Volvo Penta is focusing on the forest industry and is exhibiting at #ElmiaWood partly to present its engines, which are finding their way into more and more forest machines. Last year Volvo Penta began to supply engines for harvesters and forwarders from Eco Log and Rottne.
Three of the Volvo Group’s companies are sharing the largest stand at Elmia Wood in the new Load & Transport section. “It’s the first time we’re doing such a campaign in Sweden,” says Lisa Arwenhielm, who is in charge of the Group’s participation at the fair. The three companies are Volvo Penta, Volvo Construction Equipment[…]
The French sawmilling company decided to upgrade its log yard with a Microtec CT Log Industrial Computed Tomography Scanner and signed the official sales contract today at the Microtec booth at Ligna. Piveteau Scierie with its production site based in Sainte Florence and long-term customer of Microtec decided to acquire a CT Log Scanner for[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
#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[…]