According to an International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) report, the volume of plywood being imported into Japan, year-over-year was unchanged. […]
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Ironwood Mill Opens Near Dolores Colorado
The Montezuma Plywood Co. plant, just outside of Dolores Colorado, which closed more than 40 years ago, has been given […]
Brazilian Plywood and Lumber Exports Decline in January 2020
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is reporting that Brazilian exports of wood-based products (except for pulp and paper) declined […]
Tokyo based Seihoku Plywood is developing a plywood with a thickness of more than 50mm
Seeking to participate in the new engineered wood market, Tokyo based Seihoku Plywood is developing a plywood with a thickness […]
Finnish Forest Industries Federation Says Strike at Sawmills and Plywood Factories Now Highly Probable
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) is reporting a lack of progress in talks with the Industrial Union, which represents […]
Blockades Have Potential to Force the Canadian National Railroad to Shut Down Parts of Their System.
The Canadian National Railroad (CN) announced today that unless blockades on their rail lines, which were set up five days […]
Wood-Based Exports from Brazil Decline in November 2019
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is reporting that Brazilian exports of wood-based products (excluding pulp and paper) decline almost […]
Freres Lumber First U.S. Plywood Manufacturer to Install Taihei Horizontal Press
Freres Lumber Company is reporting that they are the first U.S. plywood manufacture to install and now operate the Taihei […]
Finland’s Lumber and Plywood Mills face Potential Strike
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) believe that a strike by the Industrial Union, which represents sawmill and plywood factories […]
Plywood Production Underway at Kronospan’s Smorgon Belarus Mill
Kronospan has announced that it has commenced plywood production at its Smorgon plant in Belarus. The plant is producing four […]