COLOMBIA – Duratex Colombia received from the ICONTEC the Forest Compensation Certificate for its program “Carvida Duratex, carbon credits for life”. With the delivery of this document, ICONTEC certifies that the Company, thanks to its forest plantations, has captured 956,000 tCO2e (tons of CO2 equivalent) from 2010 to 2017, which makes it to date the largest Forestry Compensation Program of greenhouse gases, from forest crops, in Colombia.

MEXICO –Proteak, a world leader in the producton of teak and since 2016 manufacturer of MDF boards under the Tecnotabla brand at its state of the art plant in Tabasco, reported consolidated sales of MXP 265 million in 1Q-2018, 8% below 1Q-2017 sales and explained as an effect of the price pressure in the MDF board market and lower sales volume.

CHILE – Masisa, one of the leading manufacturers of value-added wood boards (MDF and MDP / PB), with forests and production operations in Chile and Venezuela and distribution across the region, presented the results of the first quarter of 2018.

U.S.- Egger’s wood purchasing department began establishing relationships with the North Carolina wood supplier community at a recent event organized by the North Carolina Forest Service.

POLAND – The Pfleiderer Group reported 1Q-2018 sales revenues of € 268.8 million (1Q-2017: € 252.4 million), an increase of 6.5%.

CHILE – Arauco’s sales revenues reached USD 1,464.7 million during the first quarter of 2018 (1Q-2018), a 18.7% increase compared to the USD 1,233.7 million obtained in the 1Q-2017.

BRAZIL – Eucatex, one of the largest manufacturers of panels in Brazil, with operations also in the paint and varnish, laminated flooring, partitions and doors segments, announces its results for the first quarter of 2018 (1Q-2018).

INDIA – On April 1, Greenply Industries Ltd. produced the first board on its new MDF plant in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

PORTUGAL – Consolidated sales of Sonae Industria in the first quarter of the year reached €54.3 million, a reduction of €5.2 million compared to the same period of last year.

CANADA – With strong OSB demand in both North America and Europe, Norbord, the worlds leading OSB manufacturer, continues to deliver robust results in the first three months of 2018 (1Q-2018).

BRAZIL – Duratex, the largest wooden panel manufacturer in Brazil, recorded sales of BRL 1 billion in the first quarter of 2018, up 5.7% against the same period 2017.

ITALY – Saviola, the largest Italian manufacturer of particle board, and a world leader in the post-consumer wood recycling process, caused quiet a stir with an innovative presentation “BE DIFFERENT.emotion without limit” at the largest international gathering for the furniture industry, the “Milano Design Week 2018”.