Published On : August 10, 2013
Canfor has completed the purchase agreement with Scotch & Gulf Lumber, LLC. The purchase agreement reflects the acquisition of Scotch Gulf Lumber over a three year period with the first phase representing a 25% interest. Don Kayne, Canfor’s …
Published On : August 8, 2013
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. announced that Timothy Punke has been appointed senior vice president, corporate affairs and public policy, effective October 1. His responsibilities will include oversight of government relations, communications, sustainability and environmental affairs. He will report to …
Published On : August 8, 2013
ACIMALL (the Italian woodworking machinery and tools manufacturers’ association) reports “stability” is the most suitable definition for the trend of made-in-Italy technology in the woodworking and wood-based materials industry. Just like the first three months of this year, also the …
Published On : August 7, 2013
Oakwood Veneer Company of Troy, Michigan partners with Architectural Woodwork Institute as a Supplier Member for the woodworking industry. “We took a look at our customers and realized that a great number of them were AWI members,” said Peter …
Published On : August 7, 2013
BFRC is now accepting applications for the new ‘A+’band, which applies to windows only. Any BFRC ‘A’ rated product which achieves a rating index of 10 or more can be upgraded to an ‘A+’ for an administration fee of £50 …
Published On : August 7, 2013
The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) and the UIC working group “Questions of palletisation” (UIC WG) consulted together with a representative of Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) in Paris on July 9, 2013 regarding measures for safeguarding the uniform Euro pallet …
Published On : August 7, 2013
UPM is going to implement a new business structure to improve its profitability. The company will also seek to simplify and further develop its business portfolio. UPM’s new structure will consist of the following Business Areas and reporting segments: UPM …
Published On : August 7, 2013
Reportedly the wood price indices established by the German federation for wooden packaging, pallets, and export packaging (HPE) for the second quarter of 2013 show rise across the board when compared with the figures for the first three months. …
Published On : August 7, 2013
In the New Forest Trust Woodturning Competition the judges were impressed by the high standard of work among the pieces. All pieces were on display at the New Forest & Hampshire County Show from July 30- August 1, 2013 and …
Published On : August 6, 2013
Potlatch Corporation announced that Jerald W. Richards has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the company effective September 1, 2013. He replaces Eric Cremers who was recently promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer for Potlatch. …
Published On : August 6, 2013
The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), has declared that it will be holding its next European Convention in the historic Hungarian city of Budapest from October 24 – 25, 2013 at the Intercontinental Hotel. This event will provide an opportunity …
Published On : August 6, 2013
Weyerhaeuser appointed Jeanne M. Hillman as Vice President and chief accounting officer for the company, effective from August 5, 2013. Hillman succeeds Jerald W. Richards, who recently resigned from his position to become chief financial officer at Potlatch Corporation. …
Published On : August 3, 2013
The first Surfaces Asia 2013 conference, organised by TCM Asia (a co-operation between Technical Conference Management, Austria and Bridge’s for Concepts Sdn Bhd, Malaysia); will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on September 23 and 24, 2013 at the Grand …
Published On : August 3, 2013
2012, total revenue of the Top-50 Russian forest based companies fell by 17.1% y-o-y and amounted to 249,56 billion rubles, according to the annual rating published by Russian Lesnaya Industriya Magazine. A large portion of the net sales …
Published On : August 2, 2013
Weyerhaeuser Company announced that all Weyerhaeuser tree farms in Oregon will be closed to public access due to the extreme forest fire danger. The only exception is Clatsop and Tillamook Counties, which will be open for non-motorized recreation access. The …
Published On : August 2, 2013
Acadian Timber Corp. reported financial and operating results 1for the three months ended June 29, 2013(the “second quarter”)“ The continued strengthening of softwood sawlog markets and the implementation of the new pricing mechanism in Acadian’s fibre supply agreement in New …
Published On : August 2, 2013
J. Schmalz GmbH has developed a modular system for the modular design of vacuum end effectors (VEE). As a technological comparison shows, this system, as an alternative to conventional design and manufacture, can save time and money when constructing a …
Published On : August 2, 2013
According to the Composite Panel Association (CPA), particleboard sales grew more strongly than MDF/HDF sales in the second quarter of 2013, continuing a trend seen in the first three months of the year. This situation is being spurred by North …
Published On : August 2, 2013
According to SCA’s articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has occurred, the …
Published On : August 1, 2013
Phoseon Technology has announced that it has appointed Intertronics as its distributor for UV LED curing products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The agreement includes distribution of UV LED curing products to high performance assembly customers in the region. …