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Logo of Circular Choices Coalition, which represents experts in the EU forestry sector, the wood, fibre-based paper, and board products industry, and in renewable energy provisionAccording to a press release by the European Panel Federation (EPF), the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and a coalition of...
Argos' automatic grading systems are said to have the capability of of reducing cost, waste and customer claims (Image: Argos Solutions)Panel Plus, a Thailand-based manufacturer of wood panels, has recently ordered an additional automated grading system from Argos Solutions.With a grading capacity of 150m/min, Argos Solutions' automated grading system...
The Rauch chipboard plant is located in Markt Bibart (Image: Egger)On 8 Sep 2023, the Egger Group has signed an agreement to purchase a Rauch chipboard plant in Markt Bibart, Germany.Rauch Group is a family-owned company that has been manufacturing and selling high-quality wardrobe and bedroom ranges for over...
Back in August 2023, Argos Solutions invited Timber Products to Kongsberg, Norway (Image: Argos Solutions)Oregon-based plywood producer Timber Products has invested in a panel repair system (PRS) by surface grading and PRS manufacturer Argos Solutions.According to Argos Solutions, the PRS will be installed at Timber Products' production facility in...
Thin plywood produced by Koskisen (Image: Koskisen)Wood products company Koskisen has announced an investment in a new thin plywood press at its thin plywood production unit in Hirvensalmi, Finland.The replacement investment will increase the pressing capacity of thin plywood by approximately a quarter, enable an increase in the...
Image: Joshua Williams/UnsplashThe European Commission (EC) has opened an investigation into the suspected circumvention of anti-dumping duties for birch plywood products produced in Russia that have entered the EU market.The main objective of the investigation is to identify the companies involved in the potential infringements, as Latvia-based birch plywood...
From left: Christian Rosypal, sales engineer, Andritz; Sanidhya Mittal, joint managing director, Greenply; Michael Rupp, vice-president Panelboard Systems, Andritz; Raman Poddar, executive vice-president and head of Manufacturing, Greenply (Image: Andritz)Greenply Industries has successfully produced their first fibres with its new high-performance pressurised refining system from Andritz at its medium-density...
Ian Jones, Fletcher Wood Products, general manager at Fletcher Building (left) and Dieffenbacher CEO Christian Dieffenbacher (right) seal the cooperation with a handshakeNew Zealand’s manufacturer of building products Fletcher Building Limited has ordered a complete CEBRO plant for the production of Fine-oriented strand board (OSB) from German machine and...
Martin Cameron, head of production, quality and maintenance at CenturyPly (left) and Adriaan Kloppers, supervisor at Andritz (Image: Andritz)India-based wood panel producer CenturyPly has produced first fibres with its recently installed Andritz pressurised refining system at its medium-density fibreboard (MDF) production plant in Punjab, India.At the same time,...
Formaldehyde emissions can be hazardous after a certain level, impacting workplace safetyAccording to Catas, a testing and certification body for the wood industry, the European Commission has established a new limit for the concentration of formaldehyde in the air of living environments.The new Regulation 2023/1464, published on 14 Jul...
