Month: January 2018
China High Quality Log Buying Grows, Bypassing U.S. Sawmills
Chinese buyers are buying more logs directly from log exporters, bypassing the U.S. sawmills. According to Gerald Storey, Storey Sawmill & Lumber Co., the log exporters are buying better quality material, and they are paying well above normal market prices for those logs. Storey Sawmill in Troy, Tennessee, is in…
88.3 million EPAL pallets produced last year
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) announced a record result for 2017 of 115.8 million EPAL quality load carriers produced and repaired. According to the announcmeent, compared to the previous year, this is an increase of nearly 10%. In 2017, production figures alone rose by 9.7% to 88.3 million EPAL pallets, while…
End-of-show report on Magna Expo Mueblera (17–20 January 2018)
This year’s Magna Expo Mueblera – consisting of two international flagship fairs, Magna Expo Mueblera Industrial and Magna Expo Mobiliario e Interiores – delivered top-notch results. The double-header event featured 210 exhibitors from around the world, including countries such as China, Germany, Italy, Canada, Spain, the USA and Austria. Together…