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As part of ongoing efforts to effectively communicate the nature of the products CPA represents, the Marketing Committee and Decorative Surfaces Council (DSC) have voted without opposition to change the name “Thermally Fused Melamine (TFM)” to “Thermally Fused Laminate (TFL).”
Seventeen US plywood importers, distributors and users formed the American Alliance for Hardwood Plywood (AAHP) at the start of October. This move came in reaction to a preliminary investigation launched by the US Department of Commerce‘s International Trade Commission (ITC) into hardwood plywood imports from China on 27 September 2012.
Raute Corporation will publish its Interim Report for January 1 – September 30, 2012 (9 months) on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. A briefing for analysts, investors and the media will be organized on October 30, 2012 at Scandic Simonkentta Hotel, Roba cabinet, Simonkatu 9, Helsinki.
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Forestry Research Analysis (FRA) has spoken out to support Greenpeace Southeast Asia in calling for more commitments from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) over its use of rainforest-sourced timber in its products.
The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) announced that Dr Sophie Churchill, Chief Executive of the National Forest Company, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute for outstanding services to the forestry Industry.
Drytac® Europe Ltd, a UK-based manufacturer of graphic finishing products and equipment, has appointed Hayden Kelley BA, MBA, as managing director.
UPM has received high scores for its climate change disclosure in the Nordic Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. The index is compiled annually by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). UPM was ranked in shared first place in the index with top scores: 98 points out of 100. UPM is featured in the index for the fourth consecutive year.
On October 9 the BWF was invited with other members of the fenestration industry to a meeting at The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to discuss the responses to the consultation on part L of the Building Regulations for England.
UPM has been shortlisted for the PPI Awards in the categories of the Green Energy and Biofuels Award, and the Environmental Award. The shortlisting was granted to UPM for company’s UK operations and UPM Shotton paper mill in north-eastern Wales. The awards will be presented in Brussels on November 12.
The Spanish national competition commission decided to open formal proceedings against a total of 24 Spanish pallet manufacturers, repair businesses, and the Spanish EPAL national committee Asociación Calipal Espana (Calipal).
The expansion of UPM Kymi mill’s converting department has now been concluded, and the production of coated fine paper sheets has started. The new sheeting line was taken into use 25 September and the first sheets have already been delivered to customers.
At the beginning of October, Klausner started to dismantle the sawmill plant in Domat/Ems.
The ProDecor handle collection from Hettich rigidly focuses on market preferences and makes it just as easy for furniture buyers to identify with their own particular style as it does to individualise furniture in line with the latest trends. The 2012 handle collection presents new ambassadors of the New Modern, Deluxe, Organic und Folk trend styles.
At the beginning of October, Klausner Holz Thüringen started to dismantle the sawmill plant in Domat/Ems, Switzerland. Prior to that, the bankruptcy and execution agency in the district of Imboden in Trin had approved the start of dismantling subject to certain conditions.
Timber producers and forestry firms are celebrating good fortune as the US housing recovery is expected to experience growth, according to Forestry Research Associates (FRA).
Drytac® Europe Ltd, a UK-based manufacturer of graphic finishing products and equipment, has appointed Hayden Kelley BA, MBA, as managing director.
UPM has received high scores for its climate change disclosure in the Nordic Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index. The index is compiled annually by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). UPM was ranked in shared first place in the index with top scores: 98 points out of 100. UPM is featured in the index for the fourth consecutive year.
The range of Conturex profiling centers, is now being complemented by an entry-level model. The Conturex Compact will be celebrating its premiere at the WEINIG InTech in early November. Complex construction components can be produced on this fully automated machine in just one work step.
UNIBOARD was recently accepted to the ECCTM (Eco-Certified Composite) certification program for value-added products. Last April, the Val-d'Or, Sayabec and Mont-Laurier mills satisfied the requirements of this new certification program introduced last spring by the Composite Panel Association (CPA) for particleboard and MDF panels.
Stiles Machinery announced the upcoming retirement of David K. Rothwell, Executive Vice President and Partner. A thirty-one year veteran of Stiles, Dave is credited with establishing many of the programs and strategies that have made Stiles the market leader in the woodworking industry.
Stiles Machinery announced that they will offer certification of WCA’s Standards of Tool Skills, an industry-approved program aimed to educate woodworkers in the latest woodworking machinery and techniques. Stiles is the first machinery company qualified to offer WCA certification.
On October 9 the BWF was invited with other members of the fenestration industry to a meeting at The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to discuss the responses to the consultation on part L of the Building Regulations for England. This meeting was to be a chance for AECOM, the Government’s consultants who are working on the amended guidance, to understand the reasoning behind the responses from the various trade associations that have an interest in the thermal performance of windows, doors, roof windows and rooflights.
UPM has been shortlisted for the PPI Awards in the categories of the Green Energy and Biofuels Award, and the Environmental Award. The shortlisting was granted to UPM for company’s UK operations and UPM Shotton paper mill in north-eastern Wales. The awards will be presented in Brussels on November 12.
The Spanish national competition commission decided to open formal proceedings against a total of 24 Spanish pallet manufacturers, repair businesses, and the Spanish EPAL national committee Asociación Calipal Espana (Calipal).
The expansion of UPM Kymi mill’s converting department has now been concluded, and the production of coated fine paper sheets has started. The new sheeting line was taken into use 25 September and the first sheets have already been delivered to customers.
