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*Sandvik focus on short-cycle press plates and endless belts for CPL *Pavatex gives Siempelkamp order for wood-fibre insulation board plant *Berneck postpones second continuous press MDF line *Tablemac plans to launch first MDF line at Barbosa *NFP Europe appointed agent for Tecsol *Obituary: Gerhard Dieffenbacher former owner of Dieffenbacher Group *Further plea to cut subsidies for burning wood in power stations *Obituary: Ted Bauer a leading player in the world of MDF *Plywood house building system trialled *Latvian plywood producer posts 20% annual sales growth *Browns picks Caberwood for new plant *Martinsons revokes redundancies plan *Egger records 5% growth in half-year profits *Cowie is first Norbord site to achieve safety milestone in Europe *Slower decline registered in German particleboard exports *Momentous start for Arauco but marred by mill fire *Homatherm reschedules start of ex Isoroy particleboard plant *Pfleiderer continues to grow its revenue and operating income in Q3, 2011 *Kronospan takes OSB plant to Russia *Successful 2011 for Andritz *International Wood Composites Symposium *GreCon wins award for Contilog *Sonae restarts particleboard production at Knowsley *China timber product exports reach US$31.5bn *Kronospan takes train from Devon to Wales *Plywood competitor panel production doubles *Weyerhaeuser joins the TTF *Egger’s new wood recycling plant is opened *Raute receive over €16m orders from Chile *Nordlam expands glulam production *Steico reports reduced profits *New study on effects of mountain pine beetle infestation *Canfor to permanently close two mills *Mary Jo Nyblad assumes APA chairmanship *BSW Timber explores modified wood technology *interzum had 13% more visitors than in 2009 *Xylexpo 2012 looking to 20% increase in show space *Second annual UK Biomass Directory *Dirk Eiynck changes to Vauth-Sagelto to expand innovative capacity *Green and cost-effective sound reduction product *Norbord extends range of particleboard flooring products *New OSB plant to be constructed in Russia *Belarus to invest €500m in particleboard and MDF production by 2016 *Lumin plywood PEFC certified *Poplar Association extends reach *Patent granted for MDF recycling business *Tungsten prices and availability still tense *Significant changes in HPVA Laboratories staffing *Latina conference 2012 on innovation and new challenges *Homag profitability improves in Q3 *Biesse's net losses reduce *NPPD dinner: “Its tough out there” *UK panel product imports grow, solid wood declines *False BBA claims for Pine Deck plywood *Indonesian timber product companies record losses *Major campaign launched to stop trees going up in smoke *Eumabois says a big thank you to Fulvia Scherini *Brazilian laminate floor makers fight off Chinese imports *Eucatex looks to invest in north-east Brazil *Puhos tries to sell off plant assets *Sonae has had to delay Knowsley restart *Norbord reports C$12m earnings and record productivity *New composite material to open up wide range of end-uses *Premier buys assets of FG Hawkes *Masisa opens Chile’s first MDP line *Weyerhaeuser faces challenging markets, but remains in profit *UPM records operating loss for Q3 *Accoya plans international expansion *Pallmann achieves global success with wood shredding technologies *Woodchip take from Karri forest increased *Three new biomass plants could consume the entire UK forest harvest *ZOW Bad Salzuflen 2012 *Interzum Moscow in sixth year *WMF 2012 & FAM 2012 in 14th showing *ZOW Istanbul proving a success *Petri Lakka appointed to Raute executive board *Pfleiderer streamlines its executive board *Third wood pellet conference hosted by Sweden *Finnforest launches panel for railway interiors *UPM donates composite decking for disaster relief *Modified wood specification manual *12th edition of WoodMac China *Change of head of marketing at Steinemann *Furniture grade OSB gains market share *Kronospan builds Belarus wood processing plant *Biesse acquires Chinese machinery maker
Archives » 2000 » August to September 2000
  • France plays host to panel makers
    The second General Assembly of the European Panel Federation was attended by some 120 delegates from the industry and its suppliers. Mike Botting reports on some of the presentations given at the open part of the meeting
    Published:  04 September, 2000

    The first day of summer marked the opening of the European Panel Federation's (EPF) annual General Assembly in Paris this year - a fact which could hardly go unnoticed by the delegates.

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  • Talk from Tahoe
    Some 346 forest products experts heard 150 speakers and browsed through 150 poster sessions during their 54th annual meeting in late June at Lake Tahoe, California. Bill Keil joined them
    Published:  04 September, 2000

    Forest products scientists met on the shores of sky blue Lake Tahoe, its natural beauty in danger because of what can happen in the mountain basin surrounding it. Discussions proceeded far beyond the Tahoe Basin's need for hazard removal, however, to that of bringing federal timber harvests back up to scientific levels.

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  • Italians set the trends
    The Sasmil show for suppliers to the furniture industry covers everything from finished panels to equipment for adding value to them, to hardware for cabinet makers. As many regard Italy as one of the major furniture design centres of the world, there was much to see
    Published:  04 September, 2000

    Among the panel manufacturers exhibiting at Sasmil in Milan, the Mauro Saviola Group of Italy once again created a spectacular stand which dwarfed all others in Hall 11. Covering 1,600m², it was walled round with white back-illuminated panels decorated with enormous leaves and flowers and the legend 'Naturale Historia' in bold lettering.

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  • Milan reports growth
    The Xylexpo and Sasmil shows, held concurrently in Milan every other year, marked their 17th edition in late May with the organisers claiming record attendance figures. We report on some of the highlights of these two showcases for the machinery and added value sectors
    Published:  04 September, 2000

    There is always much debate about the relative merits of the two major international exhibitions in Europe for the woodworking and allied industries: Xylexpo in Milan, Italy and Ligna in Hannover, Germany.

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  • A balancing act
    Published:  03 September, 2000

    This edition carries part one of our annual survey of the world MDF industry, covering Europe and North America.

    Our new compiler, John Wadsworth, started his research with a 'clean sheet' and revisited the figures published for 1998 and '99 to provide as accurate a picture as possible of the current state of the industry. He also questioned mills about their non-standard products and invited them to do a bit of forecasting.

    If you are involved in the MDF business, I think you will find the results very interesting, thought-provoking and even cheering!

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