International News (656)

Fletcher Building, New Zealand, orders Dieffenbacher's new Cebro Fine OSB plant
05, Sep 2023Fletcher Building has ordered a complete Cebro plant, including the newly developed Belt Dryer, to produce Fine OSB from German machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher...
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On the cutting edge: Son one day hopes to restore father's historic sawmill
17, Aug 2023In 1949, 31-year-old William Evans, with an eighth-grade education, decided to build a sawmill from scratch. In an interview nearly 40 years ago...
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Kallfass restacking system optimises production for Weiss Holzwerk
14, Aug 2023The fourth generation of the Martlmüller family is at the helm of Weiss Holzwerk, one of the largest, modern and sustainably managed sawn timber and pallet manufacturers...
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Pacific Rim wood chip trade on track to decline y-o-y in 2023 for the second time in 15 years
09, Aug 2023Most of the world’s wood chip trade is that of hardwood chips in the Pacific Rim. In 2022, the global wood chip trade accounted for about 42 million bdmt...
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Cameroon round wood export ban expands
08, Aug 2023Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) has expanded the list of tree species that can no longer be exported from the Central African country as raw logs.
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Building a sustainable and effective combustible dust program
31, Jul 2023Combustible wood dust hazards and incidents are significant and at times catastrophic. The 2021 Combustible Dust Incident Report produced by Dust Safety Science...
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Dwindling softwood log supply options will force China to expand lumber imports in the future
19, Jul 2023As late as 2019, China imported almost 100 million m3 rwe (roundwood equivalents) of softwood logs and lumber to meet the growing demand for forest products in the domestic market.
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Hand safety in sawmills
30, Jun 2023As the No. 1 preventable injury in a sawmill work environment, a risk-based approach to addressing hand safety hazards must be our first defense...
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Success Story: The WERMA Signal Tower as HMI
29, Jun 2023Extensive machines and plants often have poorly visible or dangerous areas that are secured with protective zones or fences.
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Australian exporters receive new opportunities to ship logs to China following a 2.5-year ban, but exports are not anticipated to reach historic levels
22, Jun 2023At the end of 2020, China banned the importation of plantation pine logs from Australia, stating that bark beetles had infected the logs.
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