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In October 2023 compared with September 2023, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.6% the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat... [more...]
The Indian government has launched a national forest certification scheme - the Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS) - in order to offer an alternative to private foreign certification agencies... [more...]
U.S. single-family homebuilding surged to more than a 1-1/2-year high in November and could gain further momentum, with declining mortgage rates and incentives from builders likely to draw potential buyers back into the housing market.... [more...]
The Austrian Wood Industry Association welcomes the measures decided by the federal government to strengthen timber construction at the meeting of the Council of Ministers on December 13, 2023.... [more...]
The announcement made overnight at COP 28 for an increased use of timber in construction as a vital decarbonisation tool is applauded by the wood processing and manufacturers associations around the world.... [more...]
More and more German companies are complaining about a lack of orders in residential construction. In November 2023 this was 49.1% of companies, after 48.7% in the previous month.... [more...]
According to the Central Association of the German Construction Industry, sales in the German construction industry will decline by 5.3% in real terms in 2023.... [more...]
Stark Group’s Swedish business, Beijer Byggmaterial, is expanding its footprint in Sweden by opening a branch in Kungälv, thereby strengthening its presence in the western region.... [more...]
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in Islamabad has directed Pakistan’s Ministries of Commerce and National Food Security and Research to review the import policy... [more...]