PELICE Draws Powerful Speakers In Atlanta
Eighty equipment exhibitors and 34 speakers were on site at the seventh Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo held March 12-13 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Total on-site attendance, including exhibitor personnel, speakers, producer personnel, consultants and academia, was 287. Fifteen producer companies sent personnel.
The event featured one of its best lineup of keynote speakers ever. Ashlee Cribb, senior VP-Chief Commercial Officer, Roseburg Forest Products, spoke on “Growth through Investment and Innovation.” Steve Carroll, VP of Operations for Arauco NA, addressed “Arauco Grayling: Building a Future.” Mark Lindquist, VP-Operations for Huber Engineered Woods, spoke on “Huber Engineered Woods Spring City Plant Restart.” Terry Secrest, Executive VP of Manufacturing and Product Sales, RoyOMartin, addressed “The RoyOMartin Journey to a World Class Safety Culture.” Jerry Uhland, CEO, CalPlantI, spoke on “20 Years, 8 Months and 17 Days, But Who’s Counting, the Story of the World’s First Rice-Straw Based MDF Plant.”
Look for coverage of the event in the May issue of Panel World magazine, which served as the media host of PELICE 2020.
Latest News
Martco Announces Corrigan “Two”
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548376180744-0’); }); Martco L.L.C. (RoyOMartin) announced that its Texas subsidiary, Corrigan OSB, L.L.C., will invest $211 million and construct a stand-alone oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing facility near its current OSB plant located in…
Mercer Purchases Katerra CLT Facility
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548376180744-0’); }); Mercer International Inc., a global forest products company based in Vancouver, BC, reported it received approval from the applicable Bankruptcy Court for the purchase by its subsidiary, Blue Varsity, of the…
Katerra’s Vision Was Lost In Big Money
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548376180744-0’); }); Article by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief, Panel World July 2021 We are saddened by the demise of Katerra, the company that stormed in like gangbusters to put a totally new spin on…
Huber Announces Plans For New Mill In Minnesota
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548376180744-0’); }); Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW), a subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corp., has announced that it will build a new oriented strandboard (OSB) facility in Cohasset, Minn., representing a $440 million investment.…
2020 APA Safety and Health Award Winners Announced
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1548376180744-0’); }); APA–The Engineered Wood Assn. has announced the winners of its 2020 Safety and Health Awards, the industry’s premier safety award program encouraging and recognizing operation excellence with the goal of reducing…
Find Us On Social
Newsletter
The monthly Panel World Industry Newsletter reaches over 3,000 who represent primary panel production operations.
Subscribe/Renew
Panel World is delivered six times per year to North American and international professionals, who represent primary panel production operations. Subscriptions are FREE to qualified individuals.
Advertise
Complete the online form so we can direct you to the appropriate Sales Representative. Contact us today!