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Januar 22, 2019

Palm Paper builds waste paper sorting plant in the UK

Investitionen454

A waste paper sorting plant for the production of newsprint is being built alongside the Palm Paper plant in King’s Lynn, UK. Directly connected to the paper machine’s materials processing, the fully automated sorting plant will house separately collected mixed waste paper from a range of collection...

Biofuel

April 17, 2019

Moelven and SCA enter into pellet collaboration

Vertrieb und Märkte148

Moelven has entered into a cooperation agreement with SCA to deliver pellets from Moelven’s new pellet factory, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The collaboration will provide the Swedish group SCA with a long-term and exclusive supply agreement of 80,000 tonne pe...

April 16, 2019

Drax Group director appointed to CBI board

Leitungspositionen207

Energy company Drax Group Plc’s People Director, Samantha Brook, has been appointed to the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) Employment & Skills Board and will be contributing to the influential business organisation on its policy and campaigning work around the labour market, education ...

April 11, 2019

BIG’s Ince Bio Power becomes operational

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten315

Bioenergy Infrastructure Group (“BIG”) announced that one of its largest assets in the UK, Ince Bio Power, has become fully operational after successfully completing its testing phase. The BIG-owned facility, which is located near Ellesmere Port in Ince, Cheshire, is the largest plant of its kind op...

Etiketten

März 14, 2019

August Faller and Perigord announce joint venture

Jointventure/Gemeinschaftsunternehmen503

Perigord and the August Faller Group announce entering a joint venture, with Perigord acquiring a majority stake in August Faller Artwork Solutions (AFAS) GmbH.Perigord, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the market leader in providing labelling and artwork management services to the Life Science ...

März 7, 2019

Avery Dennison elects Mitch Butier to serve as chairman of the Board

Leitungspositionen749

Avery Dennison Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected president and CEO, Mitch Butier, to serve as chairman of the Board following the company’s annual meeting of shareholders on April 25, 2019, subject to his re-election. Dean Scarborough, Avery Dennison’s current chairman, h...

März 5, 2019

Twin Rivers Paper names Ken Winterhalter as CEO

Leitungspositionen520

Twin Rivers Paper Company LLC announced that Ken Winterhalter, who currently serves as the Company’s President, has been named CEO. Mr. Winterhalter, who joined the company in 2013, succeeds Robert (“Bob”) Snyder, who has been named Chairman of the Board.Mr. Winterhalter has served as Twin Rivers Pr...

Fußbodenbeläge

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Graf Custom Hardwood receives NWFA/NOFMA certification

Zertifizierung und Standardisierung86

Graf Custom Hardwood in Portsmouth, Ohio, is the latest company to earn NWFA/ NOFMA Mill Certification from the National Wood Flooring Association.NWFA/NOFMA certification provides assurance that a manufacturer’s wood flooring meets or exceeds the industry standards for grade, configuration, moistur...

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Shaw Industries Group appoints Tim Baucom as President

Leitungspositionen133

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw) appoints Tim Baucom as President of the company. In this new role, Baucom is expanding his current responsibilities for the company’s residential flooring division to include Shaw’s commercial flooring and turf businesses.Baucom joined Shaw in 1992 after spending t...

April 16, 2019

Mitsubishi Real Estate built condo with CLT in Sendai, Japan

Produktionskennzahlen144 1

Mitsubishi Real Estate (Tokyo) completed building 10 stories rental condominium building in Sendai, Japan. This is the first high rise condo with CLT floor. By using CLT, building time is shortened by three months, as ITTO reported.In ten stories building, CLT is used as floor for fourth to tenth fl...

Holz-Kunststoff-Verbundwerkstoffe

April 11, 2019

Teknos acquired Drywood Norge AS

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel232

Teknos has completed the acquisition of the business of Drywood Norge AS, a company operating in architectural coatings business in Norwegian market.The acquisition of Drywood Norge AS is supporting Teknos’ growth strategy, allowing Teknos to enter a new business area and further strengthening Tekno...

Januar 30, 2019

Ilim Group selects 33 technology startups for further collaboration

Werbung und Verkaufsstimulierung553

Selection of technology startups for Ilim Group, organized by the corporate accelerator GenerationS by RVC, is completed, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The projects presented during the in-person selection process included:• Quva — software to analyze big data ...

