The German producer price index for industrial wood products showed little price change in November 2017 as compared to the previous month. The values vary in the range of less than 1% when compared with October prices. The only exception is raw chipboard, whose index has an increase of 2.22%….
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…
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…
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…
Cascades Inc acquires four plants in Ontario, Canada, to strengthen its position in the containerboard packaging sector, and the purchase of an ownership position in Tencorr Holdings Corporation. The company also announces an increase in its equity holding of the Greenpac Mill LLC. This transaction will allow Cascades to expand…
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) is launching the independently quality-assured EPAL CP pallets. According to the announcement, this expands EPAL’s existing load carrier portfolio with nine more quality-assured wooden load carriers in order to play a supporting role in the chemicals industry and elsewhere. EPAL is applying its recognised…
In just a few months the gates will open on Magna Expo Mueblera in Mexico City, at the Centro Banamex. The event will feature the two international exhibitions Magna Expo Mueblera Industrial and Magna Expo Mobiliario e Interiores. From 17 to 20 January, Magna Expo Mueblera Industrial will cover the…
Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its 35% holding in the equity accounted investment Bulleh Shah Packaging (Private) Ltd. in Pakistan to the main owner Packages Ltd. The total cash consideration for the divestment of the shares is Euro 6 million. The loss on disposal amounts in total to…
Today, NEPCon releases the NEPCon Sourcing Hub. According to NEPCon this is the biggest and most detailed collection of forest-related risk assessments that have ever been published. The Sourcing Hub is to companies meet due diligence requirements of market regulation such as the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). The Hub contains…
Cascades Inc. announced that it will close its packaging plant in Maspeth, New York, as part of the Corporation’s modernization and optimization efforts in the Northeastern United States. “To support our future development and better serve our customers, we are announcing today that the Maspeth plant’s output will gradually be…