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes edged slightly higher for a sixth consecutive month in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The latest, one-point gain brings the index to 41.
According to Wood Resource Quarterly Importation of both logs and lumber to China fell substantially in 2012. Total imports, by value, during the first eight months was 4.3 billion dollars, or 19% less than in 2011, with the biggest declines in logs imported from Russia and the US, and in lumber from North America.
At the beginning of October, Klausner started to dismantle the sawmill plant in Domat/Ems.
The ProDecor handle collection from Hettich rigidly focuses on market preferences and makes it just as easy for furniture buyers to identify with their own particular style as it does to individualise furniture in line with the latest trends. The 2012 handle collection presents new ambassadors of the New Modern, Deluxe, Organic und Folk trend styles.
According to Wood Resource Quarterly Importation of both logs and lumber to China fell substantially in 2012. Total imports, by value, during the first eight months was 4.3 billion dollars, or 19% less than in 2011, with the biggest declines in logs imported from Russia and the US, and in lumber from North America.
The ProDecor handle collection from Hettich rigidly focuses on market preferences and makes it just as easy for furniture buyers to identify with their own particular style as it does to individualise furniture in line with the latest trends. The 2012 handle collection presents new ambassadors of the New Modern, Deluxe, Organic und Folk trend styles.
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The US housing market is still in recover and that lumber prices are increasing as a result, claims Forestry Research Associates (FRA).
On October 11 NAHB announced Remodelers of the Year 2012 during Remodeling Show in Baltimore at the NAHB Remodelers gala. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers named Robert Criner, GMR, CAPS, CGP, of Criner Remodeling in Yorktown, Va., the 2012 Remodeler of the Year in recognition of his professional remodeling achievements. N. Claiborne Porter, AIA, CGR, CGP, of Anchorage, Alaska and Douglas Sutton, CGR, CAPS, of Springfield, Ill., were both inducted into the Remodeling Hall of Fame for their contributions to the remodeling industry.
More than 700 people attended a Rally for Homeownership in Richmond to tell candidates running for the White House and Congress that Americans believe that homeownership is a cherished ideal that strengthens families, creates jobs and builds a strong and prosperous nation.
On September 27, a case has been filed with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against hardwood plywood originating in China.
Allyn Ford, President and CEO of Roseburg Forest Products, announced the promotion of Grady Mulbery to Vice President of Manufacturing for the company. In this newly created position Grady will oversee all manufacturing facilities throughout the company,including composites, lumber, engineered wood, plywood and veneer.
At the beginning of October, Klausner Holz Thüringen started to dismantle the sawmill plant in Domat/Ems, Switzerland. Prior to that, the bankruptcy and execution agency in the district of Imboden in Trin had approved the start of dismantling subject to certain conditions.
Formica Group announces that its three Asian manufacturing sites in Taiwan, China and Thailand have achieved the internationally-recognised Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) Chain of Custody (COC) certification from certification body, SGS.
Confor's Dougal Driver joined the Forestry Commission as they welcomed David Heath, Defra's forestry minister to Alice Holt Forest and Research Station, near Farnham in Surrey, within a few weeks of his appointment.
The French sawmill and planing mill group J. & L. Siat will start pellet production from November. Production capacity will be roughly 65,000 t/year, most of which will comprise ENplus pellets.
The Superpan® Star lightweight board won a very special award at W12 in Birmingham on October 9, 2012.
The expansion of wood pellet capacity in the US South in the past few years has enabled the US to export more pellets than Canada, making the US the largest exporter in the world. With continued investments throughout southern US, export volumes are forecast to increase from an estimated 1.5 million tons in 2012 to 5.7 million tons in 2015, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review.
LIGNA 2013 will feature ligna.career, a brand new job and careers platform to match jobseekers with employers more efficiently. Companies looking for new employees or trainees, seeking to fill vacant positions or simply wanting to build their network of HR contacts will be able to mount their own exhibition stand at the new dedicated display area in Hall 16. The display area will be complemented by a careers forum featuring expert presentations on recruitment, professional training and development and business start-ups. ligna.careers, which will also comprise a job exchange, is a joint production by Deutsche Messe and the furniture and interior finishing trade publications dds and BM .
The American Forest Resource Council has announced that it has withdrawn its administrative action concerning the Friese Camp Forest Management Project on the Medford District of the Bureau of Land Management. 
Von Roll Holding AG, manufacturer of insulation products and systems for the electrical engineering industry as well as for manufacturers of composite materials and of parts for a wide variety of industrial processes.The British Woodworking Federation’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme is receiving backing from the most progressive firms in UK joinery manufacturing following launch of the scheme at W12.
MDF/HDF prices have come under mounting pressure again in the course of recent weeks after stabilising briefly in July and August.
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Forestry Research Associates (FRA) has highlighted the news from the Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) that the prices paid for its exported timber products are up by five per cent year-on-year.
2013 China imported wood (Shanghai) Exhibition is China's imports of wood only to the theme of international trade shows, Shanghai Timber Industry Association jointly by the Beijing-Shanghai Exhibition Service Co., Ltd. is jointly organised by China Association of wood and wood products in circulation , FRENCH TIMBER French timber Association, AHEC American Hardwood export Council, FPAC the Canadian forestry Association, MTC support the Malaysian timber Council, combined to create the import of timber, sheet domestic trade "one stop" purchasing platform.