Holzchemie

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Kemira signs Euro 400 million revolving credit facility

Kredite125

Kemira Oyj signs Euro 400 million five-year multicurrency revolving credit facility (“RCF”), with two one-year extension options. The RCF’s margin will increase or decrease dependent on Kemira meeting three sustainability key performance indicators (“KPI”), as the company says in the press release r...

April 13, 2019

Solenis to increase prices on polyacrylamides and acrylamide monomer

Sätze und Tarife181

Solenis will increase prices on all polyacrylamides and acrylamide monomer across the North America and EMEA regions, effective immediately. This price increase is necessary due to the steep increase of key feedstock material costs. Several Force Majeure situations at major acrylonitrile pr...

April 5, 2019

AkzoNobel invests in wood coatings facility in High Point, North Carolina

Investitionen555

A milestone multi-million-dollar investment by AkzoNobel is set to transform its wood coatings facility in High Point, North Carolina, into a best-in-class manufacturing site – and further strengthen the company’s market position in the US.The transformation will involve reorganizing manufacturing o...

Holzhaus-Gebäude

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Honkarakenne appointed Arimo Ristola as Chairman of the BoD

Leitungspositionen68

Honkarakenne elected Timo Kohtamäki, Arimo Ristola, Helena Ruponen, Kari Saarelainen and Kyösti Saarimäki as members of the Board.The Board of Directors convened for its constituent meeting and appointed Arimo Ristola as Chairman of the Board.At the same board meeting Board of Directors decided not ...

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Coastal Forest Products partners with Fiberglass Building Products

Vertrieb und Märkte72

Fiberglass Building Products announces a distribution partnership with Coastal Forest Products. Coastal Forest Products will offer the full line of FiberGutter® branded products to its extensive dealer network throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Yo...

April 16, 2019

Louisiana-Pacific appoints Robin Hirsch Everhart as SVP, Chief Human Resources and Transformation Officer

Leitungspositionen606

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) announced that Robin Hirsch Everhart has been named to the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Transformation Officer. In her new role, Everhart is responsible for all human resources functions and will play an integral role by ensuring a s...

Holzplatten

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Ghana’s wood exports dropped 7.5% in January-February

Vertrieb und Märkte133

Ghana’s wood product exports in the first two-months of 2019 dropped 7.5% in volume and 19% in value (Euro terms) year-on-year, according to the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD).The cumulative volume and value figures for the first two months were 53,115 cubic metres and Euro 28.03 millio...

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SCA launches unique initiative for safer timber transport

Planung und Strategie141

SCA is starting a unique initiative to reduce accidents involving timber trucks and to make timber transport safer. Some 600 drivers and fleet owners are now to receive training, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.About 70 haulers, employing more than 500 drivers, a...

April 16, 2019

Mitsubishi Real Estate built condo with CLT in Sendai, Japan

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Mitsubishi Real Estate (Tokyo) completed building 10 stories rental condominium building in Sendai, Japan. This is the first high rise condo with CLT floor. By using CLT, building time is shortened by three months, as ITTO reported.In ten stories building, CLT is used as floor for fourth to tenth fl...

Holzverarbeitung

April 11, 2019

WCA elects Bruce Spitz to its Board of Directors

Leitungspositionen327

The Woodwork Career Alliance of North America (WCA) elects Bruce Spitz to its Board of Directors. Spitz, owner of Classic Millwork & Products of El Paso, Texas, has a long history of leadership and activism with the Architectural Woodwork Institute.He is the immediate past president of the AWI a...

April 11, 2019

Kastamonu increases output of products made of PEFC-certified raw materials

Zertifizierung und Standardisierung307

In the 1Q 2019, the Kastamonu wood processing plant in the Alabuga SEZ, Russia, increased the output of products made of PEFC-certified raw materials. Since the start of production, the company has also been actively cooperating with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).Today the average monthly boa...

April 8, 2019

Koles inaugurates its new wood processing unit in Kočevje, Slovenia

Investitionen251

Koles inaugurates its new wood processing unit in Kočevje, Slovenia. The new unit by Koles once fully operational will create more than 25 jobs in the region, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The launch of the new production facility comes 8 months after the gover...

Hygienisches Papier

April 1, 2019

Metsä Group appoints Pertti Hietaniemi as SVP, Human Resources

Leitungspositionen172

Pertti Hietaniemi has been appointed Metsä Group’s SVP, Human Resources as of 1 August 2019. In his new role Hietaniemi reports to Metsä Group’s President and CEO Ilkka Hämälä, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Hietaniemi has worked for Metsä Group since 1999, curr...

