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Appointment in Santiago de Chile between Siempelkamp and Arauco members (Image: Siempelkamp)Producer of wood products Arauco has ordered a medium-density fibreboard (MDF) plant and a short-cycle press line from wood-panels plant supplier Siempelkamp.According to Siempelkamp, Arauco decided in favour of a complete plant which covers the entire competence of...

How Furniture, upon entering the showroomHong Kong-based furniture retailer How Furniture has opened a new showroom in Pasir Panjang, Singapore with a line-up of Japanese-made wooden furniture inspired by the Japanese concept wabi-sabi.The new Singapore showroom carries more than 18 Japanese furniture and home accessory brands, eight of which...

A log sorting line by Hekotek (Image: Hekotek)Manufacturer of woodworking equipment Hekotek has signed a contract for the supply of a log sorting line to sawntimber producer Versowood in Finland.Versowood acquired the site of Kissakoski sawmill in August 2022 and started its modernisation in autumn. According to Hekotek, the...

Image: Nicola Pavan/UnsplashLesprom reported that the Swedish forest industry has recorded an export value of 182bn Swedish krona in 2022.This is mainly due to high prices for pulp and paper, even though there is a decline in export volumes.These segments accounted for an increase in the export value from...

By Peter Fitch, CEO of IOI Palm WoodPalm wood is affected by the new EU Timber RegulationA new EU law preventing the import of commodities linked to deforestation might risk side-lining timber producers, small furniture makers, or community farmers who are unable to meet the burdensome cost of compliance...

The inauguration of the CLT facility, with one of the guests-of-honour including Brittis Benzler, County Governor in Halland Municipality (Image: Södra)Södra has inaugurated its new cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility on the west coast of Sweden. The facility is one of the largest in Sweden and marks a 10-fold increase...

Cefla's iBotic (Image: Cefla Finishing)Cefla Finishing will be showcasing their latest technologies in their booth which is designed as a finishing laboratory, whereby visitors can observe first-hand live demonstrations of the following technologies:Cefla will be displaying a line featuring the Smartcoater PRO with a soft rubber application roller, which...

Image: Rune Enstad/UnsplashUS imports of wooden furniture rose 6% in January 2023, stemming a steady slide from the record levels set in the summer. The gain was due to increasing imports from India, which were up 38%, and Indonesia, which were up 25%.Despite small gains for the month...

Jowat's headquarters at Malaysia (Image: Jowat)India-based adhesives manufacturer Pidilite Industries has further strengthened its collaboration with Jowat by exclusively offering Indian customers locally manufactured Jowat hotmelts.Inspired by the nation’s call for an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', which refers to the 'Self-reliant India' campaign, this collaboration will provide a range of...

Bio-based glue that IKEA will use for board materials (Image: IKEA)To reduce the climate footprint of board production, IKEA is switching from fossil-based to bio-based glues.According to IKEA, 5% of the climate footprint of the total IKEA value chain today is connected to the use of glue in...