News & Updates
GP Shakes Up Operations Leadership
GP Shakes Up Operations Leadership Georgia-Pacific has changed its operations leadership. Jeff Koeppel, senior vice president of operations, will retire in the first quarter of 2025. A role he has...
Dieffenbacher Acquires Pagnoni
Dieffenbacher Acquires PagnoniGerman machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher has acquired the Italian family-owned company Pagnoni Impianti S.r.l., headquartered in Aicurzio, about 30 km...
European Commission Ruffles U.S. Feathers With New Regulations
European Commission Ruffles U.S. Feathers With New RegulationsThe European Commission is proposing that the new EU Deforestation Regulation be delayed 12 months before implementation to allow...
APA Honors Dr. BJ Yeh With 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award
APA Honors Dr. BJ Yeh With 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award Dr. Borjen “BJ” Yeh has been named the 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award honoree. Now in its 19th year, the award recognizes individuals for their...
Rosboro Advances With Glulam
Rosboro Advances With GlulamMajor glulam producer Rosboro Co. named several primary suppliers for its upcoming $100 million-plus expansion project in Springfield, Ore. The investment includes a...
Interfor to Exit Operations In Québec
Interfor to Exit Operations In QuébecInterfor has announced plans to exit its operations in Québec, Canada, including the sale of its three manufacturing facilities and the closure of its Montréal...
China’s BFP Orders Fine OSB Plant
Chinese wood-based panel producer, A Beautiful Family Plate Making Co. Ltd. (BFP), has contracted with Dieffenbacher for a complete Fine OSB plant in Guangxi, China. Installation of BFP’s new plant is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023. The first board is expected to be produced in fall 2023…
Plywood Operations Order Lay-Up Lines
Due to the industry-wide challenge to get labor, automation plays a big part in profitable production. This is one of the reasons Richmond Plywood Corp. Ltd. (Richply), Canada, and Tolko Industries…
Dieffenbacher Collaborates On EU-funded EcoReFibre Project
Dieffenbacher Collaborates On EU-funded EcoReFibre Project Dieffenbacher and 19 organizations from seven countries have joined forces in the EcoReFibre (Ecological solutions for recovery of...
Egger Gets Going On P’Board Plant
Egger Gets Going On P’Board Plant Egger reported in mid-November it has started construction on its first U.S. manufacturing plant. Construction of the particleboard plant in Lexington, NC...
Arauco-Grayling Is Paving The Way
As of the end of August, Arauco reported 1,526,355 total project hours completed since April 2017 at its particleboard plant under construction in Grayling, Mich. The company also reported the use...
Katerra Plans Components Factory
Katerra Plans Components FactoryKaterra, a technology company that claims it is redefining the construction industry, announced plans to open a new advanced manufacturing factory in Tracy,...
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