WoodTECH 2020 is now just around the corner. Starting on Monday 13 July 2020, wood processing and manufacturing companies from throughout Australasia will log into the first of six one-hour …
Latest quarterly Timber Market Survey results
The Australian Timber Market Survey (TMS) results show prices for untreated MGP products remained stable over the March quarter 2020. Treated sleeper and treated decking prices were also relatively stable …
Saw-shop instructional videos available
This month we’ve included three short instructional videos aimed at sawmilling and wood manufacturing operators, both saw-shop and production staff. They’re part of a series of Tech Tips brought to …
Global 3RT hardwood manufacturing contract secured
Experts in IoT and wood manufacturing join forces – Bosch Manufacturing Solutions will partner with 3RT in a contract for the production automation of manufactured hardwood – Connected manufacturing equipment …
Canadians buying European sawmills
Canfor Corporation has announced that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Vida Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase three sawmills located in Sweden from Bergs Timber for a purchase price of …
Lignin-based resin developed for plywood
Latvijas Finieris has together with Stora Enso taken the next steps towards replacing phenol – in resins used in plywood – with lignin. This new lignin-based glue significantly reduces the …
Euro 15 million wood impregnation plant ordered
A leading supplier of wood impregnation and thermal treatment plants, IWT-Moldrup, with offices in Denmark and Singapore, has secured an order to supply wood impregnation plant and material handling equipment …
Northland Forestry student receives scholarship
Northland student Camryn Stewart has received an academic scholarship from Waipu-based timber manufacturer Northpine. In her fourth and final year of a Bachelor of Forestry Science at the University of …