All articles by Rachakatla Srinivas
Rachakatla Srinivas
Egger UK installs new lamination line
Egger UK Ltd has invested in a lamination line at its Hexham plant in Northumberland.
Developing standards for structural insulated panels
ASTM International – one of the largest international standards development and delivery systems in the world and which meets the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles – is poised for its wood committee to develop standards for structural insulated panels.
Medite Tricoya wins BBA approval
Coillte Panel Product’s Medite Tricoya MDF has received a British Board of Agrément (BBA assessment.
Coniferous plywood quota allocation
The Timber Trade Federation has published a statistical breakdown of UK imports under the now exhausted EU coniferous plywood quota.
Biomass subsidy review hits energy and timber
New British government subsidies for biomass electricity generating stations have drawn fire from both the energy lobby and the timber industry.
CPR in UK timber will be complete necessity
The timber industry must prepare for upcoming Construction Products Regulation (CPR), according to Meyer Timber market executive Stephen Cope.
Five workers die in fire at Masisa do Brasil’s MDP plant
Five workers died and two were badly injured following an explosion and fire at Masisa do Brasil’s MDP (medium density particleboard) plant at Montenegro in Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Imal-Pal invests in Globus
On September 28, Imal-Pal announced that it had purchased a “large share” in Globus srl, with an option to complete a full acquisition of the company at some, as yet unspecified, date.
South America takes centre stage in the news
In recent times we have reported on a number of takeovers of one machinery company by another as the complete line suppliers add to their competence in certain areas of supply to the panel production line. However, in this issue, it is some of the panel manufacturers who are making the news in terms of buying each other out and that is happening in South America.
First high-speed plywood repair line goes to UPM
Accurate and rapid patching of its plywood’s surfaces is essential to Finnish plywood maker UPM and two technology companies worked closely together to satisfy its requirements. Mike Botting visited UPM’s Pellos mills to see the result