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First rays of spring

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

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Pirates make plywood shipping price hike

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

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How to peel a block of pencils?

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.

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Haven’t found the crystal ball yet

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

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Is customer awareness needed?

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

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MDF and water, not a good combination

In this unscientific test, MDF performs poorly whereas plywood looks surprisingly clean. Check the video on youtube.com.

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How to get ready for the next downturn

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.

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Plywood kitesurfing

Would you imagine that this kitesurfing foil is made out of plywood? Well, it is! Check the video on youtube.com.

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Why are Chinese not buying plywood mills from Russia?

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

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