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Wood Technologies International (“Wood Technologies” or “the Company”), a comprehensive supplier of modern lumber processing equipment, technology, and essential tooling, has announced President Dale Brown has been appointed CEO of the Company, effective June 30, 2023. Outgoing CEO Craig Tompkins will serve as a Strategic Advisor to the Board of Directors of Wood Technologies to[…]

TED Vancouver: Aerospace executive talks new tools to help fight wildfires from space With “mega fires” of more than 40,000 hectares becoming more prevalent, George Whitesides says better satellites are among the innovative tools firefighters need to cope with them. Author of the article: Derrick Penner in the Vancouver Sun Former aerospace executive George Whitesides[…]

As part of the Residues2Revenues 2023 event being run in Rotorua, New Zealand on 25-26 July for local forest owners, harvesting and wood chipping contractors and bio-fuel aggregators, an international showcase of new wood chipping and grinding technologies is being showcased for event delegates. It’s designed to be practical with advice from global chipper and grinder suppliers on how[…]

MiCROTEC’s sophisticated scanning system significantly increases log yields Even though Piveteau Bois still has logs stacked at their log yard, the staff of the large-scale sawmill actually view the woodpiles as a virtual lumber yard already. This approach has changed the entire production process for the French company: Before cutting even starts, they already know exactly which boards[…]

USNR and Burton Mill Solutions are perfectly positioned to serve the industry. With over $74 million in inventory and 17 customer service centers across North America. Their warehouses are stocked with the consumable items and wear parts you need, ready to ship when you need them. USNR’s buying power has enabled them to negotiate very[…]

Raute Corporation has signed a contract worth EUR 49.6 million with Lumin in Uruguay for the technology delivery of a new plywood mill. This project was earlier referred to in the stock exchange release dated March 9, 2023 (Raute plans directed share issue, rights issue and junior loan to support targeted growth and strengthening of[…]

Lumin, Uruguay has decided to invest in the new Raute Green Veneer Composing Line R7. The line will be installed as an in-line solution into a non-Raute brand peeling line and will be used to combine green veneer sheets to handle full sheets instead of randoms. With the green veneer composing line, LUMIN is expecting[…]

Lumin, a leading timberland and forest products company, will invest ~US$ 136 million to build its third industrial plant in Uruguay, which is expected to create more than 300 jobs and significantly increase the country’s sustainable plywood production. The announcement was made this afternoon in Melo at an event attended by the President of Uruguay,[…]

Ten tree nurseries across the state are receiving over $4.4 million this year to help them increase their ability to produce badly needed seedlings. The seedlings are needed to help reforest millions of acres deforested in recent years by wildfire, disease and pests. The money was given to ODF after passage by the Oregon Legislature[…]

Rottne Industri delivered 40 new forest machines to Canada last year. And interest in the Swedish forwarders and harvesters continues to increase on the other side of the Atlantic. ‘The investment in the North American market continues. One step in this is that Rottne Canada is going from previously being tenants to now having acquired a[…]