April 1, 2019

The Navigator Company’s 2018 turnover up 3.3%

Finanzkennzahlen153

The Navigator Company recorded turnover in 2018 of Euro 1.692 billion, up by 3.3% on 2017.2018 EBITDA stood at Euro 455.2 million, as compared with Euro 403.8 million recorded in 2017, representing an increase of 12.7% and an EBITDA / Sales margin of 26.9%. EBITDA for this period includes the positi...

März 29, 2019

Youyuan International’s 2018 revenue increased by 53.9%

Finanzkennzahlen201

Revenue of Youyuan International Holdings Limited for the year ended 31 December 2018 was RMB4,059.8 million ($520 million), representing an increase of approximately 53.9% from RMB2,638.8 million ($338 million) for the year ended 31 December 2017, as the company said in the press release received b...

Maschinen und Anlagen

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Ponsse reports FY 2018 net sales of Euro 143.1 million

Finanzkennzahlen73

Ponsse’s consolidated net sales for 2018 amounted to Euro 143.1 million, which is 0.7% more than in 2017. International business operations accounted for 76.3% of net sales, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The operating result amounted to Euro 12.9 million. The o...

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HewSaw Sweden invests in online system for saw line

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten159

HewSaw Sweden, a subsidiary of Veisto Oy which is a leading manufacturer of sawing machines, has installed saw line HewSaw R200 1.1 at VIDA Wood Nössemark in Sweden, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.VIDA Wood manufactures and sells construction timber and boards w...

April 17, 2019

Logset Oy appoints Tommi Ekman as new CEO

Leitungspositionen182

Tommi Ekman has been appointed Logset Oy´s CEO and will start in his new position in late 2019, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Ekman comes to Logset from John Deere Forestry Oy, where he has worked as General Manager, Marketing & Order Fulfillment. Ekman has...

Möbel

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WDMA appoints Bob Lewis of Masonite International as chairman

Leitungspositionen84

The Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) Board of Directors elected Bob Lewis of Masonite International Corporation as the association's 2019-2021 chairman. Lewis replaces outgoing Chairman Phil Donaldson of Andersen Corporation, as WDMA says in the press release received by Lesprom Netw...

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Bliffert Lumber & Hardware opens Germantown, Wis. Location

Vertrieb und Märkte133

Bliffert Lumber & Hardware, a family-owned and operated company that has been in business in the Milwaukee area since the late 1800s, opened a new location in Germantown, Wis., after purchasing the former Neu’s Supply Line Inc. lumberyard, as LBM Journal reported.Bliffert Lumber & Hardware, ...

April 17, 2019

Japan’s wooden window imports declined 6% in February

Internationaler Handel157

As was the case with wooden doors, the value of Japan’s February imports of wooden windows declined year-on-year and month-on-month (-6% and -22%, respectively), as ITTO reported.As in previous months the top shippers were in China, the US, the Philippines and Sweden. Shipments from China in Februar...

Papier und Zellulose

April 1, 2019

Valmet completes the acquisition of GL&V

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel183

Valmet has completed the acquisition of GL&V, which was announced on February 26, 2019. GL&V is a global provider of technologies and services to the pulp and paper industry. The enterprise value of the acquisition is approximately Euro 113 million on a cash and debt free basis subject to or...

April 1, 2019

The Navigator Company’s 2018 turnover up 3.3%

Finanzkennzahlen153

The Navigator Company recorded turnover in 2018 of Euro 1.692 billion, up by 3.3% on 2017.2018 EBITDA stood at Euro 455.2 million, as compared with Euro 403.8 million recorded in 2017, representing an increase of 12.7% and an EBITDA / Sales margin of 26.9%. EBITDA for this period includes the positi...

März 25, 2019

Brazil’s wood-based panel exports rose 4% in 2018

Vertrieb und Märkte337

2018 was a record year for the planted forest sector in Brazil and the trade balance advanced 28% due to an increase in exports of pulp, wood-based panels and paper, according to the Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá).The sector exported $10.7 billion, an increase of 26% compared to 2017. There was a ris...

