lisbon. It was preceded, on the…
Smurfit Kappa Group has significantly strengthened its presence in Western France with the acquisition of two Europac sites in Brittany. Smurfit Kappa Group has acquired the Caradec Box Plant in the Morbihan County and the Saint Pol de Léon site in the Finistére County, reinforcing its capabilities in the fruit…
Perhaps you have heard of or watched the show How It’s Made on the Discovery Channel. The show gives viewers a look behind the scenes at how everyday things are manufactured. We thought we’d model that idea in this post by providing our readers with a brief summary of how…
While the upward trend so far sustained for German producer prices for commercial wood products is still intact compared with the previous year, this no longer applies compared to the previous month. From September to October, the vast majority of productshave yielded or stagnated. Only five out of 26 values have risen….
The Mayr-Melnhof Group was able to carry on the improved profitability level of the earlier part of the year with a good third quarter and hence to conclude after three quarters above the previous year. Both divisions reported ongoing high capacity utilization despite increasingly slowing market dynamics. In the first…
Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has come to an agreement with the owners of TANN Group on the 100% acquisition of the group headquartered in Traun, Austria. TANN Group prints on and finishes externally sourced fine paper to produce tipping paper (cigarette filter paper) and is the global market leader in this area….
Maritime pine prices are rising in the French south-west (Photo: Robert Wood) Are the French softwood markets at a turning point? The question deserves to be asked since the mixed tendencies are observed in the end of this year. On a global level, specialists do not rule out a risk of a…
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) named Christian Kühnhold as new CEO. For the last few years the association has been led by Martin Leibrandt, who helped to get it off the ground and initiated many new projects. Christian Kühnhold most recently spent 13 years as CEO of PAKi Logistics GmbH and member…
EPAL France (until April 2017 QUALIPAL) reports successes against counterfeiters of EPAL pallets. Indeed, regular field investigations have shown that a significant volume of pallets repaired and marketed under the EPAL brand are not registered under an EPAL license. This constitutes a trade mark infringement, according to EPAL France. The counterfeit pallets do…
Wood pallets have been around for decades as mechanisms for shipping and storing larger items (among other things). Recently, however, wooden pallets have become much more than a once-and-done packaging piece. They’ve become a useful resource in home décor and design.
