Closing of Klausner-Ilim Timber deal 31/08/2010 - 12:36 PM
Ilim Timber successfully acquired production assets of Klausner Group ( Klausner Nordic Timber and Klausner Holz Bayern ) and the new sawmill line (Linck). Brand new equipment will be installed within the frame of modernization of the plant in Ust'-Ilimsk. The amount of the transaction exceeded EUR 100 million. Sberbank and Transcredit Bank took part in financing of the transaction. Investment banking service has…
Austria - Visitor record at the Timber Fair Klagenfurt 31/08/2010 - 10:56 AM
These results exceeded all expectations: the International Timber Fair Klagenfurt recorded 22,000 trade visitors this year (an increase of 5%). Increases were noted in particular in visitors from the countries of South-East Europe.
452 exhibitors from 22 nations presented at the timber fair in Klagenfurt from 26 to 29 August 2010, covering the themes of ‘wood, forestry, sawmills, transport, wood construction and bio-energy’. “Our trade fair was…
European Market for Forestry Equipment to Recover 30/08/2010 - 10:36 AM
The situation of the European forest machinery manufacturers has improved steadily since summer 2009. In Sweden, still the largest market for harvesters and forwarders, current sales have almost returned to normal levels.
Safe forestry work while respecting the environment 19/08/2010 - 05:52 PM EKO-LAS is the only forestry event of such calibre in Poland. For many years it has provided an opportunity to present current trends, technologies, and new products in the most important sectors related to the wood market and forest management...
Homag Raises Sales Revenue Forecast 13/08/2010 - 01:57 PM
After an unexpectedly fast recovery of sales and orders in the first half of 2010, which also brought about a corresponding high order backlog by mid-year, the management board of Homag looks optimistically to the future and has increased its sales revenue forecast for 2010.
2nd Quarter Confirms Upturn in Woodworking Machinery 04/08/2010 - 05:33 PM
In the 2nd quarter of 2010 new orders for German woodworking machinery gained 83% compared with last year. Domestic orders increased by 13%. However, key of the upturn was the demand from abroad, it increased by 109%, reported the German Engineering Federation VDMA.
Used Machinery Fair in Cologne and not in Stuttgart 22/07/2010 - 03:32 PM
The international used machinery sector is going to closely present itself at the Usetec from 6th to 8th of April 2011 in Cologne. Therewith both South-German trade fairgrounds, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, are out of race.
Interforst 2010 Lives Up to Expectations 20/07/2010 - 02:52 PM
The 11th trade fair for forestry and forest technology, Interforst 2010, met the organizers' expectations. In the end 50,000 visitors came to the Munich trade fair center.
Buerkle Early Finishes Short-time Work 19/07/2010 - 02:12 PM
Robert Buerkle GmbH, Freudenstadt, starts with good news into the second half of the year. Already in June the line manufacturer finished short-time work in all business units, having lasted 13 months in total. The reason is the continuously increasing receipt of orders since beginning of the year which culminates in € 42 million by 30th June 2010.
Forest Machinery: Swiss and Austrian Sales Statistics 12/07/2010 - 07:42 PM
The German Center for Forest Work and Technology KWF got granular on the sales statistics of forestry machines in Austria and Switzerland. Although it found large differences in demand in different machine categories.
