Danzer showcases 3D veneer products in Chicago
12 April 2018
Hardwood specialist Danzer presented its authentic wood products such as technical veneers and 3D-Veneer at Global Shop, the retail design, planning, and merchandising expo and conference that took place in Chicago. Source: Wood&Panel USA One of the company’s focuses at the fair:
Continue Reading →AFPA wants young forestry researchers for international innovation award
12 April 2018
The Australian Forest Products Association is calling all young researchers in forest-based sciences to put their hands up and apply for the Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award. Source: Timberbiz These are prestigious awards and the winners will be announced in Canada in 2019.
Continue Reading →International forestry meetings highlight importance of bioenergy
10 April 2018
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Chief Executive Officer, Ross Hampton, recently attended Food and Agriculture (FAO) meetings in Rome, including the 59th Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI) meeting. Source: Timberbiz The ACSFI serves as a
Continue Reading →Indonesian plywood prices up
10 April 2018
Export prices of Indonesian plywood continue to climb with no sign of slowing down. In particular, thin panel of 2.5mm prices shot up to about US$1,000 per cbm C&F, a record. Source: Timberbiz Weather in Indonesia is much worse than Malaysia and with tightening control of illegal
Continue Reading →Metsa’s intelligent forest
04 April 2018
The world of the future must run on renewable raw materials instead of fossil fuels. Wood is the best renewable raw material, and in Finland it grows faster than it is used. Source: Timberbiz Digitalisation is transforming the Finnish forest industry, providing unprecedented solutions
Continue Reading →Robots now build houses
03 April 2018
A team of researchers from Swiss university ETH Zurich is to use robots to help assemble prefabricated timber modules into a 100 sq m, three-storey house. Source: Global Construction Review The robots will install 487 load-bearing structures on the first two floors of the DFAB House,
Continue Reading →Austrian wood baron sells Romanian interests
29 March 2018
Austrian wood processing group Schweighofer has sold all its forest areas in Romania to Swedish GreenGold Group, the company announced. Source: Romania Insider Schweighofer sold its local subsidiary Cascade Empire, which owns 14,283 hectares of woodland in Hunedoara, Gorj, Valcea, Pra
Continue Reading →More news more often
29 March 2018
More news, more often … that’s the promise as Daily Timber News moves into its twice-weekly timeslot (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from this week. This special industry-driven news outlet takes on a slightly different content coverage with special segments and opinion pieces pl
Continue Reading →The Global Forest Industry in the 4Q/2017
27 March 2018
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased to US$76.34/m3 in the 4Q/17, up 1.0% from the 3Q/17. This was the fourth consecutive quarter on quarter rise, with the GSPI being up 9.8% in one year. Source: Wood Resource Quarterly Sawlog prices have gone up universally in US dollar ter
Continue Reading →More news more often
27 March 2018
More news, more often … that’s the promise as Daily Timber News moves into its twice-weekly time slot (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from this week. This special industry-driven news outlet takes on a slightly different content coverage with special segments and opinion pieces p
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