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Medite Smartply Taps Dieffenbacher For 55 MW Biomass Energy Plant

Medite Smartply will replace natural gas with biomass for energy production using a Dieffenbacher 55 MW biomass firing system at its MDF plant in Clonmel, Ireland. Dieffenbacher Energy will be responsible for the engineering, equipment…

Trump Says Canada Should ‘Cough’ Up More Tariffs For The Bad Air

President Trump on July 17 condemned Canada, and specifically Ottawa, for improper forest management, leading to the recent increase in forest fires and to the encroachment of smoke and polluted air into the U.S. “We…

Rayonier Appoints Ryan Daniels Senior Vice President, Wood Products

Rayonier Inc. has announced the appointment of Ryan Daniels as Senior Vice President, Wood Products, effective immediately. Daniels has served as Interim Senior Vice President, Wood Products, since March 20, 2026. Following the conclusion of…

Nordic Veneer Announces Closure 

Long-established veneer production facility Nordic Veneer is closing the veneer plant near Roseburg, Ore. it purchased from Forest Industries in 1960. Nordic Veneer was founded in 1954 by Dick Adams and Norm Jacobsen when they…

Hood Industries Announces Plywood Mill Closure In Mississippi

Hood Industries has said it is closing its plywood mill in Wiggins, Miss., which Hood has operated since 1984 and was started up in 1971 by International Paper. Hood Industries’ closure at Wiggins will affect…

Union Pacific Signs Contract For Domestic Rails 

Union Pacific Railroad and Rocky Mountain Steel Mills have reached a new, seven-year contract for the domestic production of steel rails, underscoring Union Pacific’s clear commitment to buying the majority of its rail from a…

Dieffenbacher Hosts Technology Symposium

On May 19 and 20, more than 100 participants from the international wood-based panels industry gathered at the b’mine Hotel Frankfurt Airport at the Dieffenbacher Technology Symposium to discuss new solutions and best practices for…

Medite Smartply Announces €75 million Investment At Clonmel MDF

Medite Smartply has announced a €75 million investment at its MDF manufacturing facility in Clonmel, Ireland, supporting the next phase of production as the company marks 50 years of Medite. The investment reinforces Medite Smartply’s…

LP Building Solutions Announces CFO Succession Plan

LP Building Solutions (LP) has announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Alan Haughie plans to retire and that Aaron Howald has been appointed as his successor, effective September 1, 2026. To…

Canfor Acquires I-Joist Operation

Canfor Corp. has entered into an agreement with PinkWood Ltd. to purchase its I-joist business for $68 million, including working capital. Founded in 2009, PinkWood is the largest I-joist facility in Western Canada, producing engineered…

Nordic Veneer Announces Closure 

Long-established veneer production facility Nordic Veneer is closing the veneer plant near Roseburg, Ore. it purchased from Forest Industries in 1960. Nordic Veneer was founded in 1954 by Dick Adams and Norm Jacobsen when they…

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Union Pacific Signs Contract For Domestic Rails 

Union Pacific Railroad and Rocky Mountain Steel Mills have reached a new, seven-year contract for the domestic production of steel rails, underscoring Union Pacific’s clear commitment to buying the majority of its rail from a…

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Dieffenbacher Emission Control Systems

Dieffenbacher’s emission control solutions include emission measurements and dryer and press emission control systems. Emission measurements help plant operators understand which emissions are present and determine the type and amount of emissions. For example, using…

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Fletcher Building Orders Fine OSB Plant

Fletcher Orders Fine OSB Plant New Zealand’s Fletcher Building Ltd. has ordered a complete plant for the production of Fine OSB from German machine manufacturer Dieffenbacher. The plant will be built at Fletcher Building’s Laminex…

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Dates Announced For Ninth PELICE

The next Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo (PELICE) will be held March 14-15, 2024, again at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. PELICE is hosted every other year by Panel World magazine…

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Six Years After Startup Katerra Digs Too Deep Of A Hole

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548376180744-0’); }); A “Silicon Valley” startup company that intended to redefine the methods of operation of the conventional housing and building construction industry has gone bankrupt and appears to be headed for bidding…

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Happy 25th Birthday Chopin Plywood

RoyOMartin commemorated 25 years of operations at its plywood manufacturing facility in Chopin, La. with a ceremony featuring a look back at the beginning stages of the plant and the impact it has had on…

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