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Established in 1980, Wood Based Panels International (WBPI) is committed to bringing all the latest news from around the world which is specifically targeted at decision makers in the panel manufacturing and processing sector.

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BREAKING NEWS 
Italian woodworking machinery shows powerful rebound
Published:  02 September, 2010

Acimall, the Italian woodworking technology manufacturers' association, reports that Q2 2010 showed significant signs of recovery.

BREAKING NEWS 
China's wood deficit creates opportunities
Published:  31 August, 2010

British Columbia and Russia are predicted to be the big winners of China’s wood deficit according to the International Wood Markets Group.

New Zealand and the North American west coast are also expected to benefit from China’s growing demand for imported wood.

BREAKING NEWS 
China timber and wood products show
Published:  31 August, 2010

The 2010 China-ASEAN Timber and Wood Products Exhibition will be held November 19-22, 2010 in Nanning city, Guangxi province. The event is organised by China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association and Beijing Rhine International Exposition Co Ltd. info@woodmarkets.com

BREAKING NEWS 
Chris Sutton appointed at TTA
Published:  31 August, 2010

James Latham director, Chris Sutton, has been appointed deputy chairman of the National Panel Products Division for the UK’s Timber Trade Association.

BREAKING NEWS 
Flakeboard hires Darrell Keeling
Published:  31 August, 2010

Flakeboard Company has hired Darrell Keeling as manufacturing manager for its composite panels manufacturing business. Mr Keeling will be one of three manufacturing managers with multiple mill and business leadership responsibilities. He will be based at the company’s Ruston, Louisiana location.

BREAKING NEWS 
ZOW Germany is looking good
Published:  25 August, 2010

The sales situation is looking good for furniture supplies and interior design show ZOW in Bad Salzuflen from February 14-17, 2011.

BREAKING NEWS 
Congress weighs in against EPA rule
Published:  25 August, 2010

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has welcomed the efforts of 106 Congress members to save forest products jobs by expressing their concerns over the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Boiler Maximum Achieveable Control Technology (MACT) rule.

BREAKING NEWS 
IPPS Master Class 2010
Published:  25 August, 2010

IPPS Master Class 2010 takes place September 28-29, in Bangor, North Wales 2010. Topics include: press technology, resin developments, recycling, formaldehyde issues, and panel products markets. www.ipps.uk.com

BREAKING NEWS 
Joint symposium in Seattle
Published:  25 August, 2010

The Joint Symposium of Wood Composites and Veneer Processing and Products co-sponsored by Washington State University, APA and FPInnovations will be held in Seattle, WA from April 5-7, 2011. Abstracts for oral presentations should be submitted by October 31. www.woodsymposium.wsu.edu

BREAKING NEWS 
Egger installs Steinemann sander
Published:  23 August, 2010

Due to the modernisation of its particleboard line in 2009 in Brilon, Germany Egger decided to replace its 20-year-old six-head sander Nova-S by the new Satosplus 22 KK-NNN with 10 sanding heads.

BREAKING NEWS 
From particleboard plants to combi-plants
Published:  23 August, 2010

Binos, situated in Springe, Germany, manufacturer of machines for the production of particleboards, MDF, OSB/OPB, wood cement and gypsum boards, is modifying two particleboard plants to combi-plants for the production of particleboard and OSB/OPB boards.

BREAKING NEWS 
New centre for wood based composite materials
Published:  23 August, 2010

Oregon State University and Virginia Tech have been chosen by the National Science Foundation to lead a new industry/university cooperative research centre focused on wood based composite materials, in a US$2.2m, five-year research initiative.

BREAKING NEWS 
Siempelkamp expertise for Vietnamese joint venture
Published:  23 August, 2010

VRG Dong Wha, a joint stock company located in Minh Hung in the Binh Phuoc province of Vietnam signed a contract in June for a Siempelkamp MDF/HDF plant.

BREAKING NEWS 
Strong growth from Coveright
Published:  23 August, 2010

The Coveright Group has achieved excellent results in the first half of 2010. Volumes in the first half of the year were around 19% above prior year, driven by growth in the emerging markets of Brazil (65% above prior year) and Russia (27% above prior year).

BREAKING NEWS 
Suvi Anttila joins Indufor
Published:  23 August, 2010

Indufor Oy, one of the world’s leading consulting companies in the fields of forestry and forest industry has invited Suvi Anttila as partner and managing director of the company. Ms Artilla joins Indufor from Pöyry, where she worked more than 20 years in various managerial and leadership positions.

BREAKING NEWS 
Ligna and Interzum collaborate
Published:  18 August, 2010

Two international trade fairs, Interzum and Ligna are teaming up in the promotion of their respective events next year.

BREAKING NEWS 
German wood machinery sales recover
Published:  18 August, 2010

A sharp increase in business at German wood processing machinery manufacturers has been welcomed by their trade body, the VDMA.

BREAKING NEWS 
Industry spectrum at APA meeting
Published:  18 August, 2010

An industry spectrum of issues and opportunities will be presented at the APA Annual Meeting, October 17-20, 2010 at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona. www.apawood.org

BREAKING NEWS 
Australian distributor for Steinemann
Published:  18 August, 2010

Steinemann Technology, based in St Gallen, Switzerland has appointed the GPI Group of Companies based in Milgrave, Australia, as the new distributor for its abrasives products in Australia.

BREAKING NEWS 
Egger resumes growth strategy after 33% profits rise
Published:  11 August, 2010

Wood based panels giant Egger said it intends to resume its growth strategy after posting a 33% rise in annual profits to €236m.

