Alberta Forest Products Association Member Generate $661 Million In 2nd Quarter Of 2013

Values of lumber, pulp and paper, and panelboard manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association member companies totalled approximately $661 million for the 2nd quarter of 2013. 


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Akzonobel To Phase Out Chemicals Production At Netherlands

AkzoNobel plans to phase out the production of organic peroxides at its site in Deventer, the Netherlands by the end of 2016.


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Formica Group In Collaboration With UP Projects

Formica Group 100th Anniversary Laminate Collection has been specified by the award-winning Duggan Morris Architects for an interior fit out of a former work barge, which has been into the Floating Cinema Extra-Ordinary customised vessel.


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Dirigo Timberlands Awarded With Verso Forest Certification Grant

Verso Paper Corp. has selected Dirigo Timberlands to receive a Verso Forest Certification Grant. Dirigo is a forest management company that provides forest management planning,


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Komatsu Forest Sweden Appoints A New Sales Manager

In connection with the merger of Komatsu Forest Sweden (KFS HB), the Swedish sales and service organization and Komatsu Forest AB (KF AB),

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RusForest Releases Second Quarter 2013 Interim Report

RusForest AB released its second quarter 2013 interim report.

 
Second Quarter Highlights
•    Sawlogs: Harvested 86,287 cubic meters of sawlogs (2012: 101,057 cubic meters) during the three months ended June 30, 2013.

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Bauwerk Boen Group Shuts Down Mölln Production Facility

In June 2013 Bauwerk Boen AG announced to integrate their production site in Salzburg with the state-of-the-art facility in Kietaviskes, Lithuania.


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Confor In Compliance With European Union Timber Regulation

The Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales will begin issuing a new document to British timber growers to demonstrate that they are complying with the new European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR).

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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association Updates Specification for Vertical Loading Resistance of Side-Hinged Doors

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) has updated and released AAMA 925-13, Specification for Determining the Vertical Loading Resistance of Side-Hinged Door Systems, which determines the ability of a side-hinged door system to remain operable following the application of a vertical load along the lock stile of the door leaf.

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Arpa Presents Fenix Ntm At Architect @ Work France

Arpa Industriale will present its 2013 novelty – FENIX NTM – at the forthcoming edition of Architect At Work France. A@W is an exclusive event targeted at architects, interior designers and specifiers of the building sector.

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Webchance 2013 Held Successfully

Webchance 2013 gets off to a successful start 2,000 trade visitors explore range of multi-channel solutions for the retail sector.

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Komatsu Forest To Supply Forestry Machines In Brazil

Komatsu Forest now acquires the rights to supply forestry machines, to all Suzano paper company in Brazil. All forestry machine manufacturers participated in the process. Komatsu machines will work at São Paulo, Bahia and Maranhão states.

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DLH Reported High Turnover In 1H 2013

In the first half year, DLH continued to experience difficult European market conditions. A significantly lower level of activity in the Group’s European main markets means that turnover for the first six months of the year totals DKK 1,135 million ($202 million) and thus lies 12% below the same period last year.

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UNESCO World Heritage Verla Mill Museum To Be Protected From Water

UPM and KSS Energia will build a protective wall into the incoming water canal at Verla hydropower plant to protect Verla Mill Museum from leaks and flooding. Inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list in 1996,

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Stewart Holm Is The New Chief Scientist At American Forest & Paper Association

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has selected Stewart Holm as chief scientist.  Stewart Holm will be responsible for managing AF&PA’s scientific research and identifying research opportunities across the forest products industry.

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Russia’s Decreased Logs Supply To China Reported

In the 1st half of 2013, China’s share in logs supply from Russia has decreased, Scandinavia’s share- has increased, according to the report ”Wood export from Russia”.


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EGGER Group Witnesses Increased Turnover

The EGGER Group has reported increased its turnover by +11% to EUR 2.181 billion in the 2012/13 business year even as economic conditions are becoming more challenging.


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Homag accounts for Highest Order Backlog since 2008

The HOMAG Group has reached, with the order backlog of EUR 249.1 million as of June 30, 2013 (prior year: EUR 223.6 million), the highest figure since the end of 2008.


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European Laminate Flooring Suffering from Over-capacity and Competition, Reports ITTO

European laminated flooring sector suffering from over-capacity and competition, reports ITTO (International Tropical Timber Market Report).