Rundholz

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Swedish pulpwood prices increased by 15.2% in 1Q

Sätze und Tarife74

Pulpwood delivery prices in Sweden increased by 1.8% during the 1Q 2019 compared to the 4Q 2018. At the same time the price of sawlogs decreased by 0.6%, as the Swedish Forest Agency reported.Delivery purchase is a method which means that the forest owner himself, with or without the help of employe...

April 16, 2019

Slovenia: The value of purchased roundwood up 51% in February

Vertrieb und Märkte152

Slovenia's roundwood purchased from private owners in February 2019 was worth Euro 4.9 million, which is about 12% less than in the previous month, as the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer lo...

April 16, 2019

WRQ: Russia reduced log exports to China in 2018

Internationaler Handel165

China had another record year of softwood log imports in 2018, when over 40 million m3 of logs landed at Chinese ports. This was the third consecutive year of year-over-year- increases, with 2018 volumes being up 37% from 2015. Although import volumes fell slightly from the 3Q 2018 to the 4Q 2018, t...

Schnittholz

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Coastal Forest Products partners with Fiberglass Building Products

Vertrieb und Märkte72

Fiberglass Building Products announces a distribution partnership with Coastal Forest Products. Coastal Forest Products will offer the full line of FiberGutter® branded products to its extensive dealer network throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Yo...

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Bliffert Lumber & Hardware opens Germantown, Wis. Location

Vertrieb und Märkte133

Bliffert Lumber & Hardware, a family-owned and operated company that has been in business in the Milwaukee area since the late 1800s, opened a new location in Germantown, Wis., after purchasing the former Neu’s Supply Line Inc. lumberyard, as LBM Journal reported.Bliffert Lumber & Hardware, ...

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Ghana’s wood exports dropped 7.5% in January-February

Vertrieb und Märkte133

Ghana’s wood product exports in the first two-months of 2019 dropped 7.5% in volume and 19% in value (Euro terms) year-on-year, according to the Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD).The cumulative volume and value figures for the first two months were 53,115 cubic metres and Euro 28.03 millio...

Schreib- und Druckpapier

April 2, 2019

UPM to permanently close PM 10 at its Plattling mill in Germany

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten249

UPM plans to permanently close paper machine 10 at UPM Plattling, Germany, reducing the annual capacity of coated mechanical paper in Europe by approximately 155,000 tons. Paper production on paper machines 1 and 11 is planned to continue at the mill site, as the company said in the press release re...

April 2, 2019

Papcel, a.s. names Petr Domin as new CEO

Leitungspositionen214

Petr Domin was named the new CEO of PAPCEL, a.s. David Dostal remains in the position of Chairman of the Board, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Petr Domin started his professional career in a Czech paper mill JIP Vetrni but started working in Pribyslavice (now Hu...

März 26, 2019

Drewsen Spezialpapiere increases its commitment to replace plastic with paper

Umwelt/Natur159

Drewsen already offers compostable and biodegradable barrier papers for food packaging. Activities in this area are now being intensified with the aim of replacing other plastic applications with sustainable and environmentally friendly papers, as the company says in the press release received by Le...

Sperrholz

April 16, 2019

Segezha Group and FESCO Transport Group sign agreement of intent

Vertrieb und Märkte139

Segezha Group (part of Sistema JSFC) and FESCO Transport Group signed an agreement of intent at Krasnoyarsk Economic Forumin Russia, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The parties agreed to work together for mutual benefit in the sphere of organizing cargo transport...

April 16, 2019

Roseburg names Gary Hayes Business Manager of softwood plywood and lumber businesses

Leitungspositionen131

Roseburg names Gary Hayes Business Manager of the company's softwood plywood and lumber businesses, effective immediately.Gary previously served as Roseburg's Business Manager for Distribution, leading the team that provided support for plywood and lumber sales across the U.S. In his new role, Gary'...

April 15, 2019

Columbia Forest Products to close its Trumann, Arkansas facility

Insolvenz/Liquidation202

Columbia Forest Products (CFP) plans to cease all hardwood plywood production activities and permanently close its Trumann, Arkansas facility. CFP anticipates that the permanent closure of the mill will take place sometime this fall, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Netwo...

stehendes Holz

April 12, 2019

SCA is growing almost 100 million seedlings

Produktionskennzahlen160

The season at SCA’s nurseries has begun in earnest. This year, SCA is growing almost 100 million seedlings and the first greenhouses are now filling up with plant cassettes where seeds are beginning to grow using heat, water and nutrition, as the company said in the press release received by Les...

