First I would like to emphasize that all data about oak prices from the past come out of Silvaapis’ historical prices on European market. It is possible that some of the readers have different experiences. HISTORICAL OAK PRICES I started producing fingerjointed oak panels in 1999 and glued by width oak panels …
When I wrote the last article about problems on oak market, I did not expect in my wildest imagination that the war could start in the middle of Europe in the middle of 21. century. And that is exactly what happened. I cannot describe how sorry I am watching the poor people leaving their …
Imbalance in “supply – demand” on the oak market in Europe is enormous. Oak prices are skyrocketing. There is simply not enough oak on the market for the needs of European sawmills, furniture and building industry. What happened? The answer is complex, but I will concentrate on the most important aspect – CHINA. …
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In my article which was published in June I was trying to find the reasons for enormous imbalance of supply and demand on the hardwood market. Situation has not changed in the past six months. Au contraire – the imbalance reached another peak in the last two months. We all know that late autumn …
The first question which appears in every manager’s mind is: “How will I know that my co-workers are actually working if I cannot see them and I cannot control them??” This is number one question and number one fear why not to become more distributed. The answer is very simple: “You cannot do it and …
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It seems that the world is turning faster and faster. It is vital for every company to develop successful new products for the market to keep and also to increase the market position. New products can be obtained several ways: – by buying a licence – by buying a company that owns a …
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On 15th of November 2020 after more than six years of negotiations ministers from 15 countries from Asia and Pacific signed the agreement called RCEP (the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership). All Asian giants joined the agreement except for India, which had several issues preventing it from joining it. Main problem is concern that joining the …
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I did not realize how important allies were until 2008, when the worldwide financial crisis appeared. The market collapsed and the orders for finger-jointed panels fell sharply. Then I got a call from my biggest business partner in Scandinavia and he offered me an alliance in the crisis. We sat down, formed an alliance and …
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FOUR THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO END BUYERS OF SOLID KITCHEN COUNTERTOPS Did you know that more than 50% of buyers of solid countertops face major problems in the first year after the installation of a solid countertop, and that a large part of them replace the countertop in the second year? How to avoid …
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During my career, I have worked with large as well as medium-sized and small companies. At the beginning of my business career, I did business only with giants in the field of furniture, but later I developed my best business with medium-sized and partly also small companies. Among others, I have worked …
In early March, I published an article on how the coronavirus can affect global trade in timber and timber products. Now I can say that I was far too optimistic at the time and that the world has indeed changed in the last two months. In a way, it stopped. At the beginning of …
I was still speculating end March that nobody knows how Covid-19 pandemia will infect global economy in long-term. Now the speculation is over. Impact will be profound. Despite huge interventions from governments and central banks all around the world, we are aware that economical activity will decline in the near future. Some sectors – for …
BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT WOOD TRADING AND INDUSTRY AROUND THE GLOBE BEGINNING MAY 2020 Read More »
Nobody knows how deeply Corona virus will infect global economy in long term, but in short term, the consequences are devastating. Countries plan to inject big amounts of money to keep companies and economy alive and in good shape, but some sectors (for example tourism, airfreight and retail) will face huge losses and many jobs …
By now, everyone has heard of a virus called COVID-19 or coronavirus. This tiny living thing (although the line between lifeless and living can sometimes be blurred when it comes to viruses) has stopped the world’s second largest economy – China. Analysts predict that the impact of the coronavirus on the global economy will be …
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The world is flooded with fear and panic about a small virus that had rapidly spread from China all around the world. People are dying, the economy is facing a crisis, borders are being closed, entire countries are quarantined. Is it right to respond to the onset of the coronavirus with fear? …
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My point is to be surrounded by the right people, to do business successfully and above all to fall asleep peacefully in the evening. Please contact me in order to find out whether I can help to a more successful business with less worrying also to you. Perhaps it will be just a pleasant conversation with a cup up coffee or glass of beer. 😊
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