Panel World’s November issue highlights Hartzell-Arkansas Face Veneer, which is in the business of high grade faces with a new GM that is making things as smooth as ever. Unilin has seen a market upturn in the past 12 months, and optimism shows up at the first Timber Processing and Energy Expo in Portland.
Panel World’s September issue mentions how veneer and plywood, engineered wood products and wood energy will be among the many themes of the new Timber Processing & Energy Expo scheduled October 17-19th at the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon. Panel demand builds slowly in 2012 as producers see 2Q boost in housing and other prices. Also, this issue features the Quality Control section so you cannot go wrong when making purchases.
Panel World’s July issue spotlights Virginia’s West Point Veneer, where a unique management team is confident of the mill’s position and its market. An article discusses the controversy over Arizona Forest Restoration Products having to disband a project aimed to build the westernmost OSB plant in the U.S., since the contract was awarded to a lumber stock producer. Also featured is a preview of IWF 2012.
Panel World’s May issue spotlights the Boise Cascade LLC plywood operation in Medford, Ore., which has implemented two dryer lines with differing technologies. The issue provides both a PELICE wrap-up and a Xylexpo show preview. An article highlights how the forestry profession has grown weary of being knocked around by environmentalists and how promoting the forestry and timberlands message requires understanding who the new listeners are. “At the Core” discusses how familiar faces bring the new-generation wood energy industry into focus.
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.