&#8220Along with other market sectors, the MDF industry is facing a period of uncertainty and caution in the wake of the events of September 11”

&#8220Despite the current market, Willamette Europe confirmed this week that engineering works have begun at Clonmel and that the new continuous press line is still scheduled to come on stream next summer”

&#8220When manufacturers go for a second and third MDF price increase too quickly, we end up back at the starting point. And by telepgraphing increases in advance, manufacturers have invited the stockpiling of pre-increase product which has then hung over the market ”