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  • Interior
  • July 31, 2017 11:43

U.S. cabinet sales up 1,8% in June 2017

According to participating members in the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA)’s monthly Trend of Business Survey, cabinetry sales for June 2017 increased 1.8% compared to sales for June 2016. Stock cabinet sales grew 0.1%, semi-custom sales increased ...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • July 31, 2017 11:15

Cascades completes the sale of its shares of Boralex

Cascades Inc. announces that it has completed the previously announced sale of 13,153,799 Class A shares of Boralex Inc. to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec at a price of $21.86 per Share, for a total consideration of $287,542,046.10, under a securities ...... [more...]

  • Machinery News
  • July 31, 2017 10:31

Valmet announced changes to executive team

Valmet changes the responsibility areas of some of its Executive Team members to support continuous individual and business development... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • July 31, 2017 09:52

Western Forest Products indefinitely Curtails Somass Sawmill

Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP) announced the indefinite curtailment of its Somass Sawmill, located in Port Alberni, B.C. The Somass Sawmill has been temporarily curtailed since February 2017, prior to which it operated on a single shift basis. Western intends to offer ...... [more...]

  • Machinery News
  • July 29, 2017 13:29

Intermac and Montresor & C s.r.l., together on the road to acquisition

Another milestone on the path towards creating a full range of products dedicated to professionals in the natural and synthetic stone machining sector...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • July 28, 2017 13:05

Canadian forestry sector performs well despite challenges

The forestry sector in Canada is off to one of its most unstable times in recent history, even if some new figures suggest it might follow a solid start in 2017... [more...]

  • Sawmilling
  • July 28, 2017 12:04

BSW invests £900k in material handling equipment at Newbridge sawmill

BSW Timber has kick-started a major investment programme in its material handling equipment by commissioning eight new Bulmor side-loader vehicles for its sawmill in Newbridge-on-Wye, Powys. In a £900,000 contract with UK-based Briggs Equipment, the vehicles will be ...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • July 28, 2017 09:56

Tembec's shareholders approve transaction with Rayonier

Rayonier and Tembec jointly announced that Tembec's shareholders have approved the transaction pursuant... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • July 28, 2017 09:39

Setra increased its earnings in H1/2017

Swedish wood products company Setra reports an operating profit of SEK 90 million (H1/2016: SEK 76 million) for the first half of 2017. Net sales totalled SEK 2,082 million (H1/2016: 2,188)... [more...]

  • Panels
  • July 28, 2017 08:14

Rising domestic demand for wooden flooring in China

The demand for wooden flooring in China has increased in recent years to become a significant market for producers... [more...]

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