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Endless Stair Finds News Location at Tate Modern During London Design Festival

The London Design Festival is delighted to announce that the Endless Stair, a visually and architecturally astonishing installation and one of the highlights of this September’s London Design Festival,


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The Home Show 2013 to Feature Paints and Coatings Industry

The Home Show 2013 is to feature the paints and coatings industry in the upcoming show scheduled during 9- 11 December at the Oman International Exhibition Centre.

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Innovations@DOMOTEX to Get Maximum Attention

The upcoming DOMOTEX – the world’s leading trade fair for carpets and floor coverings – will be geared more strongly than ever to the latest flooring industry trends.


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Pulpwood Prices Remain Same During the Second Quarter Of 2013

Sawlog prices decreased with 4 per cent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the prior quarter. Pulpwood prices were unchanged compared to the prior quarter.

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Weyerhaeuser To Re-Launch In South Alabama Mill

Weyerhaeuser to begin plans to re-start production on its Trus Joist TJI joists and Microllam LVL lines in Evergreen, Alabama, effective immediately.

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Woodcraft’s AWFS Student Competition Results Announced

Woodcraft’s AWFS Fair participation this year included support for two student competitions – SkillsUSA and Fresh Wood. Woodcraft provided tools for the SkillsUSA event and a financial contribution for Fresh Wood.

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Confor Woodland Show Invites For Competition

Confor announced a forwarder competition which is organised and sponsored by Euroforest Limited.  Euroforest Limited, the show’s major gold sponsor, is once again organising a forwarder competition alongside its harvesting demonstrations in the woodland area. 

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RusForest Receives Bondholder Approval

RusForest AB, a Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, announces that the Company’s proposal to amend the terms and conditions of the remaining corporate bonds was unanimously approved.


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Weyerhaeuser Now Acquired Longview Timber

Weyerhaeuser Company now owns or manages approximately 20.5 million acres of forestland in the U.S. and Canada including acquisition of Longview Timber’s approximately 645,000 acres of forestland in Washington state and Oregon in July, making the company one of North America’s—and the world’s—largest private sustainable forestry operations.


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Dieffenbacher to Plant Continuous MDF Press for Duraplay in Mexico

0,000 m3 per year and an order volume of over 80 million USD. The new plant will be installed in Chihuahua, Mexico, expected to start-up in summer 2015.

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Victorian Woman of the Year Says Forestry Needs a Makeover

Michelle Freeman, this year’s Victorian Woman of the year says forestry needs to work harder to drop the stereotype of an old lumberjack holding an axe. 


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British Woodworking Federation smashes new membership target

Successful lobbying and extensive technical and business services are attracting large numbers of joinery manufacturing firms to join the British Woodworking Federation (BWF).

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Tafisa Canada Reschedules Maintenance Stoppage

The Canadian particleboard manufacturer Tafisa Canada, which is part of Sonae Industria, has postponed a maintenance stoppage scheduled to begin at the end of July until further notice.


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Construction Shows Signs Of Improvement In Q2

As per latest Construction Trade Survey the conditions in Q2 shows signs of improvement across all construction sectors and throughout the supply chain.

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FSC And The APRIL Group Association Ends

Effective 7 August 2013, the Forest Stewardship Council has ended all association with the APRIL Group, including the immediate termination of all Trademark License Agreements (TLA).

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Agreement Between Canfor And Scotch Gulf Lumber

Canfor has completed the purchase agreement with Scotch & Gulf Lumber, LLC. The purchase agreement reflects the acquisition of Scotch Gulf Lumber over a three year period with the first phase representing a 25% interest.

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New Vice President at Plum Creek Timber

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. announced that Timothy Punke has been appointed senior vice president, corporate affairs and public policy, effective October 1. His responsibilities will include oversight of government relations, 

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ACIMALL Reports Stability in Italian Woodworking Industry

ACIMALL (the Italian woodworking machinery and tools manufacturers’ association) reports “stability” is the most suitable definition for the trend of made-in-Italy technology in the woodworking and wood-based materials industry.


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Oakwood Veneer Joins Architectural Woodwork Institute

Oakwood Veneer Company of Troy, Michigan partners with Architectural Woodwork Institute as a Supplier Member for the woodworking industry.

