Södra Timber has decided not to implement any market shutdown ahead of the summer. This decision means that all softwood sawmills will just be closing for the summer holidays as usual. However, it is not possible to rule... [meer...]
Stefan Olsson has been elected as a new Board member at Södra. Stefan is a Master of Science and has spent many years working for ABB. He has been the CEO for Nexans Sweden since 2006. As well as years of experience... [meer...]
The Supervisory Board of Pfleiderer AG has appointed Elmar Geissinger member of the Board with effect from May 14, 2012. Horst Piepenburg as the custodian has confirmed the appointment. Following the resignation of CEO Hans Overdiek... [meer...]
Pfleiderer AG and Hans H. Overdiek have terminated his contract as CEO of the company. The required appointment of a second Board Member will [meer...]
Peter Nilsson has chosen to leave Södra. Nilsson has been Södra Timber's CEO since 2005. Södra's Forest Director, Håkan Svensson, has been appointed acting CEO for Södra Timber, until a new CEO has been recruited. [meer...]
Dieffenbacher has received an order for a complete OSB plant in China. This is the second continuous OSB plant that Dieffenbacher will build in China. The first OSB plant for Baoyuan began production in 2010. The new plant... [meer...]
Wood for Good, the UK timber industry’s sustainability campaign has launched its 2012 campaign: “Wood First”. The campaign calls for the introduction of a “Wood First” rule in local authority planning guidance. This would require sustainably sourced wood... [meer...]
MAJA Group, manufacturer of fragmented furniture with production sites in Kasendorf in Franconia and in Wittichenau in Saxony, will expand its production area in Wittichenau by approximately 40,000 square metres in the course of an investment of 50 million Euros. [meer...]
Weyerhaeuser reported net earnings of $41 million for the first quarter, or 8 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.5 billion. This compares with net earnings of $99 million on net sales from continuing operations of $1.4 billion for the same period last year. [meer...]
Though it is yet too early to give a reliable forecast for the current year, the information provided by the individual country representatives indicates that 2012 will be a challenging year for the European parquet producers with important variations at country level – a situation already visible... [meer...]
