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The latest product developments and innovations in fiberboard in all its forms coupled with explorations of current and future market status, opportunities, and challenges, as well as the related environmental…
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The Governor of Georgia signs the Tall Mass Timber Bill
The Governor of Georgia signed HB 777 bill, to amend Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards and requirements for construction, alteration,…
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DŘEVOPODNIK HAUSNER installs a new log bandsaw at its sawmill in the Czechia
DŘEVOPODNIK HAUSNER installed a new hydraulic log bandsaw equipped with a Mudata optimization system at its sawmill in the Czech Republic. The second phase of the project which is being…
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Sveza launches a new flexible plywood production in Russia
SVEZA has launched production of an innovative product – SVEZA Flex, a flexible plywood for building structures with complex geometries. According to the announcement, the product is now undergoing the…
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Setra expands range of construction timber, invests in a new planing mill in Sweden
Wood products company Setra is expanding its range of construction timber with a major investment in new planed products at its new planing mill in Hasselfors, Sweden. The new planing…
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Pinnacle Renewable reaches agreement with its lenders
Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced it has reached an agreement with its lenders to amend the company’s existing credit agreement. According to the announcement, the terms of the amendment are temporary…
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Koskisen plans to invest in a new sawmill in Finland
Koskisen group is planning an extensive sawmill investment in Järvelä, Finland. The intention is to make the investment decision during 2020, and the new mill would start operations in 2022….
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Mosaic Forest Management restarts operations in Canada
Mosaic Forest Management announced restart of the company’s operations. The company will continue to monitor market conditions going forward and make adjustments to its operations accordingly. According to the announcement,…
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West Fraser Timber declares a quarterly dividend payable on July 15, 2020
West Fraser Timber Co. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on the Common shares and Class B Common shares in the capital of the Company, payable on July…
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Maibec acquires LP’s CanExel brand and its production facility in Canada
Maibec acquired the CanExel brand and its production facility located in East River, Nova Scotia. Both the brand and the facility have been owned by LP Building Solutions (LP) for over…
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Välinge Innovation launches its first ever flooring in the US
Välinge Innovation, the inventor of click-flooring and most known for their innovative 5G® and Threespine® click technologies is now launching its very first flooring product. According to the announcement, besides…
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Segezha’s Vyatka Plywood Plant implements lean principles in Russia
Segezha Group, a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC and a leading Russian vertically integrated forest holding with a full cycle of logging and advanced wood processing, informed that Vyatka Plywood Plant…
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Canfor’s subsidiary acquires three sawmills from Bergs Timber in Sweden
Canfor Corporation announced that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills located in Sweden from Bergs Timber for a purchase price of CAD$43…
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Conifex Timber extends the temporary curtailment of operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Conifex Timber, publicly listed softwood forest products company operating in the Northern Interior region of British Columbia, Canada, announced that it will further extend the temporary curtailment of operations at…
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Export of wood and wooden products from Vietnam decreases by 29.3% in April 2020
Vietnam’s export turnover of wood and wood products (timber and wood products) decreased by 29.3% from the previous month to USD 1037 million in April 2020. At the same time,…
Read MoreAWC releases updated report on Fire Resistance of Wood Members and Assemblies
The American Wood Council (AWC) has released an updated “Technical Report 10 (TR10), Calculating the Fire Resistance of Wood Members and Assemblies.” “The emergence of mass timber as a competitive…
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Tarkett obtains €245 million of additional financing
Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, has obtained €245 million of additional financing. This reinforces an already solid level of liquidity. According to…
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Katerra gets Chain of Custody certification under SFI, FSC and PEFC
Katerra, a technology company redefining the construction industry, has received Chain of Custody (CoC) certification under three major certification programs at the company’s cross-laminated timber (CLT) factory in Spokane Valley, USA….
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UAB Juodeliai joins the Chinese Pallet Association
UAB Juodeliai joined the Chinese Pallet Association in April 2020. According to the announcement, its membership, as well as its participation in the association’s activity, will potentially help to gain more…
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Ilim Timber modernizes its sawmill in Russia
Sawntimber and plywood producer Ilim Timber placed an order with AriVislanda for supply of a new sawmill equipment to its branch in Ust-Ilimsk, Russia. Installation and commissioning of the equipment…
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Ante Group invests in CLT production in Germany
Ante Group placed an order with Ledinek Engineering for supply of the complete production solution from the raw wood infeed to transporting the raw CLT elements to the sending machine…
Read MoreSegezha’s Sokol Timber Company starts operation of CLT panels production line in Russia
Segezha Group’s Sokol Timber Company (The Sokolsky Woodworking Integrated Plant), the leader on the Russian market of construction beams and glued laminated timber for housing construction, launched the production for the…
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CFL Flooring signs license agreement to use I4F’s Grout Technologies
CFL Flooring has signed a license agreement to use I4F’s portfolio of grout technologies. The licensed technologies are exclusively available via an I4F license following I4F’s agreements for grout technologies…
Read MoreCanfor Corporation closes Isle Pierre sawmill in Canada
Canfor Corporation announced it will be closing its Isle Pierre sawmill, which is located near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. The closure will take effect in the third quarter of…
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LP Building Products elects W. Bradley Southern as chairman
LP Building Products, the leader in high-performance building solutions, announced that its Board of Directors has elected W. Bradley Southern as chairman, effective immediately. He succeeds E. Gary Cook, who…
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Metsä Fiber orders green sorting lines for its new sawmill in Finland
Metsä Fiber, part of the Metsä Group, placed an order for supply of two complete green sorting lines with sticker stackers with Renholmen. According to the announcement, Renholmen will supply…
Read MoreMosaic Forest Management and United Steelworkers Local reached agreements-in-principle in Canada
Mosaic Forest Management and United Steelworkers (USW, Local 1-1937) have reached agreements-in-principle that will bring increased collaboration, flexibility and certainty for workers and Mosaic across its South Island and Northwest…
Read MoreTarkett restarts its information technology systems after the cyber-attack
Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, restarted its information technology systems and critical applications the cyber-attack that has affected part of its operations…
Read MoreConifex Timber reports 1Q2020 results
Conifex Timber, publicly listed softwood forest products company operating in the Northern Interior region of British Columbia, Canada, announced 1Q2020 results on May 14, 2020. According to the announcement, the…
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