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  • May 16, 2012 16:39

    Deere Posts Record Earnings of $1.056 Billion

    Net income attributable to Deere & Company was $1.056 billion for the second quarter ended April 30, compared with $904.3 million for the same period last year. Construction and forestry sales increased 26 percent for the quarter. After considerable growth in 2011, world forestry markets are projected to be about the same for 2012. Weakness in Europe is being offset by improvement in other international markets. [more...]

  • May 15, 2012 10:06

    HOMAG gets off to a successful start in 2012

    HOMAG Group AG reported that it had a successful first quarter of 2012. Sales revenue rose by about 7 percent, reaching EUR 187.7 million. According to the management board, order intake decreased as expected... [more...]

  • May 14, 2012 14:49

    Metsä invest EUR 30 million in upgrading Vilppula sawmill

    Metsä Group will launch an investigation into upgrading Metsä Wood’s Vilppula sawmill. The planned investment includes building a new sawmill line and a new green sorting line as well as renovating other parts of the sawmill... [more...]

  • May 10, 2012 10:42

    BC: New safety order for sawmills

    The BC Safety Authority issued a safety order relating to regulated electrical equipment ordering sawmills to verify that they have valid operating permits in place, that proper maintenance procedures are being carried out, and that incidents are being reported as per existing BCSA directives. [more...]

  • May 08, 2012 15:25

    Second OSB plant for Dieffenbacher in China

    Dieffenbacher has received an order for a complete OSB plant in China. This is the second continuous OSB plant that Dieffenbacher will build in China. The first OSB plant for Baoyuan began production in 2010. The new plant... [more...]

  • April 26, 2012 07:19

    530 exhibitors and an exclusive update on timber and wood construction

    Three months before its opening, the 2012 Carrefour International du Bois was fully booked, thanks to a growing number of exhibitors (530), an exhibition surface area increase of 10% compared to 2010 and expected visitors of 10 000 (including 15% of international visitors). The timber industry moves forward [more...]

  • April 25, 2012 13:51

    No economic recovery in the UK

    The British economy slides back into recession after official data unexpectedly showed a fall in output in the first three months of 2012. The Office for National Statistics reported a gross domestic product fell of 0.2 per cent in the first quarter... [more...]

  • April 24, 2012 10:03

    Direct printing on THDF/MDF

    The new Dieffenbacher Colorizer applies high quality direct digital printing on THDF/MDF and particle boards for applications such as laminate flooring and for furniture production. The system is particularly suited to small and medium batch sizes. With a capacity of 1,800 m²/h (19,375 sq.ft./h) at a resolution of 600 dpi [more...]

  • April 19, 2012 21:08

    Välinge introduces improved powder technology

    The Swedish developer of flooring technology Välinge has introduced its second generation of the Nadura wood powder-technology that comprises of three powder layers. Balancing paper has been replaced by powder backing and the powder based surface layer comprises a high quality top layer and a more cost efficient sub layer. [more...]

  • April 10, 2012 10:18

    Wintersteiger thin-cutting technology on Xylexpo

    Natural stains, knots, cracks: markets are increasingly demanding lamellas with a rustic appearance. According to this trend the log prism can also be utilized a 100%, log core product is back in hot demand. For the efficient sawing of large blocks of wood and the production of premium lamellas, flexible concepts, maximum sawing power and absolute precision are the measure of all things. Considering these quality characteristics; Wintersteiger now also targets green cutting... [more...]