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Editor’s pickMass timber used in new Nelson airport

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The opening ceremony for the impressive Nelson Airport was held last week, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiling a plaque and receiving a behind the scenes look at the newly completed terminal, reported WoodWeek. Designed by Studio Pacific Architecture and built by Naylor Love in partnership with Gibbons Construction and Fulton Hogan, the airport terminal caters for growth projections in …

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Nelson Airport, New Zealand, mass timber, laminated veneer lumber, sustinable, Studio Pacific Architecture, airport, transport, transportation facility, airport terminal

Editor’s pick“Thin-cutting & Repair Days” at Wintersteiger

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From October 1 to 3, the machinery and plant engineering company WINTERSTEIGER AG invited customers from the wood processing industry to Ried in Upper Austria for the “Thin-cutting & Repair Days”. The event, held by the Woodtech business field, brought more than 150 visitors to company HQ, mainly from western Europe, but also from Russia and Ukraine. As well as the large plant, …

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Wintersteiger, thin-cutting and repair day, Ried, Upper Austria, event, band saw machines

Editor’s pickLatest export data reflects developing market for American hardwoods in India, says AHEC

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USD 4.59 million of American hardwood lumber and veneer were exported to India during the first eight months of this year, according to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry. The statistics, which have been compiled from the latest data released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), were …

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American hardwood, lumber, veneer, AHEC, MumbaiWood, India

Editor’s pickDongwha/Vietnam orders 47 m long Siempelkamp MDF press again

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Dongwha, Asia's largest producer of engineered wood from Korea, is securing the "longest MDF press in Asia" for the second time with another 8' x 47.1 m press. The new, third Siempelkamp plant ordered by the company is designed for processing the demanding raw material acacia. Already in 2010 and 2015, the company VRG Dongwha, a joint venture of Dongwha International and the Vietnam Rubber Group …

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Siempelkamp, Dongwha, Vietnam Rubber Group, MDF press, MDF plant, Vietnam, Hanoi, Acacia, ContiRoll Gerenation 9 NEO

Editor’s pickPrefabricated wooden construction makes new leap in Chile

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The Chilean company E2E is a joint venture between Arauco and the Belgian company Etex. Its factory, which has been operating since February 2019 in Santiago - Chile, has the capacity to build 1,000 living units per year – between prefabricated houses and timber buildings. The US$25 million sales projection in the coming three years counts on a US$15 million investment plan, of which US$6 …

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HOMAG, WEIMANN, E2E, Chile, prefabricated houses, wood buildings, Latin America

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The Philippines’ wood industry can become leading wood supplier with more …

The Philippines could be a leading supplier of wood if the industry were opened up to investment in tree farming as an alternative to cutting down standing forests, the Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) said. “One million hectares can produce something like 300 million cubic metres of wood, so we can be a global superpower in …


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Spain launches new National Forest Stewardship Standard

The new FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard for Spain will take effect from 15 January 2020. The standard has been developed by a chamber-balanced standard development group using a multi-stakeholder process, including three public consultations. This new standard applies to all forest types and it includes the certification of forest …


Weyerhaeuser announced sale of Michigan timberlands

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the largest private owners of timberlands in the world has announced last month the sale of over half a million acres in the state of Michigan, including land in Ontonagon County, reported Daily Global, a daily in Michigan. The company said that it was selling its 555,000 acres in Michigan to Lyme Great Lakes Holding …


Accsys Technologies appoints Robert Harris as CEO

Accsys Technologies PLC appoints Robert (Rob) Harris as CEO of Accsys with effect from 20 November 2019. Rob brings significant experience from across several industrial sectors, including chemicals, oil, metals, renewables and speciality products. Rob initially spent nearly 20 years with BP PLC and Exxon-Mobil. Most recently, Rob was CEO, Europe …


Segezha Group expands plywood product range

Segezha Group of Forestry Companies (part of Sistema JSFC) continues to expand the assortment of large-format birch plywood. The new products in the plywood segment include: Segezha Creative (laminated plywood with colour films), Segezha Art (painting-ready plywood that does not need priming), Segezha ClearPly (plywood with transparent and …


Japan’s wooden window imports increased by 18 per cent in August

The steady rise in Japan’s imports of wooden windows which began in May this year came to an end as August imports dropped almost 11 per cent month-on-month. However, compared to August 2018, there was an increase of about 18 per cent, reported ITTO. The top three shippers in August were China (44 per cent of imports), the U.S. (20 per …


EPF calls for a suspension of new VOC requirements for panels in Germany

The Single Market is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of the European Union. It unites 28 countries and 500 million citizens, allowing goods to flow seamlessly within the territory. Common rules have allowed consumers to benefit greatly from scale, especially in the field of construction products. It is therefore with great …


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WMF 2016 - Exhibitor Interview: Mr. Piergiorgio Franca, Chief Executive Officer of Biesse China 专訪比雅斯中国首席执行官Piergiorgio Franca先生

1.「智能制造」成为制造业的热点，针对这一形式，比雅斯如何应对中国市场需求？ 
Piergiorgio Franca先生：自2014年起，智能制造在全球都显得非常重要，比雅斯致力在中国市场成为行业领导者。正因为此，我们来到到中国，并努力拓展中国市场。比雅斯为中国制造企业提供可以满足客户多样化需求的生产解决方案。就家具生产和设计而言，比雅斯设备拥有高灵活性和多样性，可以协助改善生产技术，让企业在国内外更具竞争力。

Homag: Drilling and dowelling – ABD 260 Optimat

Drilling and dowelling – more efficient than ever before

CNC Drilling and dowel inserting machine - always keeping a tight grip on everything
• Incredibly fast drilling and dowel insertion
• 8 clamping cylinders keep a tight grip on wokrpieces
• Flexible handling due to lowerable center stop
• SORB TECH machine bed - heavy and sturdy

Kuang Yung: MRS-610M Optimizing Movable Rip Saw

• Choice of 1-6 movable blades
• Extra large 450 / 610 mm cutting width
• Optimizing cut function
•  American designed and developed scan system which has decades of experience since the first system made in 1996
• Worldwide success with more than 200 sets sold in the USA, Europe and Asia.
• Easy to operate, learn, update and maintain with multi-language window operating system such as English and Chinese.
• Rip 10 - 12  lumbers (3.6m each) per minute. (The results may vary according to operator performance, timber length and feeding speed)
• A 7 -10% increase in yield compared to conventional multiple rip saw

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