Seeking to participate in the new engineered wood market, Tokyo based Seihoku Plywood is developing a plywood with a thickness […]
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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 […]
Martco to Invest $ 25 million to Upgrade and Modernize 2 Louisiana Facilities
Forest products company Martco, which operates under the trade name RoyOMartin has announced that they will be investing a combined […]
Canoe Forest Products Taking Extended Year-end Holiday Break
As a cost cutting measure, British Columbia’s Canoe Forest Products plywood plant will be taking extra time off during the […]
GP South Carolina OSB Plant Suffers Explosion and Fire
The Georgia Pacific OSB plant in Clarendon S.C. suffered an explosion and fire on Monday. Local first responders were on […]