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  • Sawmilling
  • March 31, 2017 13:52

Swedish Siljan invests in new drying kilns from Valutec

Siljan, the Swedish woodworking conglomerate, invested in ten new drying kilns and 29 new control systems type Valmatics for its sawmills in Älvdalen and Mora.... [more...]

  • Panels
  • March 31, 2017 12:46

US hardwood plywood imports from tropical countries on a downward trend

US imports of hardwood plywood declined 4% in 2016 from the previous year. In 2015 plywood imports increased 12%. A total of 3.14 million cu.m. of hardwood plywood were imported in 2016, valued US$1.82 billion.... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • March 31, 2017 10:12

Drop for Japanese housing starts in February

Japanese housing starts dropped for the first time in eight months in February,... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 31, 2017 06:22

UPM and Tornator sign forestry land sales and wood supply agreements

UPM and Tornator PLC have signed a letter of intent on forestry land sales and long-term wood supply. Tornator will annually sell a significant volume of wood from their forests to UPM mills in Eastern Finland. ... [more...]

  • Wood energy
  • March 30, 2017 15:49

Australia: Wood pellet plant restarts production after five years

Wood pellet processing plant in Albany, Australia, is set to be recommissioned after five years of care and maintenance.... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • March 30, 2017 12:11

Resolute announces the start-up of new tissue machine

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced the start-up of its new tissue machine in Calhoun (Tennessee). The first tissue parent roll was produced on February 28, 2017... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 30, 2017 11:32

Ghana bans exports of rosewood

Ghana's government has issued a national ban on the export of rosewood, a part of the national forest system.... [more...]

  • Panels
  • March 30, 2017 11:29

MMFA adds four new members

The Multilayer Modular Flooring Association, based in Bielefeld, Germany, has welcomed four new members to its extensive network... [more...]

  • Machinery News
  • March 30, 2017 10:58

Homag Group's sales were up 4% in 2016

Homag Group released the financial report for 2016, showing that it continued to grow in orders and sales.... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 30, 2017 10:28

Log exports from New Zealand to China recover in 2016

Log exports from New Zealand to China have recovered strongly following improved demand over the past year.... [more...]

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