Country Focus - Page 3
Stay up to date with the latest country focus features from the global wood based panel industryFujian Yongan Forestry (Group) Joint Stock Co Ltd was originally founded in 1994 as a timberland company, planting and selling trees in Fujian province. At that time, it was wholly owned by...
Diversification is key to Shengda’s product mix
Having started out in 1997 as a producer of laminate flooring based on bought-in imported, and then domestically-produced, HDF, Chengdu Shengda Company built its first HDF manufacturing line in...
First to the market, with first-class quality
August 8, 2010 was a very significant day for Mr Cai Weijin, chairman of the board of Hubei Boayuan Group Co Ltd and general manager of its Hubei Baoyuan Wood Industry Co Ltd Jingmen panel...
Yingang has its sights set on market leadership
Hebei Yingang Man Made Board Co Ltd built its first panel line in 1993 in Zhengding, Hebei province. It was a Chinese-made multi-opening line with a capacity of 15,000m3/year.
Over the...
Imal-Pal to show new ideas to panel makers
For the first time ever, the Imal-Pal group will exceed sales of €110m in 2011, a figure which, in proportion to the number of employees, is probably one of the highest in the wood based...
North American market recovery: is it faltering?
Developing economies in Asia and Latin America have out-performed the developed world, particularly Europe and the US. However, there have been exceptions; resource-rich economies such as Canada...
WoodMac China, FurniTek China and WoodBuild China were held concurrently at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre over four days at the end of February/beginning of March.
They...
Boise Cascade clears the air in southern Oregon
When news came some months later that the owners would rebuild after the fire damage, the response was amazing. While the decision was taken not to reinstall the peeling lines, the owners...
Kings Mountain International
Kings Mountain International says it is a leading global manufacturer of textured stainless steel press plates for the laminating...
Richply is firmly facing forward
It was 1956 – Elvis hit the charts and the Dow Index closed above 500 for the first time. And in Vancouver, Canada, 300 men pooled their resources to realise their dream of self-sufficiency; a...
The HPVA was formed when the Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association merged with the Fine Hardwood Veneer Association in 1992. Its roots, however, lie with the Plywood Manufacturers...
Renewed resolve at States Industries
To hear Bill Powell tell it, States Industries was built on innovation and entrepreneurship. Seated alongside president and coo Mike Taylor, the marketing veteran and Berkley University graduate...
Roseburg Forest Products’ journey to success
The aim of Jon McAmis, Roseburg Forest Product’s (RFP) director of human resources and corporate LEAN champion, is that eventually it will be simply thought of as “the way we do business – as...
Mill Machinery’s site in rural Oregon could be mistaken for the bone yard of a defunct panel mill, such is the assortment of used equipment accumulated in tidy rows within its...
By the mid-Seventies, reports the Ligna website (www.ligna.de ), “wood and forest industry...
Raute Canada – right time to right-size
In his 25 years with Raute’s Canadian division, Martin Murphy has participated in two major relocations. In both cases, the decision to relocate has been based on the...
Pfleiderer AG resumes Russian expansion
Pfleiderer AG originally announced its plans to build this fibreboard plant in the middle of last year. However, due to the global recession the implementation of the project was suspended, but...
Coordinated approach to the dangers of fire
Afire in a single plant area can cause long downtimes for the whole production process, so fire protection measures for panel factories demand complete system solutions to provide best...
APA – more viable, more vital than ever
President of APA-The engineered wood association, Dennis Hardman, is a marketing man. When he joined APA in 1981 it was as advertising and PR manager. When he became president...
Tough times make for a better company
Sitting in Timber Products’ head office in Springfield, Oregon, vice president of sales and marketing Roger Rutan appears the epitome of American marketing savvy. Energetic and...
