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Russian Wood Processor to Integrate Particleboard Plant into Existing Operation
KREFELD, GERMANY– KronoStar, one of the largest wood processing operations in Russia, has purchased a particleboard plant from longtime business partner Siempelkamp. The plant will be completely...
View ArticleKronospan Completes Clarion Board and Laminate Flooring Acquisition
EASTABOGA, AL - Laminate flooring and panel producer Kronospan has completed its acquisition of Clarion Boards Inc. and Clarion Laminates LLC. The Shippenville, PA-based Clarion Industries says it is...
View ArticleMonomoy Capital acquires Construction Resources, Inc. and Builder...
ATLANTA - Atlanta building and remodeling supply firms Construction Resources, Inc. and Builder Specialties, Inc., will merge. The merger comes following a transaction with Monomoy Capital Partners II,...
View ArticleHunter Douglas Contract shows its mettle in wood ceilings
The striking laminate wood panel and veneer ceiling projects based on sophisticated fastening systems from Hunter Douglas Contract show design possibilities. The Hunter Douglas brand, widely associated...
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Kronotex announces $230 million laminate flooring, panel mill expansion
BARNWELL, S.C. – KronotexUSA and its parent firm Swiss Krono Group will invest $230 million to build a high-density fiberboard mill and expand the company's laminate flooring production in Barnwell,...
View ArticleSierra Pacific Windows to launch new architectural wall system
RED BLUFF, Calif. - Sierra Pacific Windows is launching a new architectural wall system product line in spring of 2016, following on the heels of its December 30, 2015, asset acquisition from Dallas,...
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Swanson Group rebuilding plywood and veneer mill at site of 2014 Oregon fire
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A 200-employee plywood and veneer panel mill begins production in April 2016 as the Swanson Group invests $55 million in a Springfield, Oregon plant. A former plywood mill plant...
View ArticleStevens Industries adds Lantz Cornett to decorative panel sales
TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. - Stevens Industries, Inc. appointed Lantz Cornett as sales representative for its growing Stevens Wood decorative panel division. He will be actively pursuing new projects and...
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Demand for woody biomass fuels sales for MDF fiber supplier
Demand for woody biomass for energy production is on the rise in developed nations, as publicly regulated utilities around the world shift from fossil and nuclear power to greener fuels. Global...
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Proteak begins advanced MDF board manufacturing in Mexico
TABASCO, Mexico - Proteak, the largest Mexican forestry company, has begun production of medium density fiberboard (MDF) in its new plant located in Tabasco.Operating under the brand TecnoTabla, it...
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Navy Island innovative veneer product SoundPly really takes off
SoundPly Acoustic Panels were set to become Navy Island’s leading product line by the end of last year. According to company president Jeff Stone, the Navy Island veneer products research and...
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Ecovative mushroom-derived plywood, gets $4 million funding, and sales to...
GREEN ISLAND, N.Y.- In an SEC filing, Ecovative Design says investors put $4 million into its efforts to use mushroom-derived adhesives in place of plastic polymers to produce plywood, MDF and other...
View ArticleNew industrial plywood is said to minimize open knots, core gaps, warping
Roseburg says its RigidCore plywood has entered the market for use in industrial applications for CNC machining of furniture, cabinetry and other products.Most plywood used in the industrial market is...
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Lumber Liquidators and composite wood: What's missing from this story?
As we pass the one-year anniversary of the airing of CBS’ 60 Minutes report on Lumber Liquidators’ Chinese-made laminate flooring, it is worth pausing to reflect on the implications of this story for...
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Famed Corn Palace adopts corn-based printed laminated panel for interior wall...
MONTGOMERY, Minn. - The Corn Palace, the famed U.S. tourist attraction, has adopted BioSurf, a corn-based eco-friendly decorative laminate that uses custom digital printing to offer design flexibility...
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Waddell wood components diversifies with Artis Wall Kickstarter campaign
STOW, Ohio - Waddell Manufacturing, an Ohio wood component supplier in business over 100 years, launched a Kickstarter campaign to promote its Artis Wall reclaimed wood paneling strips. The campaign...
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For laminate decor paper prints, Interprint builds first industrial scale...
For laminate panel markets, Interprint has erected a KBA RotaJet168, the first industrial digital printer for the printing of wood, stone and creative décors on décor paper - normally printed on...
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Columbia Forest Products calls for entries in 2016 PureBond Quality
GREENSBORO, N.C. - HGTV carpentry expert Chip Wade is among judges for the 5th annual PureBond Quality Awards competition, which is accepting entries July 15, 2016.Columbia Forest Products annual...
View ArticleCorn-based wall panel can help deter hospital acquired infections
MONTGOMERY, Minn. - Biovation is marketing its corn-based wall panel for use in hospitals as an easy-to-clean surface that can also be used for custom-digital wall art in healthcare facilities....
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5 Uses for Value-Engineered Panel
1. Ready-to-Assemble KitchensOne contractor was remodeling brownstones in San Francisco, and all the kitchens had to go up in tiny, rickety cargo elevators. To overcome this hurdle, he worked with...
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