Editor’s pickIndonesia trade minister scrapped timber legality rule, illegal logging may set to boom

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By Hans Nicholas Jong from Mongabay Indonesia   Indonesia’s trade ministry has scrapped a requirement for wood exporters to obtain licenses verifying their wood comes from legal and sustainably managed sources. The SVLK verification system took a decade to develop and implement and has been accepted by some of the most stringent market regulators for timber legality, including the …

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SVLK verification system, licensing requirement, removed, deregulated, massive setback, Indonesia

Editor’s pickGrafton Architects Selected for Project Team for Anthony Timberlands Centre

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  The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees has approved Grafton Architects, based in Dublin, Ireland, in partnership with Modus Studio of Fayetteville as the project team for the planned Anthony Timberlands Centre for Design and Materials Innovation. Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, co-founders of Grafton Architects, were recently named the 2020 recipients of the Pritzker …

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The University of Arkansas, Grafton Architects, Anthony Timberlands Centre for Design and Materials Innovation, Pritzker Architecture Prize

Editor’s pickWood Awards 2020 launches call for entries

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2020 is the 50th anniversary of the Wood Awards, celebrating British architecture and product design using wood. Established in 1971, the Wood Awards recognises, encourages and promotes outstanding design, craftsmanship and installation throughout the UK. The Wood Awards’ judging panel not only judges all submitted entries but also visits the shortlisted projects. Anyone associated with a …

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Wood Awards, call for entries, British architecture, timber, wood, architecture, buildings, 50th anniversary

Editor’s pickFifth edition of Sylva Wood postponed to 29th June - 1st July, 2021

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The organisers of Sylva Wood has decided to take the necessary precaution by postponing the fifth edition of Sylva Wood for the safety and well-being of exhibitors, sponsors, delegates, trade attendees as well as staff. The fifth edition will not be held from 29th June to 1st July this year as originally planned, but postponed to the following year, 29th June to 1st July, 2021. This is in …

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Sylva Wood, postpone, rescheduled, 2021

Editor’s pickAndritz to supply largest pressurised refining system for Guangxi Guoxu's MDF production line in China

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International technology Group Andritz has received an order from Guangxi Guoxu Group Co., Ltd. to supply a pressurised refining system for their MDF production line in Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China. This will be the largest system ever installed in China, with a capacity of 45 bdmt/h and including an S2064M refiner. Start-up of the equipment is scheduled for the end of 2020. The proven …

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Andritz, Guangxi Guoxu Group Co., Ltd., pressurised refining system, MDF production line, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, China

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Telecommuting is boosting office furniture sales

Working from home in times of the coronavirus are contributing to the rise in sales of office supplies and furniture, reported Fox Business. In the U.S., some companies are offering employees a …


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IKEA partners with Alibaba to open the first virtual IKEA store on Tmall

On March 10, Inter IKEA Systems B.V. (owner of the IKEA concept and global franchisor), IKEA Retail China and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. launch the first virtual IKEA store during a digital signing ceremony via Taobao Live Streaming from IKEA Shanghai Baoshan and Hangzhou Ali Park. The virtual IKEA store on Tmall will offer around 3500 IKEA …


American Hardwood Export Council

New Forests appoints Ents Forestry for planned hardwood plantation acquisition …

Australia-based forestry investor New Forests has appointed Ents Forestry Pty Ltd to manage the plantation assets of Peppermint Estate Pty Ltd in Western Australian. Peppermint Estate is owned by New Forests’ Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3 (ANZFF3), an institutional investment fund that targets long-term, sustainable management of …


Weyerhaeuser to reduce lumber production by 20% in April

In response to recent changes in customer sentiment and order flow, Weyerhaeuser Company is dynamically adjusting operating capacity at certain of its manufacturing facilities. For the month of April, the company expects to reduce operating capacity by approximately 20% for lumber, 15% for oriented strand board, and 15% to 25% for engineered wood …


Komatsu Forest temporarily shuts down production of forest machinery

Due to the closure of suppliers of critical components, Komatsu Forest will temporarily shut down its production of forest machinery at its factory in Umeå, Sweden. The company agreed with IF Metall on short-term work from April 13 through June 21 for employees in production. "The background is that the corona pandemic has caused some of …


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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

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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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