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  • Panels
  • April 29, 2004 00:00

Metso: Loss although orders increased

In January-March, Metso Corporation's net sales totaled EUR 928 million (1-3/2003: EUR 983 million). Despite profitability improvements in Metso Minerals and Metso Automation, Metso's operating profit before nonrecurring items and amortization of goodwill was EUR 0.5 million (EUR 11.7 million). The operating profit was weakened mainly by cost provisions made in Metso Paper for certain previously d... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • April 29, 2004 00:00

IWF Technical Conference Sessions

Eleven information-packed technical conference sessions will bring industry experts together during the International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair?USA®, also known as IWF, in Atlanta, Georgia, August 26 to 29, 2004. The line-up includes: "Improving Productivity on CNC Routers?; "Get on Board: Powder Coating on Wood Has Arrived?; "Troubleshooting and Preventing Problems When Fin... [more...]

  • April 27, 2004 16:14

Hugo Kämpf, Sägewerk in Thüngen

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  • Panels
  • April 25, 2004 00:00

TTF Attacks EU Anti-Dumping on Oukeme Plywood

The Timber Trade Federation has severely criticised the EU decision to impose Anti-Dumping measures on Chinese Okoume plywood as unfair, punitive and technically incorrect. The EU?s Anti-Dumping Committee decided on 21 April to impose these measures following an enquiry launched last year that examined okoume plywood from China compared with Okoume plywood manufactured in Morocco. The basis fo... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • April 22, 2004 00:00

Russia: Stora Enso inaugurates Nebolchi Sawmill

Stora Enso Timber inaugurated its second sawmill in Russia in a ceremony at the village of Nebolchi in the Novgorod Region. The new sawmill is part of Stora Enso's strategy to increase industrial operations and enhance wood procurement in Russia. The total investment was EUR 10.3 million and the full production capacity of 100 000 m3 will be reached by the end of 2005. The mill will employ fifty p... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • April 20, 2004 00:00

Potlatch FSC certified

Potlatch announced that the company has set a precedent by becoming the first U.S.-headquartered, publicly traded forest products company to certify its forest management practices under the standards of the internationally recognized Forest Stewardship Council(R) (FSC). Operations on Potlatch's 668,000 acres in Idaho have been certified under FSC and the company's Idaho lumber and plywood manu... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • April 16, 2004 00:00

Free Access to Exporters Database

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced free access to a database of over 3,800 U.S. exporters and their products. The U.S. Supplier List, maintained by USDA`s Foreign Agricultural Service, helps connect potential buyers with U.S. suppliers. It contains more than 500 product categories for companies to include in their listing. More than 80 FAS overseas offices use the database to help exp... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • April 16, 2004 00:00

US-New Residential Construction In March 2004

Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,946,000. This is 1.9 percent (±0.9%) above the revised February rate of 1,909,000 and is 15.3 percent (±1.4%) above the March 2003 estimate of 1,688,000. Single-family authorizations in March were at a rate of 1,523,000; this is 0.4 percent (±0.8%) above the February figure of 1,51... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • April 16, 2004 00:00

Brazilian exporters have problems at ports

Brazilian timber exporters report that they are facing difficulties to ship their products through Brazil's most important ports. The solid wood industry, which accounts for a US$2.6 billion share of total exports is acting in order to try and find solutions to the problem which, they contend, have arisen because of the administration of the ports. According data from the Port of Itajaí's (Sta... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • April 16, 2004 00:00

Japan: Tropical Log Market Firms

Firm FOB log prices have forced up the log market in Japan. Since February arrivals in Japan were modest (around 72,000 Cu.m), and March log price negotiations tended to be bullish, although prices did not move much. Importers are saying that FOB log costs are rising so steeply that current wholesale prices in Japan are some yen 400 per koku less than the actual cost of late February prices of... [more...]

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