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First rays of spring
March 21, 2024 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
Thursday 21 March 2024. – The construction-related wood panels, OSB and softwood plywood, have experienced poor demand for over a year. However, upon examining trade statistics from every continent, we

Pirates make plywood shipping price hike
January 23, 2024 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
Tuesday 23 January 2024. – Three years ago, in March 2021, the container vessel Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal. The traffic was blocked for six days, and

How to peel a block of pencils?
January 23, 2024 | Author: PTW Team | Categories: Videos
If your long-time dream has been peeling a block of pencils, here’s your advice on how to do it. Check the video on youtube.com.

Haven’t found the crystal ball yet
December 20, 2023 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
Wednesday 20 December 2023. – For laziness reasons, I copied today my blog post from January this year. However, I had to make some edits to my 11-month-old prediction. Deletions

Is customer awareness needed?
November 7, 2023 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
Tuesday 7 November 2023. – In business, people who sell products deal with customers all the time. But when you work behind the scenes in a factory, you might wonder

MDF and water, not a good combination
November 7, 2023 | Author: PTW Team | Categories: Videos
In this unscientific test, MDF performs poorly whereas plywood looks surprisingly clean. Check the video on youtube.com.

How to get ready for the next downturn
September 29, 2023 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
Friday 29 September 2023. – The plywood market today is gloomy. While business hasn’t collapsed entirely, volumes have dipped far below what we were accustomed to not so long ago.

Plywood kitesurfing
June 21, 2023 | Author: PTW Team | Categories: Videos
Would you imagine that this kitesurfing foil is made out of plywood? Well, it is! Check the video on youtube.com.

Why are Chinese not buying plywood mills from Russia?
June 2, 2023 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
Friday 2 June 2023. – According to Yale School of Management’s list, over 1,000 companies have curtailed operations in Russia by May 2023. While the list is mainly occupied by