NEWS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION WORLD: August 2008

NEWS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION WORLD

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Philippines: Wood to cost more next quarter

The price increase is intended to cover rising cost of production inputs like logs, fuel and glue, PWPA president Antonio C. Olizon said in an interview ...
Read more: BusinessWorld

Malaysia, EU hope to sign pact on timber products

Malaysia and the European Union (EU) hope to sign a bilateral voluntary partnership agreement(VPA), to promote the trade in legally produced and harvested timber. The agreement would help ensure the sustainability and legality of timber production while improving the perception of tropical timber in Europe ...
Read more: Daily Express

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Germany: Production capacity grows: 2.6m tons of wood pellets to be produced in Germany

There is an increasing number of wood pellet manufacturers in Germany. According to current statistics from the organizer of the ...
Read more: pr-inside

Monday, August 4, 2008

UAE: Building materials prices to go 5% up

Danube Building Materials FZCO said that prices of building materials will rise by approximately 5% during the 3rd quarter due to record oil prices ...
Read more: ameinfo