Paged is eyeing expansion across the Atlantic
The Polish company is in negotiations with several American plywood producers as it seeks to establish a foothold in the U.S. market. According to CEO Jarosław Michniuk, discussions with one…
Koskisen invests €3M in new production site in Poland
Koskisen is investing approximately EUR 3 million in a new production facility in Skwierzyna, Poland. The new and current units in Poland manufacture plywood lining for light commercial vehicles under…
Paged and Raute sign a service agreement
Raute has signed a service agreement with Paged Eesti OÜ in Pärnu, Estonia. The mill belongs to the Polish Paged Group. The deal covers maintenance responsibility of the production machinery…
Kingspan buys majority stake in Steico
Kingspan Group plc, the insulation and building solutions company, acquires 51% of the shares of Steico SE. The deal includes an option to acquire a further 10% in the future. …
Paged opens LabTech R&D center
The Polish plywood and furniture macnufacturer Paged opens R&D Center in Pisz for its subsidiary called LabTech. LabTech focuses ín new product development as well as in improvement of the…
Paged bonds with Stora Enso’s lignin
The Polish plywood manufacturer Paged starts to use Stora Enso’s lignin in plywood adhesive. According to Stora Enso, Paged has the possibility to replace 40% of fossil-based glue with lignin. …
ProPopulus promotes poplar plywood as birch alternative
ProPopulus, a European consortium of poplar wood stakeholders, promotes poplar plywood as an alternative to Russian and Belarusian birch plywood. Propopulus says that the sanctions against Russian and Belarusian wood…
Polish hardwood plywood Q1 – Q3 exports 30% up
The Polish hardwood plywood export from January to September 2021 almost reach the annual level of 2020 (117,503 m3). The monthly pace has been steady throughout this year, although the…
EC sets definitive anti-dumping duty
European Commission has set a definitive anti-dumping duty on the Russian birch plywood. The provisional duties were set in June 2021 and were valid until December this year. The definitive…
Consortium and Alliance battle of birch plywood
On 10 June 2021, European Commission set provisional anti-dumping duties for the Russian birch plywood. By 11 December, EC shall decide whether the provisional duties will be prolonged for a…