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Was the timing of the investment right?

July 10, 2020. – Investing is tricky business. Investment decisions are often made when business is thriving. But since it usually takes several years for new facilities to be completed,

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What do tourism and the plywood business have in common?

July 3, 2020. – The weather. That’s right, when things look down, both businesses are tempted to come up with the same excuse: “It was too rainy.” Experienced plywood customers

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How foggy can the view get?

June 26, 2020. – In an ordinary year the time before summer break is busy. Plywood orders have to be arranged to fit mill vacations as well as customers’ holiday

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Opportunities for purchasers?

June 19, 2020. – People are returning to their workplaces throughout Europe. It is nice to hear phones ringing again. Unfortunately, plywood demand and prices are low and the future

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Could we get a kick-start to building?

June 12, 2020. – The European Commission is debating a 750 billion euros stimulus package. The funds are supposed to focus on climate neutrality and digital transformation. However, building and

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What’s around the corner?

June 4, 2020. – It is kind of boring when all the metrics are down. Whatever statistics you look at, they all point to the southeast. For sure, that may

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Where is plywood heading?

May 29, 2020. – All eyes are set on what is happening right now and whether the market is ready for an upward turn. German sentiment indicates some optimism, but

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Distributor stocks are piling up

May 21, 2020. – In April plywood was moving fairly normally, as nobody knew how to react to the pandemic. Now in May, things start clearly slowing down. In Central Europe the

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Do you miss customer meetings?

May 13, 2020. – Two months have passed since the last “real” customer contacts. Many of us are wondering what it does to our business. Are we losing sales? Don’t

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