More recycled wood in particleboard production

Using recycled wood in the production of particleboard promises economic benefits as well as increased flexibility when purchasing wood. However, it also presents challenges, including fluctuations in the type of contamination, the quality, the size and the moisture content of the furnish.

With the help of #Dieffenbacher, #Pfleiderer in Neumarkt overcomes these challenges with a novel combination of proven screen and sifter technology and a sensor-based X-ray sorting process.

The Dieffenbacher solution provides greater reliability to correct the unavoidable fluctuations in the furnish material and the inherent wide mix of impurities, further optimizing subsequent flake preparation. Thanks to efficient cleaning, the complete material flow can be prepared using known flake technology. Particularly in the preparation of fine materials, emphasis was placed on minimizing wood losses while achieving the required degree of cleanliness in all particle sizes. The concept has also been successful in removing a high proportion of unwanted MDF fibers from the waste wood flow, which has increased plant availability in subsequent processes as well.

When it comes to the secondary size reduction of oversized pieces, Dieffenbacher uses a size reduction system that cuts at a slow speed. In addition to the low specific electricity consumption, the technology is such that only a minimal level of dust is generated by the size reduction. The system operates continuously and has been designed by Dieffenbacher so that it can be integrated into the existing Pfleiderer plant structure very efficiently.

After commissioning of the plant, which is planned for January 2018, Pfleiderer will be able to significantly increase the proportion of recycled wood in the production of particleboard while retaining the same high level of panel quality. This will continue to expand the economic benefits of using recycled wood.

Daily Tips for the Press for Friday 26th May, from the LIGNA press team. You will find the complete overview online.

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT) recently announced that it has formed a joint venture with the Missouri Department of Transportation & Patrol Retirement System (MPERS), which today acquired 11,031 acres of high-quality timberlands in North Georgia, known as the Dawsonville Package. Under terms of the 50-50 joint venture with MPERS, CatchMark will be the fiduciary for the public pension fund’s investment and will manage the timberlands.

The timberlands acquired in the Dawsonville Package border the Chattahoochee National Forest and are located within 90 miles of both Atlanta and Chattanooga. Heavily stocked at an average of 51 tons of merchantable timber per acre, the timberlands are 75% pine with 41% sawtimber.

Jerry Barag, CatchMark’s President and CEO, said: “The acquisition marks CatchMark’s first transaction with an institutional partner and is in keeping with our strategy to acquire prime timberlands with sustainable characteristics and well above average harvest stockings to propel durable revenue growth. The tracts are extremely well located in metropolitan growth paths and over the long-term offer higher-and-better use options.”

Barag added that CatchMark “sees further opportunity to partner with pension funds and other institutions as these investors seek the diversification characteristics and income-generating benefits of timberland investments. In particular, we look forward to expanding our relationship with MPERS.”

CatchMark funded its investment in the joint venture through its credit facility.

About CatchMark
#CatchMarkTimberTrustInc. (NYSE: CTT) is a self-administered and self-managed, publicly-traded REIT that strives to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns for all stakeholders through disciplined acquisitions, sustainable harvests, and well-timed sales. Headquartered in Atlanta and focused exclusively on timberland ownership, CatchMark began operations in 2007 and owns interests in approximately 499,600 acres* of timberland located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. For more information, visit www.catchmark.com

Ponsse’s consolidated net sales for the 1Q 2017 amounted to Euro 129.9 million, which is 12.9% more than in the 1Q 2016,

Net sales were regionally distributed as follows: Northern Europe 47%, Central and Southern Europe 19%, Russia and Asia 15.8%, North and South America 17.8% and other countries 0.4%.

The operating result amounted to Euro 14.3 million, compared to Euro 12.1 million in 1Q 2016. The operating result equalled 11% of net sales for the 1Q 2017.

Order intake for the period totalled Euro 126.7 million, while period-end order books were valued at Euro 118.6 million.

President and CEO Juho Nummela, said: “2017 started off well, and demand for PONSSE forest machines was high from the very beginning of the year. Orders for the 1Q were strong, and the order books at the end of the 1Q 2017 stood at Euro 118.6 million.”

Ponsse Plc is a company specialising in the sales, manufacture, servicing and technology of cut-to-length method forest machines.
#Ponsse @JuhoNummela

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. will be constructing a new $85 million wood pellet plant in the hamlet of Entwistle. This will be Pinnacle’s first plant built in Alberta, Canada, as reported by Parkland County.

The plant will be located approximately one kilometre east of downtown Entwistle with access to the Canadian National Rail line, with the plant being operational by the spring of 2018. Once in production, the plant will create approximately 70 full-time positions.

As with any new project, there will be a slight level of disruption while a new road is built. Construction is slated for summer 2017.

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. is the longest-established wood pellet producer in Western Canada.

#PinnacleRenewableEnergyInc #PelletPlant

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

In order to give you a brief overview of the many different events at LIGNA, we set up the Daily Tips for the Press for Thursday

They are included in this email and we provide them as print-outs in the Press Center (at the western side of hall 17).

Please note that these are only suggestions and not a complete overview. You will find the complete overview online http://www.ligna.de/search

We wish you another successful day at LIGNA 2017!

Sincerely,

Your LIGNA press team

Anja Brokjans                           Mara Vikmane

LIGNA Spokeswoman             Press Assistant

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#EcoLog created a sensation at the last #ElmiaWood by presenting a study about the forwarder of the future. This time the company will offer far more down-to-earth news.

“We’ll be exhibiting a new machine ready for production,” says Daniel Majgren, chief marketing officer at Eco Log.

