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Mass-timber goes big: 500,000-sq-ft skyscraper in the works
NEWARK, N.J. - A 500,000-square-foot skyscraper will be the largest mass timber building in the United States. Designed by Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture - architects of T3, the current...
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EPA issues final rule for small chamber formaldehyde testing of composite panels
WASHINGTON, DC - The Environmental Protection Agency has amended the testing methods for the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products to allow for small chamber testing. The update...
View ArticleEastern Panel Mfg. plans $1 million expansion
CHATHAM, Va. – Custom plywood manufacturer Eastern Panel Manufacturing Inc. has announced plans to invest $1 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Chatham, Virginia. The company will move...
View ArticleTimber Products names Killgore new CEO
EUGENE, Ore. – Timber Products Co. has appointed Steve Killgore as its new chief executive officer. Killgore will assume leadership at Timber Products on Feb. 20.“As a family run business for four...
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Rolling anti-ballistic hardwood panels will block bullets at schools
SULLIVAN, Mo. - Executive Wood Products, a Missouri-based maker of bullet resistant lecterns and podiums, has unveiled a new prototype for its new anti-ballistic shields made for classrooms. The...
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The world's tallest timber tower will be the tallest building of any kind in...
TOKYO - The world's tallest wooden building - and the tallest building of any kind in Japan - will be an 1150-foot tall timber skyscraper in Tokyo. The 70-story building will be a hybrid timber...
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Court vacates Formaldehyde Rule extension date, seeks options
WASHINGTON - A ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White vacates the Formaldehyde Rule extension dates and puts in limbo manufacturers of composite panels and products, including cabinetry,...
View ArticleOregon wood products industry bounces back, will hire thousands of workers
BEND, Ore. - According to the Oregon Employment Department, the wood products industry is experiencing a slight rebound, as companies in central Oregon are expected to hire nearly 3,000 workers over...
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HPVA rebrands as Decorative Hardwoods Association
STERLING, Va. - Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association has just rebranded as the Decorative Hardwoods Association and launched an easy-to-navigate website packed with resources for trade...
View ArticleRoseburg to acquire Pembroke MDF in Ontario
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- Roseburg Forest Products has reached an agreement in principle with Pembroke MDF, Inc. to purchase Pembroke’s medium density fiberboard and moulding production facilities located...
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New Formaldehyde Rule compliance dates set
UPDATE: The agreement was approved by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White on March 13 and will be published in the Federal Register.OAKLAND, Calif. - An agreement has been reached in the case of...
View ArticleEgger Group breaks ground on office building; will accompany massive...
LEXINGTON, N.C. - Egger Group, a wood-based materials suppliers for the furniture, wood construction and flooring industries, broke ground on its North American corporate offices in North Carolina’s...
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Construction halted as cross-laminated timber panel fails at OSU
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A cross-laminated timber panel has failed during construction of a new campus building at Oregon State University (OSU), giving way between the second and third stories. Construction...
View ArticleTafisa to produce textured IR decorative panels
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec– Tafisa has announced that it will be the first manufacturer in North America to produce synchronized textured embossed in-register (EIR) decorative panels that replicate the look...
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Hunt Forest and Canadian Tolko will build $115 million lumber mill in Louisiana
URANIA, La. – Hunt Forest Products, a manufacturer and seller of Southern Yellow Pine plywood, veneer, and hardwood lumber, will team up with Tolko Industries, a Canadian specialty forest products...
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Quick guide to the EPA Formaldehyde Regulation: What woodworkers need to know
If you manufacture finished goods that contain particleboard, medium density fiberboard (MDF) or hardwood plywood (HWPW), then you likely have been preparing to comply with the Environmental Protection...
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CLT's regional acceptance may increase after University of Arkansas'...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is building a 27,000-square-foot storage unit for its library and it will be the first facility in Arkansas to be built with...
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Toronto will be home to Canada's first tall wood research institute
TORONTO - George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario has revealed plans for what it says to be the province’s first tall wood, low-carbon institutional building. Dubbed the Arbour, the 12-story building...
View ArticleFirst & largest CLT plant in the eastern U.S. is nearly operational
DOTHAN, Ala. - The first and biggest cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing plant in the eastern U.S. is nearly fully operational, with 25 employees currently working a portion of the plant....
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Flax-based laminate substitutes nicely for plywood on Saarinen-design Tulip...
Engineer and inventor Joe Luttwak came to light as a wood industry innovator when he and partner Kyle Wolff launched Blackbird Guitars in 2005, a result of his quest to find a compact guitar that...
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