28-10-2020
In a recent statement, Russian President Mr Putin ordered the government to strictly control the exportation of roundwood and low-value forest products, and to clamp down on the illegal trade of logs (in his terms: “hard-hitting decriminalisation of the industry”). He also requested a “complete ban on shipments of …
27-10-2020
Acimall, woodworking technology, wood manufacturing, economy, COVID-19
Acimall, the association of Italian woodworking machinery and tools manufacturers, has reported the figures for the July-September 2020 period and what's happening in the wood and furniture technology segment of the Italian mechanical engineering industry. In general, orders of machinery and tools for wood and furniture are recording a …
26-10-2020
CLT, cross-laminated timber, testing
CLT undergoing diaphram test The American Wood Council (AWC) reports the successful completion of two full-scale cross-laminated timber (CLT) diaphragm tests to provide strength and deformation data important for evaluating CLT diaphragm resistance to lateral wind and earthquake forces. The tests were completed at Weyerhaeuser’s …
26-10-2020
Philippines, trade, certification, plywood
The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez reported that DTI shall reimpose the mandatory certification of locally manufactured or imported plywood. This is to assure customers that all plywood products would go through rigorous quality checking. “Unfair competition from imported substandard plywood …
26-10-2020
HOMANN HOLZWERKWERKSTOFFE, Europe, Lithuania, MDF, HDF, production
HOMANN HOLZWERKSTOFFE GmbH has signed a contract for the acquisition of 77 ha of industrial land near Vilnius, Lithuania, in October. A further thin board plant is to be built on the site in order to meet the needs of the customers represented there and to satisfy customer demands for even faster and more effective delivery of HOMANIT products. In …
23-10-2020
Europe, export, trade, softwood
European lumber exporters have expanded their sales overseas from 30% to 45% over the past ten years, with Asia receiving a fifth of total exports in 2020, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Sawmills in several European countries have long been exporting large volumes of softwood lumber outside their domestic markets. Historically, most of the …
23-10-2020
SCM, award, prize, technology, IoT
Marco Mancini (centre), Scm Group's General Manager, with Pierantonio Macola (left), Smau’s President, and Simona Regina (right), journalist at Radio Rai SCM and CMS, the two benchmark brands in the Scm Group's machinery sector, were key players in the 57th edition of Smau, the annual Innovation trade fair held at the Fieramilanocity …
21-10-2020
LEUCO, wood processing, roughing, finishing, wood materials
These diamond-tipped roughing/finishing cutters have proven to be especially effective, especially when processing multiplex boards. The program has been expanded two sizes for even more application possibilities. LEUCO, a specialist in tools for processing solid wood and wood materials, has announced the advancement of …
20-10-2020
Indonesia, trade, export, timber, wood
Despite the ongoing global pandemic, wood product exports for the first three quarters of the year jumped to US$8.3 billion, only just below the US$8.5 billion earned in the same period in 2019, reports the International Tropical Timber Organization's (ITTO) Tropical Timber Market Report (TTM Report). The value of Indonesia’s wood product …
19-10-2020
Raute, Russia, sawmill, plywood, machinery
Raute Corporation has received orders worth approximately EUR 55 million from Russia's LLC Plitwood. The scope of orders includes all machinery and equipment for the production process of an entire plywood mill and also services related to the installation, commissioning and production start-up of the mill. The machinery and equipment will be …
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