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The Supervisory Board of Pfleiderer Group S.A. has appointed Thomas Schäbinger as President and CEO. Mr. Schäbinger succeeds Michael Wolff, Pfleiderer Group’s President and CEO, who does not wish to extend his contract which expires in December 2017 and who will therefore leave the Group. The changes are effective as of July 1, 2017. Michael[…]

Annette Walter was appointed Director Marketing EMEA at Crown in January, one of the world’s largest material handling companies. Her responsibilities include managing all Crown’s European Marketing and Communications activities and liaising with the company’s Global Marketing operation in New Bremen, USA. Annette Walter brings many years of B-to-B Marketing experience to the role. After[…]

Notice is given to the Shareholders of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (”SCA”) of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday 5 April 2017, at 3 p.m. at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Nils Ericsons Plan 4, Stockholm (registration from 1.30 p.m.) Notification of attendance Shareholders who wish to attend the annual general[…]

New research has revealed that Australian Paper’s operations generate almost AU$1 billion per annum in economic benefits for Australia. According to a Western Research Institute report released on Wednesday, the national benefits include AU$911 million in gross domestic profit (GDP), AU$495 million in household income and 5,786 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs. In addition, the[…]

New Zealand’s Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced NZ$2 million funding for a wood-processing facility which uses automation and robotics to turn low-value pine trees into high-value wood products reports Scoop. This is just one of the local initiatives announced at the release of the Tairawhiti Economic[…]

Hampton Lumber today announced a multiyear partnership with the Portland Timbers to serve as the team’s Official Wood Products Sponsor. The sponsorship is effective from the beginning of the 2017 MLS season and extends through the 2019 season. Hampton Lumber is a third-generation, family-owned wood products company, headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Hampton operates four sawmills in[…]

On behalf of American Softwoods, two recent presentations in Semarang and Surabaya, Indonesia, introduced importers and key decision makers to American softwood products. SFPA’s Eric Gee introduced the features and benefits of Southern Pine materials, including treated products. While markets for pressure-treated lumber exist, a better understanding of proper retention levels and recommended preservative types[…]

A truck roll-over prevention program being delivered in the Green Triangle region of southwest Victoria and south-east South Australia, is showing signs of success with the number of incidents decreasing by 65% in 2016. Alan Pincott from Australian Trucking Safety Services and Solutions, said the Green Triangle area has been over represented in heavy vehicle[…]

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report prompts call for ban on log exports from old growth forests One of the planks in NDP Leader John Horgan’s election platform is made from raw logs (he wants their export “curtailed”), and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is helping him hammer it down trports Business Vancouver. Horgan[…]

The long wait for Australian-made cross laminated timber (CLT) is nearly over reports Wood Week. Xlam Australia will open its first CLT manufacturing plant in Wodonga and be producing panels for construction by the close of 2017. The company shared its plans to build a factory in the Albury Wodonga region with Architecture & Design[…]