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interzum 2017 draws record woodworking crowds
COLOGNE, Germany -Â New developments in fastener connectivity, improved access and lifts for cabinets doors and closets, flexible storage solutions, and an abundance of new overlay textures, embossed...
View ArticleParticleboard study pegs market at $17 billion and growing
The particleboard market reached a value of  $17 Billion in 2016, growing at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 6 percent during the seven year period from 2009-2016, according to a new study of...
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Wooden marijuana packaging saves dispensary $50,000 a year
CHICAGO – Chicago-based architecture and design firm Perimeter Architects helped Chicagoland’s first medical marijuana dispensary, Dispensary 33, save $50,000 a year by creating it clever wooden...
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First timber high-rise in U.S. gets the greenlight for construction
PORTLAND, Ore.– A 12-story building is on its way to becoming the first mass timber tower in the United States.The Framework Building, approved this week for construction by Portland and the State of...
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Freres Lumber's massive plywood panels receive big grant
LYONS, Ore. -Â A $250,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service will help Freres Lumber Co. bring its veneer-based massive plywood panels to the market.Announced late last year, Freres Lumber says its...
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Manufacturer of LVL pre-fabricated i-joists sees big growth, expands into new...
DOTHAN, Ala.– Florida-based International Beams, a manufacturer of high-quality, pre-fabricated i-joists, will convert a General Electric building as its new 227,000-square-foot manufacturing facility...
View ArticleSmith and Fong debuts customizable panels in geometric patterns
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Smith & Fong Co., makers of Plyboo bamboo architectural panels and flooring products, announced the launch of Fractal and Fractool, a new concept in customizable...
View ArticleWilsonart compact laminate features colorthrough design for no brown edges
TEMPLE, Texas - Wilsonart announced 15 new engineered wood panel surfacing solutions, in its Solicor and Solicor Compact Laminate Collection. These color-through designs eliminate the troublesome...
View ArticleTolko to Restart High Prairie Oriented Strand Board Mill
 VERNON, British Columbia– Tolko Industries Ltd. is pleased to announce that the company is restarting its oriented strand board mill, located near High Prairie, Alberta. The mill has been closed since...
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Accoya debuts Tricoya MDF with 50 year warranty, in Live Stream at AWFS Fair...
LAS VEGAS - Woodworking Network is partnering with Accoya, manufacturer of a specialty lumber processed using the acetylation method, for a Live Stream "Ask the Expert" event on July 20, about the...
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New Tricoya MDF to debut at AWFS Fair
DALLAS – The manufacturer of Accoya wood will introduce Tricoya, a new MDF product for exterior and wet interior applications, at AWFS Fair July 19 – 22, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Tricoya is...
View ArticleTwo-story cross-laminated timber structure simulated with 6.7 earthquake
SAN DIEGO - A two-story cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure is being subjected to the forces produced by a 1994 6.7 Northridge earthquake. The engineered simulation is expected to reveal ways in...
View ArticleRoseburg Forest Products will build $200 million engineered wood plant in S.C.
CHESTER, S.C.– Roseburg Forest Products, a manufacturer of particleboard, plywood, LVL, and thermally-fused laminates, will build a $200 million structural wood plant in Chester, South Carolina,...
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Rugby acquires Downes & Reader Hardwood Company
LANGLEY, B.C. - Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (TSX: HWD) announced today that it has, through its’ subsidiary, Rugby Holdings LLC., purchased Downes & Reader Hardwood Company Inc.Downes & Reader...
View ArticleAraucoPly commemorates 20 years in North America
LAS VEGAS - It's been 20 years since the first containers of AraucoPly plywood made their way from Chile to the United States in 1997. Arauco celebrated the anniversary in a special event held at its...
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Egger Group plans $700 million particleboard plant in North Carolina
LEXINGTON, N.C. - Egger Group has announced plans to build its first U.S. particleboard plant in Lexington, North Carolina. The Austrian-based panel producer will invest approximately $304 million for...
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Dieffenbacher plans Algeria, Vietnam MDF lines
ALGERIA and VIETNAM - The first half of 2017 showed to be successful for Dieffenbacher with well-filled order books before the Ligna trade fair in May. The company’s new stand at Ligna reflected that...
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Russell Plywood latest addition to exhibitors at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster
Russell Plywood, a stocking wholesale distributor of high-quality hardwood veneer plywood, laminate panel, and related products, will exhibit at Wood Pro Expo. The Russell Plywood is also an outlet for...
View ArticleWashington city wants a cross-laminated timber business to set up shop
PORT ANGELES, Wa. - City officials in Port Angeles, Washington are hoping to see an advanced wood products business set up shop there.  The port is trying to make the case for an advanced wood products...
View ArticleGeorgia Pacific produces MDF with NAF resin
ATLANTA - Georgia Pacific's UltraStock MDF now comes from a production process using 100 percent NAF resin. Special orders are no longer needed to get the special benefits of an NAF panel as they're...
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