USNR and Wood Fiber Group are excited to announce their merger in a transaction that will create the world’s most comprehensive supplier of the equipment, technology, and essential tooling used in modern wood processing facilities. USNR is an industry-leading global supplier of sawmill and plywood mill machinery, aftermarket parts, and technical and engineering services. Wood Fiber Group is the largest supplier of cutting …
How to reduce unplanned downtime with effective maintenance and repairs
Whether it’s the result of a jammed line, a generator going down, or a key piece of machinery failing, unplanned downtime can be crippling to your operation. When processes stop unexpectedly, it can lead to hours of productivity drops and hundreds of thousands of dollars being lost. Unplanned downtime, whatever the cause, can have a significant impact on your business. …
AU$30m deal to turn waste timber into hydrogen
The developer of the largest clean hydrogen hub in Australia’s south-east has struck an AU$30 million deal with United States-based manufacturer Babcock and Wilcox to deliver a biomass-to-hydrogen project at the site. As governments and industry step up investments in building the nation’s nascent zero-emissions hydrogen economy, Port Anthony Renewables is bringing New York-listed Babcock and Wilcox’s technology for producing …
How Millennials view the wood products industry
The industry is facing the dilemma of how best to market to and recruit a generation that is uniquely different. U.S. Wood Products industry members constantly strive to determine how to best promote and position their industry and products. Studies show that many in the public know little about the industry or the variety of wood products produced and hold …
Hyne’s AU$14.5 m CT Drying Kiln operating celebrated
Hyne Timber’s much anticipated, new Continuous Drying Kiln (CDK) has commenced operations, a milestone marked with an official ribbon cutting event held on Friday. Since the initial announcement in March 2021, around 60 additional team members have been recruited to assist with scaling up the Tuan Mill with an added 20% capacity over the next few months. Hyne Timber CEO, …
Wood wastes for green hydrogen
Mountains of wood waste could be broken down into hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas to reduce fossil fuel consumption, University of Canterbury researchers say. Chemical engineers Shusheng Pang and Alex Yip are developing a novel way to make climate-friendly hydrogen, which is being touted as a replacement for natural gas. Today, green hydrogen is made using electricity, though about 20 …
30-40% rise in projected demand for wood pellets
Discussions are going on about the EU-Commission’s new forest strategy. In the discussions, sawn timber is pointed out as a winner and bioenergy from the forest as a looser. Europe – the largest market for wood pellets The European market accounts for 75 % of the World’s consumption of wood pellets. WRI predicts a strong growth of this market, at …
Timber Framing Collective launched
Yesterday marked the launch of Australia’s Timber Framing Collective. The Timber Framing Collective is responsible for the marketing of timber framing in Australia. It sees previously fierce competitors (local producers and importers, amongst others), join forces for the greatergood of the industry to promote, establish and consolidate ‘Timber Framing. The Ultimate Renewable’ is the leading building materials brand in Australia …
Funding for new waste-to-building product
New Zealand company saveBOARD has received an AU$1.74 million grant from the Australian and New South Wales Governments towards setting up an AU$5 million facility that will turn packaging waste into high performance building material. Australian builders will then be able to replace plywood, particle board and plaster board, with low carbon, environmentally sustainable construction boards made from packaging waste …