March 2012
Panel World’s March issue spotlights North Carolina’s Moncure Plywood, which has stepped up as a versatile and safe producer of carefully manufactured products. An article highlights how many North American producers are waiting for upturn to upgrade significantly while rapid lathe technology development continues. PELICE 2012 is featured, as panel industries are looking to the upcoming conference, set for March 1-2, for answers.
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January 2012
Panel World’s January issue features the 2012 Annual Directory & Buyers’ Guide. The issue also spotlights PELICE 2012, as speakers are being lined up, and the Russian OSB plant OOO DOK Kalevala, which is gearing up for a giant flaker. An article discusses the market-driven restructuring that is under way for the composite panel industry.
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November 2011
Panel World’s November issue spotlights Murphy Company, which is back in the softwood plywood business with a revitalized southern Oregon mill. An article highlights PELICE 2012, which has announced session topics, the first wave of speakers, and eight keynoters. The issue also features developments in air emissions. Austria’s Scheuch company is highlighted for its constant upgrading of factory processes and emphasis on employee training, and an issue discusses next generation low emission sawdust drying with modular capabilities.
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September 2011
Panel World’s September issue spotlights materials and photographs submitted by companies in the category of quality control technologies, which don’t always represent the biggest capital expenditures but can put the squeeze on operational inefficiencies and can save money. Also featured is South Carolina’s Darlington Veneer, which sources from abroad for the most cost-effective supply. Metro is highlighted for expanding particleboard production with the startup of a turnkey plant near Bangkok.
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July 2011
Panel World’s September issue spotlights materials and photographs submitted by companies in the category of quality control technologies, which don’t always represent the biggest capital expenditures but can put the squeeze on operational inefficiencies and can save money. Also featured is South Carolina’s Darlington Veneer, which sources from abroad for the most cost-effective supply. Metro is highlighted for expanding particleboard production with the startup of a turnkey plant near Bangkok.
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May 2011
Panel World’s May issue spotlights Flakeboard America MDF, which has re-established the Malvern MDF plant with a series of upgrades and an enhanced work force. Also highlighted is Roseburg Forest Products in Dillard, Ore., a company that, following consultation, has become more data-driven and has increased grade recovery. A large section previews the Ligna World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries, providing exhibitor and product information.
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March 2011
Panel World’s March issue features Commonwealth Plywood, which has made the full conversion to hardwood plywood production at its facility in Whitehall, NY. Also spotlighted is Tolko Industries of Vernon, British Columbia, a company that recently implemented a green veneer scanning and grading system at its White Valley, BC mill. The issue also includes a show preview, with exhibitor information, for WoodMac China 2011.
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January 2011
Panel World’s January issue spotlights Peninsula Plywood, a historic mill that has been recently resurrected in Port Angeles, Wash. The premium panel planet is a plywood pioneer, and it is focusing on the cedar market with innovative cottonwood utilization. The issue contains the 2011 annual directory and buyers’ guide, featuring products, services, and supplies, as well as a machinery manufacturers index. The dates and information for PELICE 2012 are also announced in this issue.
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November 2010
Panel World’s November issue spotlights Louisiana-Pacific Corp., a company that is empowering its work force at its oriented strand-board plant in Jasper, Tex. The issue features air control projects and technologies and takes a look at Calvert Manufacturing, an experienced company that specializes in green end products. The issue also pays tribute to Al Moslemi, who founded the International Inorganic Bonded Wood and Fiber Composite Materials Conference and wrote a column for Panel World. Moslemi passed away on August 12 at the age of 74.
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September 2010
Panel World’s September issue spotlights Roseburg Forest Products, which continues to do bigger and better things at its huge EWP complex in Riddle, Ore. The OSB plight is also featured, as OSB producers shuffle after the housing bubble deflates, ushering in the worst recession in OSB industry history. On a happier note, the issue also highlights Duratex, the large South American wood-based products manufacturer that now has more than a year of operation mode. A Quality Control section features advertising companies and their products. The issue also discusses the formaldehyde debate, which reared its head four decades ago, causing the matter of board and resins emissions to snowball ever since and culminating in a national law.
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July 2010
Panel World’s July issue spotlights Flakeboard, a company who has its new melamine lamination operation running smoothly in Albany, Ore. Also featured is Columbia Forest Products, a hardwood plywood producer that is operating a new 8 ft. rotary lathe line. The issue includes product and exhibit information for the International Woodworking Fair 2010 in Atlanta. Recaps of Xylexpo and the CPA annual meeting are also featured, along with an article highlighting the early days of the CPA as the association celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
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May 2010
Panel World’s May issue reports on Uniboard starting up the world’s newest MDF plant at its mega-site in Moncure, North Carolina. Also featured is a recap of the PELICE 2010 event and an update on medium density fiberboard, which is forecasted to grow in consumption 5% annually. The issue highlights several projects, supply lines, and exhibitors and product information for the 22nd Xylexpo. A geo directory spotlights veneer and panel suppliers.
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March 2010
The March issue is Panel World’s anniversary issue, celebrating 50 years of publication. The issue includes a 1980 article from Plywood & Panel magazine and a timeline of Panel World to trace the magazine’s roots. A special section allows suppliers to weigh in on the anniversary celebration as they provide stories of their companies as well. Also featured in this issue are articles covering BCAP, a new greenhouse gas reporting rule, Goodman Veneer, and upcoming events.
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January 2010
Panel World’s January issue spotlights Louisiana-Pacific Corp., who recently converted its second oldest OSB plant to laminated strand lumber production after a big investment. Also featured is information for PELICE 2010, which will be held in Atlanta in February. The issue includes a 2010 Directory/Buyers’ Guide that highlights products, services and supplies. The Update section includes a column featuring John Sununu, who expresses cautious optimism for the economy in 2010 due to the effective TARP program. The issue also highlights projects in India and Asia as well as a geo directory of veneer and panel suppliers.
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November 2009
Panel World’s November issue highlights the Georgia operation Langboard MDF, which has installed European bioscrubber technology for emissions control and MACT compliance. Also spotlighted is Louisiana-Pacific’s new OSB plant in Alabama, which is poised for a re-birth when the building products market begins to grow. The issue features an article discussing biomass energy implications for the panel industry.
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September 2009
Panel World’s September issue highlights Timber Products Co.’s softwood plywood plant in White City, Ore., which is diversifying its panel line in order to adapt to changing markets. Also spotlighted is Boise Cascade Wood Products, a plant in Medford, Ore. that recently retrofitted two of the mill’s four veneer composer machines and saved old parts for two existing composers. The issue features Egger Group’s process of removal and replacement of three rotary dryers, a process that has inspired other energy and drying concepts.
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July 2009
Panel World’s July issue spotlights Timber Products Co., which has its certification ducks in a row at its Spectrum Laminating operation in White City, Ore. Also featured is Universal Veneer, an Ohio company that is gearing up for opportunities lurking just beyond the storm clouds of the current economy. The issue includes a recap of the Ligna world fair in Hannover, Germany.
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May 2009
Panel World’s May issue spotlights Swanson Group, which is implementing a major overhaul of its softwood plywood mill in Springfield, Ore., including an upgrade at the lathe. Also highlighted is the production of a world-class LVL plant in Russia, which is overcoming language and weather barriers with the help of a U.S. engineering firm. The issue contains a preview for Ligna, the World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries, which will be held in Hannover, Germany.
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