Wednesday 26 March 2014

IMAL to showcase DynaSteamis at Xylexpo

imalThe IMAL-PAL Group has always focussed its R&D activities on designing equipment and systems that can offer a noteworthy contribution to cutting panel production costs, one of the top priorities for panel manufacturers today.

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DOMOTEX CHINAFLOOR Opens Today

China floorMore than 1.200 international and Chinese top and emerging exhibitors from about 35 countries will be exhibiting all types of floor covering solutions and launching the latest products to the market in the 140.000sqm gross space reserved for DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2014 at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre from March 25 to 27, 2014.

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Tuesday 25 March 2014

Campbell Group Changes Name

Campbell LLC lgeThe Campbell Group, a full-service timberland investment firm, has changed its name to Campbell Global.


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Phaunos Timber Fund Appoints Richard Hills

phaunos-timber-fundThe Board of Phaunos Timber Fund Limited appointed Richard Hills as Senior Independent Director. Mr Hills was appointed to the Board of Phaunos Timber Fund Limited on 23 August 2012.


Setra Appoints Patrik Larsson

SetraSetra appoints Patrik Larsson as the new manager of Vimmerby sawmill in Sweden. He will take up his new position on 24 March when the present manager Björn Ståhlberg retires.


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Saturday 22 March 2014

Nordson Corporation Installs Technical Center

nordonNordson Corporation opens a new 2,000 square meter (21,500 square foot) technical center in Shanghai which will provide enhanced engineering, testing, training, service and application expertise to the Nordson’s large and growing customer base throughout China and the greater Asian region.

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Pfleiderer Down on Sales Revenue

PfleidererPfleiderer reported consolidated sales in 2013 of Euro 928.3 million were 2.7% below the previous year’s value of Euro 954.1 million. This means the group has managed to maintain its position in what was once again a difficult market environment.


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UPM Invests in Pulp Plant

UPM logoUPM is investing €160m in expansion of capacity by 170,000t to a future 700,000t of bleached softwood and birch pulp at the pulp plant in Kymi, south east Finland. The expansion is to be implemented in the short term with the installation of a new pulp drying facility, 


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UK Sees Higher Side of Plywood Imports

Plywood ImportThe trend started back in August 2013 when British plywood imports were experiencing an upsurge which continued till the end of the year thereby compensating for the earlier declines experienced in the first few months of 2013.


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Saturday 1 March 2014

Xylexpo 2014: Casadei-Busellato is Back Too

XylexpoThere is another “excellent returnee” to Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of wood technology and furniture industry supplies, to be held at the Fiera Milano-Rho expo center from 13 to 17 May 2014.


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Södra Pushes Up Softwood Price

sodraDue to strong global markets and solid demand, Södra will increase its market price for NBSK in Europe to $940, effective from March 1, 2014.

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New Home Sales Rebound in January

National Association of Home BuildersSales of new home, single-family homes rose 9.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 468,000 units in January from an upwardly revised pace of 427,000 units in the previous month, 


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Renewable Heat NY Backs Wood Projects

wood chipsThe much talked about Renewable Heat NY program is funding as much as 18 projects to help install high-efficiency, low-emission wood-fired heating equipment. 


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