All articles by Amit Thadani
Amit Thadani
Russian panels market booms
Good market dynamics exist in the Russian wood-based panels market, with a rise in plant investment projects there, reports WBPI Russia correspondent Eugene Gerden
Kronospan invests in Slovakia
Kronospan is planning a €120m MDF investment in central Slovakia, reports WBPI’s Poland correspondent, Jaroslaw Adamowski
What the future holds?
Cellulose and carbon – what can be done with this waste? HONEXT is one of the latest propositions of panelboard products made using alternative materials. WBPI correspondent Geoff Rhodes report
IMEAS develops four-sided sanding innovation
Sanding technology manufacturer Imeas sees growth in industry investment levels and is innovating with new developments in the engineered wood sector. Stephen Powney speaks to Imeas sales director Francesco Zenere
Lynx cleans up recycled wood
CMC Texpan’s northern Italy base was near the epicentre of the initial European Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020. It is reporting better, more stable market conditions in 2021 and has been busy working on innovations. Stephen Powney interviewed sales manager Marco Granzotto
Pagnoni presses on
The name Pagnoni can be seen on presses all over the world in both primary wood-based panels production and lamination of value-added panels. Stephen Powney interviews managing director Michele Pagnoni about the company’s recent developments
IMAL PAL Group sees OSB industry investment growth
WBPI’s annual Focus on Italy feature kicked off by talking to Modena-based wood-based panels plant supplier IMAL PAL Group. CEO Loris Zanasi updated Stephen Powney with company developments and how equipment supply to the panels industry has progressed through the pandemic
Brighter sparks follow initial pandemic uncertainty
A downturn in new line investments in 2019 was followed by the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and yet there are now some bright sparks of particleboard investments, particularly in eastern Europe and Russia, with one large project also said to be looming in western Europe. Stephen Powney reports on the particleboard industry in Europe and North America, with updates on new projects and investments
Getting our Ligna fix – digitally
I’m sure many readers of WBPI have the familiar experience of walking the halls of the Hannover Messe for the biennial Ligna exhibition of the global woodworking industries.