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Stay up to date with the latest Europe updates from the global wood industryPUR’s role in surfaces Klebchemie MG Becker GmbH & Co KG was founded in 1948 and is the producer of Kleiberit Adhesives. It is a family owned company located in Weingarten, Germany (near Heidelberg) producing polyurethane (PUR) adhesives for the international market.
Software to improve your hardware German saw maker Holzma has some new software systems to offer its customers, aimed at increasing the efficiency of their sawing systems.
Saving weight without risk GreCon of Alfeld, near Hanover, Germany, has produced a new mat optimiser for high-precision monitoring of weight and material distribution, for use immediately after the press.
Save & prosper Imal srl of Modena says that its major target today is to cut production costs for panel manufacturers as far as possible. It says two of its latest technologies offer guaranteed savings on resin addition rates; and increased production capacity
A message through art European wood industry associations jointly organised a second exhibition in the European Parliament building, in December 2012. We bring this report on a major event to promote wood as an environmentally sound raw material.
Future proofing at Egger Since its major investment in a new particleboard line in Hexham in 2007, Egger UK has continued to put considerable sums of money into upgrading and ‘future-proofing’ all its UK operations. Mike Botting paid a visit to Hexham.
Investing for the future Tocchio srl is a well-known manufacturer of paper impregnation and coating plants for the worldwide market and says it is continually refining its lines to meet the latest demands
Single-minded The Imal-Pal Group has continued to play to the strengths of its two component companies in making an integrated whole, with a one-source approach to the global panel making industry
Still pressing ahead A company founded even before the country of Italy has reinvented itself over the years and is still an important press maker. This is the story of today’s Pagnoni Impianti, still in business after 164 years
Staying one step ahead Press plate maker Sesa SpA has launched a radical innovation to help its customers in making their choices when it comes to surface finishes. Mike Botting visited Sesa’s headquarters to see this new app for himself
Rest of world still grows MDF capacity outside Europe and North America has shown a further increase, with more new mills in the pipeline for South America and Asia. In this second and final part of our survey of 2011, we look at the changes and the prospects for the industry in the coming years
Mixed fortunes in the two Europes In this, the first part of our annual survey of the MDF producing industry worldwide, we look at the mills and their capacities in Europe and North America in 2011 and at the prospects for the industry in 2012 and beyond
The natural progression towards an ideal decor Spectacularly positioned on the Austrian-German border and literally yards away from the towering Alps is the founding company of Egger, itself a spectacular story of growth and determination
Innovation is the key to the future
Two of the latest developments on which Dieffenbacher has focused specific attention are the development of new impact-free technology using pulsation for size-reduction of wood raw material and...
Double celebration to mark a centenary
Carl Benscheidt, owner and founder of the Fagus company, set up his shoe last manufacturing business in Alfeld, not far from Hannover, in 1911.
With the assistance of a few far-sighted...
Endless progress in the Great Bear factory
Berndorf AG, located in the town of Berndorf in the southern part of Lower Austria, is an entirely privately-owned holding company of specialised industrial enterprises, developed from a company...
Lightweight board in a one-step process
If you are planning to visit BASF’s headquarters factory complex, you had better ask for some accurate directions to the gate you require.
With the site being seven kilometres long and,...
Business is good for single-source supplier
In spite of all the storms battering the world economy in the past few years, the Siempelkamp ship has apparently managed to sail safely on through these uncharted waters to achieve record...
A long and bumpy ride towards recovery
As delegates assembled for the open part of the annual general meeting (AGM) of the European Panel Federation (EPF) at the Sheraton Hotel, Kraków on July 1, they heard of the progress made...
Move to single-source prompts fight-back
The last few years have witnessed a complete change in the marketing strategy of the world’s leading equipment manufacturers for the wood based panel industry, with two major German suppliers...