April 11, 2019

The Finnish Forest Association appoints Kirsi Joensuu as new Managing Director

Leitungspositionen210

The Finnish Forest Association appoints Kirsi Joensuu as new Managing Director. She will enter her new position at the start of May 2019. She succeeds Anders Portin, who was appointed as Forest Expert in the Central Union of Swedish-speaking Agricultural Producers in Finland (SLC).Joensuu holds the ...

April 9, 2019

Swedish Forest Agency: Production of Scots pine seedlings increased by 8% in 2018

Produktionskennzahlen201

The production of Scots pine increased by almost 8% in 2018 compared to the previous year. In total 384 million seedlings were delivered in 2018 in Sweden, which is an increase of 2% compared to 2017, according to the latest survey of the Swedish Forest Agency.The most common tree species are Norway...

Verpackungspapier und -karton

April 11, 2019

Stora Enso signs global commitment to combat plastic pollution

Umwelt/Natur765

Stora Enso has joined the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to eliminate plastic waste and pollution at the source. The Global Commitment and its vision for a circular economy for plastic is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with UN Environment.For Stora Enso, signing the ...

April 3, 2019

Heinzel Group’s FY 2018 revenues up 14% to Euro 2.1 billion

Finanzkennzahlen192

In 2018, Heinzel Group recorded the best result in its history. In addition to the positive market price development, it was above all the record output of roughly 1.6 million metric tons in the group’s mills that caused net revenues to increase from Euro 1.8 billion to roughly Euro 2.1 billion. Hei...

April 3, 2019

BillerudKorsnäs and ALPLA announce joint venture to produce paper bottles

Jointventure/Gemeinschaftsunternehmen1108

BillerudKorsnäs and ALPLA announced that they will form a joint venture in the Danish paper bottle company ecoXpac. When the transaction has been completed, BillerudKorsnäs and ALPLA will own equal parts of ecoXpac. A minority post will be held by the founder family. BillerudKorsnäs is currently the...

Zeitungspapier

April 2, 2019

Russian logs and lumber exports became equal in 2018

Vertrieb und Märkte297

In 2018, Russia continued to reduce the exports of logs and increase the exports of lumber. The export volume of these products became almost equal — 19.03 million cubic metres (-2.1%) and 18.7 million cubic metres (+14.9%) respectively, according to Lesprom Network’s report “Russian forest-based in...

März 29, 2019

Norske Skog CEO Niels Petter Wright steps down

Leitungspositionen280

Niels Petter Wright has decided, in full agreement with the board and with immediate effect, to step down as the CEO of Norske Skog AS. The Chair of the Board, Sven Ombudstvedt, will fill the interim CEO role until a permanent replacement is in place, as the company says in the press release receive...

März 12, 2019

White Birch Paper to сease newsprint production at Bear Island facility in Virginia

Planung und Strategie629

White Birch Paper will cease production of newsprint effective immediatly at the Bear Island facility in Ashland, Virginia, as Midland Paper, Packaging + Supplies reported.White Birch sold the mill to Cascades in July of 2018, and leased the mill back with the intention of making newsprint for a two...

Zellulose

April 10, 2019

Global wood fiber prices indices reached four-year highs in the 4Q 2018

Internationaler Handel158

The costs for wood chips and pulplogs were generally higher worldwide in 2018 than in 2017 with both the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) and the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) reaching their highest levels in four years. From the 4Q 2016 to the 4Q 2018, the SFPI and the HFPI increased by 6.4% a...

April 3, 2019

Heinzel Group’s FY 2018 revenues up 14% to Euro 2.1 billion

Finanzkennzahlen192

In 2018, Heinzel Group recorded the best result in its history. In addition to the positive market price development, it was above all the record output of roughly 1.6 million metric tons in the group’s mills that caused net revenues to increase from Euro 1.8 billion to roughly Euro 2.1 billion. Hei...

März 28, 2019

Fortress Global reported 4Q 2018 operating EBITDA from continuing operations of $4.2 million

Finanzkennzahlen326

Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. reported 4Q 2018 operating EBITDA from continuing operations of $4.2 million compared to operating EBITDA from continuing operations of $7.5 million in the previous quarter and operating EBITDA loss from continuing operations of $5.7 million in the prior year compara...

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