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Editor’s pickLargest Japanese particleboard manufacturer relies on Siempelkamp technology once again

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Krefeld, 14. September 2019 - ENboard Co. Ltd., the new joint venture of the furniture manufacturer Eidai Co., Ltd. and Japan Novopan Industrial Company Ltd., trusts the Siempelkamp team on the basis of the long-standing business relationship as well as the technological competence and buys a new wood-based panel plant for the local market. The order for a new production plant at the foot of …

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Siempelkamp, particleboard manufacturer, Japan, ENboard, Eidai, Japan Novopan, new plant, wood-based panels, wood processing, energy generation, drying, classification, gluing, forming line, press line, board handling system, ContiRoll Generation 9, recycled wood

Editor’s pickFreres Lumber brings to market a new type of Mass Timber Panel – Mass Plywood Panels

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Established in 1922, Freres Lumber may be one of the oldest family-owned and operated businesses in Oregon, United States, but it is also known for adopting cutting-edge technologies that transform and modernise construction practices. As a premier wood products manufacturing company known for its innovative, high-quality and sustainable wood products, Freres Lumber recently developed and …

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Freres Lumber, engineered wood, mass plywood panels, laminated veneer lumber, LVL, Structural Composite Lumber, MPP, SCL, CLT

Editor’s pickAmerican hardwoods do not need to be certified, concludes revised Seneca Creek Study

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One of the projects where American hardwoods have been specified (Photo credit: AHEC)   American hardwoods are legal and sustainable in line with all relevant international standards, according to the recently revised Seneca Creek ‘Assessment of Lawful Harvesting & Sustainability of U.S. Hardwood Exports’, as well as the Technical Review Panel commissioned by the American …

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Seneca Creek report, AHEC, certification, legal, sustainable

Editor’s pickSGS Expands Furniture Services to Assist Vietnam’s Growing Furniture Export Industry

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SGS,  global leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has responded to Vietnam’s recent 7.9 per cent growth in gross domestic product and the opportunities for international trade this presents to the furniture industry, with an expansion in capabilities. Despite a long history of domestic furniture manufacturing, for the past 20 years, Vietnam has now …

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SGS, expansion, furniture services, inspection, verification, testing, certification, Vietnam

Editor’s pickSome timber products affected by China’s retaliatory tariffs

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The U.S.- China trade war tensions heightens once more on Friday as Beijing announced a new round of retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods. The tariffs of 5% or 10% on US imports will start on 1 Sep, according to a statement posted by China’s Finance Ministry. Some products will be also subject to tariffs with effect from 15 December. The new tariffs will target …

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United States, China, trade war, retaliatory, timber products, AHEC, NHLA

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Softwood lumber trade was up 5% the first half of 2019 on a worldwide basis, …

GLOBAL SOFTWOOD LUMBER TRADE Demand for lumber in China, the United Kingdom, Egypt and the Netherlands increased this year despite a slowdown in the global economy. Global softwood lumber trade was up just over five per cent year-over-year during the first half of 2019, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Of the major importing countries …


AZEK Building Products partners with Weyerhaeuser Distribution

AZEK Building Products has announced a new partnership with Weyerhaeuser Distribution. The Seattle-based company plans to offer the full lines of TimberTech®Outdoor Living products and AZEK®Exteriors’ products in key locations throughout the western United States. With technology at its core, the TimberTech Outdoor Living and AZEK …


Asian wood demand drives $319m Japan investment in New Zealand

The growing need in emerging markets for building materials and fuel has spurred Japanese trading houses to expand their forestry operations. Sumitomo Corp. plans to spend about 25 billion yen (SGD $319 million) on acquiring more pine forest in New Zealand, one of the Asia-Pacific region's major timber exporters, looking to double its acreage by …


Walmart wants to widen range of Vietnamese goods in its stores

Vietnamese products continue to attract foreign retailers and recently representatives of Walmart were in Vietnam to explore opportunities to expand its network of Vietnamese suppliers. According to ITTO, Walmart executives participated in a workshop “Enhancing participation of Vietnamese enterprises in global distribution networks” …


INCREASED EXPORTS OF PLANTATION LOGS FROM SARAWAK

Logs from industrial plantations are fast becoming a major export for Sarawak as production from the natural forest has been reduced drastically. According to Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC), in the first half of 2019 Sarawak exported over 399,000 cu m of plantation logs, mainly acacia mangium, most of which was shipped to …


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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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