BREAKING NEWS 
Boise instals US$11m plywood dryer
Published:  11 August, 2010

Cascade, based in Boise, Idaho, is in the final stages of spending US$11m at its Medford plywood plant to replace an aging dryer with one with 50% more capacity. The project involved more than a dozen contractors.

BREAKING NEWS 
Brazilian plywood exports rise
Published:  11 August, 2010

Exports of tropical plywood from Brazil decreased 21% in June compared to a year ago, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s latest market report.

BREAKING NEWS 
UPM stages strong recovery
Published:  11 August, 2010

UPM says it staged a strong recovery in the first half of 2010 and expects second half profits to be even better. The group recorded operating profits of €199m for the period (2009: €31m), with sales growing 20%.

BREAKING NEWS 
VRG orders largest MDF plant in Asia
Published:  11 August, 2010

VRG/Dongwha is said to have ordered the largest MDF plant in Asia from Siempelkamp.

BREAKING NEWS 
LP's sales up 67%
Published:  11 August, 2010

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) has reported a 67% increase in Q2 sales to US$447m. Adjusted profits from continuing operations were US$75m, compared to a US$11m loss in Q2 of 2009.

BREAKING NEWS 
Canfor shows improved results
Published:  11 August, 2010

Vancouver-based Canfor Corporation reports a total net income of C$40.4m for Q2 of 2010, compared to C$32.5m a year ago.

BREAKING NEWS 
American Wood Council becomes independent
Published:  04 August, 2010

The American Wood Council (AWC) has established itself as an independent trade association to represent wood product manufacturers.

BREAKING NEWS 
Duty-free plywood quota exhausted
Published:  04 August, 2010

The UK’s coniferous plywood duty-free quota has now been exhausted.

BREAKING NEWS 
Atcon Plywood receiver hopeful of offers
Published:  04 August, 2010

The court-appointed receiver of Atcon Plywood in Miramichi, New Brunswick, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), has said several potential buyers for the plywood manufacturer have come forward as markets for construction materials begin to rebound reports the New Brunswick Business Journal.

BREAKING NEWS 
Interzum bookings strong
Published:  04 August, 2010

Interzum organisers say 80% of the space for next year’s show has already been booked.

BREAKING NEWS 
OSB plant fire damage runs into six figures
Published:  04 August, 2010

Egger estimates that the damage caused by an OSB fire at its Wismar plant in June will run into six figures.

BREAKING NEWS 
Improved panel demand boosts Plum Creek
Published:  04 August, 2010

US-based Plum Creek Timber Company reports solid gains in its manufacturing division due to improved demand from industrial wood panel customers.

BREAKING NEWS 
Biesse reports 61% order increase
Published:  18 August, 2010

Biesse Group SpA reports a 61% increase in order uptake for the six months ended June 30. For Biesse’s wood division the rise was 71% compared to the same period a year ago.

BREAKING NEWS 
Interprint acquires 100% of Coveright Russia
Published:  02 August, 2010

Interprint GmbH in Arnsberg has acquired the Russian subsidiary OOO Coveright RUS from the Coveright Surfaces Group and its joint venture partner Jacobs Trading Ltd. The transaction is subject to the approval of the Russian Antitrust Authorities.

BREAKING NEWS 
Norbord in final phase of £25m Cowie investment
Published:  02 August, 2010

Wood panels manufacturer, Norbord, is in the final phase of a £25m investment programme at its site at Cowie, Stirlingshire, UK.

BREAKING NEWS 
Australasia's role in forest industry
Published:  02 August, 2010

Conference headed ‘The Status and Trends of the Global-Pacific Rim Forest Industry: Australasia’s Role’ takes place November 4-5, 2010 at Bayview Eden, Melbourne, Australia. www.prcc.com.au/dana2010

BREAKING NEWS 
US MDF imports run counter to trends
Published:  02 August, 2010

US overseas MDF imports are running counter to industry trends, according to industry newsletter Random Lengths International.

BREAKING NEWS 
Southern US to become major biomass exporter
Published:  02 August, 2010

European energy companies are showing increased interest in sourcing biomass from the southern US, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review.

BREAKING NEWS 
Particleboard plant for VMG Industries
Published:  28 July, 2010

A successful sale for Siempelkamp in Eastern Europe took place in June when the Belorussian company VMG Industries Ltd signed a contract for a complete particleboard plant which is scheduled to be built at the Mogilev location in 2011.

BREAKING NEWS 
Swedspan celebrates investment in Poland
Published:  28 July, 2010

Swedspan Polska has celebrated the start of the construction works for a new ultra thin high density fibreboard (UT-HDF) production site. The amount of the entire investment is around €140m.

BREAKING NEWS 
International convention in Geneva
Published:  28 July, 2010

The Society of Wood Science and Technology will hold its 2010 International Convention in Geneva, Switzerland at the Palais des Nations, October 11-15. Theme will be ‘Role of wood science in the green building movement’. www.swst.org

BREAKING NEWS 
Garnica officially opens plywood factory
Published:  27 July, 2010

Spanish plywood manufacturer Garnica has officially opened its €12.2m new factory.

BREAKING NEWS 
Norbord buoyed by OSB demand
Published:  27 July, 2010

Norbord has reported earnings of US$37m in the second quarter, as OSB shipments picked up 35% from the first quarter.

BREAKING NEWS 
Patented green veneer moisture measuring system
Published:  20 July, 2010

Westmill Industries, based in Vancouver BC, have recently received an order from West Fraser Mills Ltd, Canada, for a Westmill LightSORT (GVMM) green veneer moisture measuring system.