A lot has happened at the company over the past year that makes its presence at Elmia Wood extremely interesting. The beginning of 2016 saw the premiere of the harvesters in its new E Series and within just over three months the entire year’s production was reserved. The year ended with the presentation of the new forwarders in the same series.

At Elmia Wood on 7 to 10 June Eco Log will for the first time exhibit its complete E Series of harvesters and forwarders. Because the harvesters are already out working in the forests, contractors have already given their impressions of how they operate in real conditions.

Newly developed machines
The machines including their cabs are newly developed but are receiving most praise for their new engines. Eco Log has switched to Volvo for the E Series, gaining lower fuel consumption and better performance in the forest.

“Volvo Penta is responsive to our customers’ demands and is investing strongly in the forest industry. The brand is also known for its high level of service,” Majgren says.

For the same reason – good service at a high level – Eco Log is presenting a range of its own new services at the fair, all designed to increase efficiency and machine availability. More details will not be revealed until the fair. The same is true for the new machine, which is having its world premiere.

New part-owner
The biggest news, though, is surely that Eco Log gained a new part-owner at the start of 2017, the investment fund Accent Equity 2012. It will provide the financial muscle for Eco Log to continue renewing its machinery portfolio.

“Our owners want to see renewal and growth. We can only deliver that by offering forest contractors the right machines for the future,” Daniel Majgren concludes.

Rayonier Inc. is “bullish” about and “encouraged” by its New Zealand operation, which had “all the planets kind of lined up last year, and we’re seeing more of the same this year,” said CEO David Nunes.

Speaking with analysts during a financial conference call earlier this month, Nunes said Rayonier had always been “fairly bullish on New Zealand just based in part on the underlying productivity of the lands and the access to markets.” During 2016, a number of factors contributed to that bullishness.

“I think the one area that perhaps if you want to put it into the bucket of surprises was the effectiveness of the reduction in domestic harvest in China. This has been something that’s been attempted before. It’s been widely reported that there was over-harvesting for a long period of time. And so, it was really the effectiveness of that domestic harvest ban and the impact then that had on the market. And I think that catalysed the market to some degree last year,” said Nunes.

On top of that, the New Zealand market was very strong, especially the Auckland market, which Nunes said “is one of the fastest-growing markets” in the region. “And so, we’re seeing very strong domestic demand.” The New Zealand domestic market has taken market share from the export market, and Rayonier is now at about a 55% to 45% mix of domestic to export, he added.

“And then you also have a strong and growing market in India. So, you had all of those market factors that were taking place at the same time, while you also had low oil prices and an abundance of ships that kept shipping rates low. And then we had strong currency on top of it. So, you really had all the planets kind of lined up last year, and we’re seeing more of the same this year. We’ve seen some increase in shipping rates. But generally, we remain pretty bullish and pretty encouraged by what we’re seeing out of New Zealand this year.”

In New Zealand, Rayonier employs more than 90 forestry and business professionals as well as 700 contractors throughout the country, and harvests more than 2 million cubic meters of timber per year, sold into the domestic market and exported into Asia with China, Korea and India being important markets, the company’s New Zealand website states.

Matariki Forests, managed by Rayonier New Zealand, is the third largest forestry company in New Zealand, with some 130,000 hectares of plantations across the country, according to the website, and Rayonier increased its ownership of the Matariki JV in New Zealand in 2015, taking its holding to 77% from 65%.

In response to an analyst’s question during the May 4 conference call, Nunes said there were no regrets whatsoever about that decision.

The full release from Rayonier with condensed statements of consolidated income is available here.

Source: Industry Intelligence Inc

Market: Panels

18 May, 23:10

For the 1Q 2017, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) reported net sales of $611 million, up from $505 million in the same quarter of 2016, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

LP reported net income of $55 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, as compared to $10 million, or $0.07 per diluted share for the 1Q 2016. Adjusted EBITDA for the 1Q 2017 was $112 million compared to $52 million in the 1Q 2016.

“LP had an outstanding 1Q led by higher OSB prices and a 16% volume increase in Siding,” said Curt Stevens, CEO. “South America had solid results and EWP returned to profitability.”

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is a leading manufacturer of quality engineered wood building materials including OSB, structural framing products.

For the 1Q 2017, Acadian Timber Corp. generated net sales of $23.1 million compared to $21.4 million in the comparable period of 2016, driven primarily by favourable winter harvest conditions, particularly for spruce and fir stands. Total sales volumes were 18% higher than the same period in the prior year, driven by a 34% increase in softwood sawlog sales volumes.

Adjusted EBITDA for the 1Q was $8 million compared to $7 million during the comparable period in 2016. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter was 35%, up from 33% in the same period last year, as the decrease in average selling price was more than offset by operating leverage from higher sales volumes and the benefit of higher and better use (HBU) land sales in Maine.

Net income totaled $4.8 million, or $0.28 per share, for the 1Q, compared to $4.3 million, or $0.26 per share, for the same period in 2016. The increase is primarily due to the aforementioned sales volumes increase and partially offset by higher fair value adjustments due to higher harvest volumes.

“Acadian generated strong free cash flow during the 1Q resulting in a payout ratio down to 62% inclusive of the impact of our recent 10% dividend increase,” said Mark Bishop, CEO of Acadian. “Our operations benefited from favorable winter conditions which supported seasonally strong log production”.

Acadian Timber Corp. is a leading supplier of primary forest products in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern U.S. With a total of 2.4 million acres of land under management, Acadian is the third largest timberland operator in New Brunswick and Maine.