The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) elects Domtar President and CEO John Williams as the new AF&PA board chairman, along with the 2014 slate of AF&PA Board Officers.
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Friday 31 January 2014
American Forest & Paper Association Appoints New Leaders
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) elects Domtar President and CEO John Williams as the new AF&PA board chairman, along with the 2014 slate of AF&PA Board Officers.
Xylexpo 2014: A Year of Comebacks
Recently, the big comebacks by Biesse and Cefla have hit the headlines for Xylexpo. Two long-awaited decisions that are critical for the success of Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies to be held next 13-17 May 2014 at the Milano-Rho expo center.Tembec Reports Drop in 1Q Earning
The consolidated sales of Tembec for the three-month period ended December 28, 2013, were $354 million, as compared to $376 million in the same quarter a year ago. The Company generated net earnings of $2 million or $0.02 per share in the December 2013 quarter compared to a net loss of $15 million or $0.15 per share in the December 2012 quarter. Continue Reading....
NAHB Recognizes Leaders in Residential Construction Safety
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today named twenty-one winners of the annual NAHB/Builders Mutual Insurance Company Safety Award for Excellence (SAFE) for their commitment to strong safety programs. Continue Reading....
Thursday 30 January 2014
Botnia Nordic Pine Price Increased
Metsä Fibre increases the price of Botnia Nordic Pine (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe, effective February 1, 2014.Continue Reading....
UN Global Compact Accepts Valmet
Valmet Corporation has been approved as a corporate member of the UN Global Compact initiative (UNGC) as of January 13, 2014. Signing of the initiative strengthens Valmet’s commitment to sustainable operations.Continue Reading....
Swedish Sawmillers Report Earnings Improvement
Swedish sawmillers Setra and SCA have reported significant improvement in their earnings, backed by considerable increase in volumes and prices.Continue Reading....
Andritz Now Owns Modul Systeme
Andritz has purchased the outstanding 50 % stake in Modul Systeme Engineering and its affiliates Modul Systeme Projekt Verwaltungs GmbH, Modul Systeme Projekt GmbH & Co. KG and Springer Maschinen- und Reparatur-Service GmbH.Continue Reading...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Hettich receives iF Product Design Award 2014
The iF jury has given the 2014 iF Product Design Award to no fewer than three Hettich products / functions. The prizes will be presented during the iF Design Awards Night on February 28 2014.Panels Sector to Curb Future Expansion Plans
The European wood-based panels sector has faced a jolt as far as their plan of expanding 10 million m3 of additional capacity is concerned.Continue Reading....
New report “backs” Klausner
Klausner, a reputed German sawmiller claims that the new report backs its case in its long-running log supply dispute with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).Continue Reading....
New Home Sales Down 7 Percent in December; Up 16.4 Percent for the Year
Sales of new home built, single-family homes fell 7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 414,000 units in December, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue Reading....
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Dieffenbacher Receives New Order from Asia Dekor
Dieffenbacher Dryer Technology has received new order for a drum dryer for drying particles in the Asia Dekor plant. Dieffenbacher has been very successful in China with 12 orders in the last years after the very successful commissioning of almost 500 dryers and air graders for the production of wood panels.Continue Reading...
Resolute to Host Management Call
Resolute Forest Products Inc. expects to announce its annual financial results on February 6, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. (ET), and to hold a conference call to discuss the results at 9:00 a.m. (ET). Continue Reading....
Moelven Makes Q4 Turnaround
Nordic based sawmiller Moelven revealed its latest financial results which show certain positive aspects despite incurring an NKr45m loss for 2013.Continue Reading....
ANDRITZ HYDRO To Upgrade Kazakhstan Plants
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from JSC Shardarinskaya HPP, a subsidiary of the state-owned Kazakh utility company Samruk Energy,Continue Reading....
Monday 27 January 2014
Logging Increases but Fails to Impress
The amount of native forest logging in the New South Wales increased by an impressive 36 per cent last year but at the same time the revenue of the native forest fell by $11 million.Continue Reading....
Ministry Reveals Forestry Guideline
The forestry ministry has provided draft timber legality (DTL) guideline that will be introduced in the country, April this year. This new document will contain all the criteria of exporting timber and guidelines which will eventually allow all the timber exporters to follow.Continue Reading....
UPM Receives Gold Class Distinction
UPM has been selected in the RobecoSAM’s annual Sustainability Yearbook with a Gold Class distinction. In the Forest industry UPM and Fibria are the only companies in the world awarded with the Gold Class distinction.Continue Reading.....
Pacific Northwest logs: Waiting for a Rebound
The improving demand for Pacific Northwest logs has challenged the logging capacity mostly due to the lack of investment in equipment during the housing downturn.Continue Reading....
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