“We took a look at our customers and realized that a great number of them were AWI members,” said Peter Rodgers, Oakwood Veneer CEO and owner. “It only makes sense to join and support such an outstanding and solid professional organization where we can be a part of what’s right in the woodworking industry.”

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BFRC launches new A+ Rating for windows

BFRC is now accepting applications for the new ‘A+’band, which applies to windows only. Any BFRC ‘A’ rated product which achieves a rating index of 10 or more can be upgraded to an ‘A+’ for an administration fee of £50 (ex VAT).

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European Pallet Association Reports Split of Euro Pallet Exchange Pool

The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) and the UIC working group “Questions of palletisation” (UIC WG) consulted together with a representative of Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) in Paris on July 9, 2013 regarding measures for safeguarding the uniform Euro pallet exchange pool.


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UPM Target Profit Improvement

UPM is going to implement a new business structure to improve its profitability. The company will also seek to simplify and further develop its business portfolio. UPM’s new structure will consist of the following Business Areas and reporting segments: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac,

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Second Quarter leads to Rise in Wood Price Indices

Reportedly the wood price indices established by the German federation for wooden packaging, pallets, and export packaging (HPE) for the second quarter of 2013 show rise across the board when compared with the figures for the first three months.


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New Forest Trust Woodturning Competition Results Announced

In the New Forest Trust Woodturning Competition the judges were impressed by the high standard of work among the pieces. All pieces were on display at the New Forest & Hampshire County Show from July 30- August 1, 2013 and judged by professional woodturner, 

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New Chief Financial Officer at Potlatch Corporation

Potlatch Corporation announced that Jerald W. Richards has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the company effective September 1, 2013. He replaces Eric Cremers who was recently promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer for Potlatch.

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AHEC to hold 2013 Convention in Budapest

The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), has declared that it will be holding its next European Convention in the historic Hungarian city of Budapest from October 24 – 25, 2013 at the Intercontinental Hotel.


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Jeanne Named the Chief Accounting Officer at Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser appointed Jeanne M. Hillman as Vice President and chief accounting officer for the company, effective from August 5, 2013. Hillman succeeds Jerald W. Richards, who recently resigned from his position to become chief financial officer at Potlatch Corporation.

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Surfaces Asia 2013 releases the Programme Schedule

The first Surfaces Asia 2013 conference, organised by TCM Asia (a co-operation between Technical Conference Management, Austria and Bridge’s for Concepts Sdn Bhd, Malaysia); will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 23 and  24, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.


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Top-50 Russian Forest Companies’ 2012 Revenue Forecast

2012, total revenue of the Top-50 Russian forest based companies fell by 17.1% y-o-y and amounted to 249,56 billion rubles, according to the annual rating published by Russian Lesnaya Industriya Magazine.


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Weyerhaeuser Closes Oregon Tree Farms

Weyerhaeuser Company announced that all Weyerhaeuser tree farms in Oregon will be closed to public access due to the extreme forest fire danger. The only exception is Clatsop and Tillamook Counties,

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Acadian Timber Corp Reports Second Quarter Results

Acadian Timber Corp. reported financial and operating results 1for the three months ended June 29, 2013(the “second quarter”)“

The continued strengthening of softwood sawlog markets and the implementation of the new pricing mechanism in Acadian’s fibre supply agreement in New Brunswick resulted in an increase in softwood sawlog prices relative to the second quarter of 2012”, said Reid Carter, 

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Schmalz Develops New Gripper System

J. Schmalz GmbH has developed a modular system for the modular design of vacuum end effectors (VEE). As a technological comparison shows, this system, as an alternative to conventional design and manufacture, can save time and money when constructing a gripper for packaging machines.


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Particleboard sales rise again in North America

According to the Composite Panel Association (CPA), particleboard sales grew more strongly than MDF/HDF sales in the second quarter of 2013, continuing a trend seen in the first three months of the year. 

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Conversion Of Shares In SCA

According to SCA’s articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has occurred, the company is obligated by law to disclose any such changes in this manner.


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Phoseon Partners with Intertronics

Phoseon Technology  has announced  that it has appointed Intertronics as its distributor for UV LED curing products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The agreement includes distribution of UV LED curing products to high performance assembly customers in  the region. Under the agreement Intertronics will also become the primary provider of service and application support in the covered regions.


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