Siempelkamp supplies largest MDF plant in Asia| Aug 9, 2010  VRG/Dongwha ordered the largest MDF plant in Asia and Siempelkamp will provide its expertise for Vietnamese joint ... Read more |
Siempelkamp sells first complete smaller scale particleboard plant| Jul 26, 2010 The Belorussian company VMG Industries Ltd. signed a contract with Siempelkamp for a complete particleboard plant which will be built at the Mogilev location in 2011.... Read more |
US Bill regulating formaldehyde in wood products is signed| Jul 19, 2010 Landmark formaldehyde legislation urged by the Composite Panel Association (CPA) and others passed the US House of Representatives by voice vote on June 23, after being approved by the unanimous consent of the US ... Read more |
Uniboard's Mont-Laurier MDF mill CARB Phase 2 certified| Jul 7, 2010 Uniboard announced that its Mont-Laurier, Quebec manufacturing facility has been certified by the Composite Panel Association (CPA) to meet California Air Resources Board (CARB) Phase 2 emissions standards for the production of MDF panels. "The certification of our Mont-Laurier mill is one of the final steps towards bringing our full North ... Read more |
Wade Gregory joins Flakeboard sales team| Jul 7, 2010 Kevin Shotbolt, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, announced that Wade Gregory has joined Flakeboard's Sales ... Read more |
China's wood furniture, panels exports have surged in 2010| Jun 28, 2010 The total value of wooden furniture exports from China in the first four months of 2010 were $2,772 million, up 37% from the first four months of 2009, ITTO ... Read more |
Particleboard production increasing worldwide, says industry analyst| May 19, 2010 Global production of particleboard is forecast to increase from 69.9 million cubic metres in 2009 to 84.1 million cubic metres in 2013.... Read more |
Wood fiber insulation board sales grow in Europe| Apr 1, 2010 Wood fiber insulation board manufacturer Pavatex SA has reported a 18% annual sales increase to Euro 71 ... Read more |
National formaldehyde standards will apply to domestic products and foreign imports| Jan 4, 2010 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) announced that the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Act has been passed out of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.... Read more |
Flakeboard’s South Carolina MDF plant FSC certified| Dec 22, 2009 The Rainforest Alliance SmartWood Program has granted Flakeboard’s Bennettsville, SCMDF plant certification to its Forest Stewardship Council’s Chain–of-Custody (COC) and Controlled Wood (CW) ... Read more |
Dieffenbacher succeeds in Russia| Dec 22, 2009 Over the last two years, Dieffenbacher has implemented numerous projects in the active Russian wood panel ... Read more |
Flakeboard introduces eLite MDF| Dec 22, 2009 Flakeboard eLite™ MDF is a new, unique, light weight medium density fiberboard created using a patented, revolutionary system that puts quality and performance first, says the product ... Read more |
Panels update: Dealing with the f-words | Jul 5, 2010 Formaldehyde, feedstock, foreign imports, financial meltdown - the North American wood panel industry had more than its share of f-words to contend with over the past couple of years.... Read more |
CARB Phase II update | Jun 7, 2010 Hexion Specialty Chemicals provides an update on how CARB regulations have impacted the composite panel industry so far.... Read more |
Keynote speaker at IWCS looks for route to sustained recovery| Apr 13, 2010 It's going to be a slow road back, says economist Lyn Michaelis, and there will be potholes. "There is a recovery underway," he added, "but there are still a lot of issues to be concerned about."... Read more |
Green on many levels| Dec 22, 2009 After the “eureka” of breakthrough technology, we look at how we can lower the cost....otherwise there will be other non-wood based products like plastics that are ready to come into the slipstream if we’re not cost competitive.” Claudio D’Ambrosio, President and CEO, ... Read more |
Firm formaldehyde fundamentals| Dec 22, 2009 “Our Ecobind™ family of products all meet and exceed CARB and offer UF, MUF, MF and PF and combinations, as well as totally new NAF technology.” Mark Alness, Vice-President, Phenolic Forest Products Division, ... Read more |
Driven by innovation| Dec 22, 2009 Georgia-Pacific strives to offer multiple economical and beneficial solutions with platforms we can customize for each application.” Rick Rammon, R D Program Manager, Georgia Pacific Chemicals... Read more |
Bringing lightweight board to the table| Dec 22, 2009 A core group of industry pioneers are advancing the development and carving out the market for lightweight board.... Read more |
Dawning light| Dec 22, 2009 Is North America ready to give lightweight board the green ... Read more |
Fastest laser die cutting machines now even faster | Aug 31, 2010 Manufacturers of wood-based products or builders and architects who want to finish wood in intricate patterns can now use Spartanics Finecut Laser Die Cutting Systems with even greater line ... Read more |
Dieffenbacher will show cost saving solutions at IWF | Jul 7, 2010 Massive cost savings in wood panel manufacture – that's what Dieffenbacher will focus on at IWF in Atlanta, Georgia, August 25 to ... Read more |
AsWood adhesive solutions from Dynea | Jul 5, 2010 Dynea's AsWood® adhesive systems offer more than exceptionally low emission levels for producers of parquet and interior ... Read more |
Precision Edge Widebelt Sanders introduced by G.C. Peterson Machinery | Jun 22, 2010 G. C. Peterson Machinery announces the national launch of the Precision Edge Widebelt Sander machinery line, which offers higher production and quality results at a more efficient cost to wood ... Read more |
Siempelkamp will show complete range of products at IWF in Atlanta | May 25, 2010 At IWF in Atlanta, Siempelkamp will demonstrate its competences for the wood-based products industry with a gapless service chain according to the motto "all from one ... Read more |
Dieffenbacher sales increased in 2009, trend expected to continue| May 25, 2010 Dieffenbacher, the machinery and plant building company based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, performed superbly during the crisis year of ... Read more |
New cutting technology resource for wood products manufacturers| May 25, 2010 Wood products manufacturers seeking to use laser die cutting technology for wood, wood composites and panel fabrication can now determine if the materials they use can be handled by the ... Read more |
Harvesting urban wood waste| Dec 22, 2009 PAL systems recycle urban wood waste worldwide. Read more |
Compact baghouse dust collection| Dec 22, 2009 New Torit PowerCore® dust collectors with PowerCore filter packs are the first major baghouse innovation in decades, providing better filtration, reduced operational cost, and greater flexibility.... Read more |
Automatic wrapping| Dec 22, 2009 The AutoWraptor™ from Signode automatically wraps loads with a tight plastic film to maximize package protection and production efficiency.... Read more |
Close gaps and save| Dec 22, 2009 Burelbach Industries has developed the Gapmaster system, with 8 systems installed or on order.... Read more |
Lightboard production| Dec 22, 2009 Buerkle offers four types of lines for lightboard (honeycomb) ... Read more |
