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Oregon Truckers File Suit Against State
Rob Freres, president of Oregon-based Freres Engineered Wood, a manufacturer of lumber, veneer, plywood and mass timber, has thrown in his support for a lawsuit filed by the Oregon Trucking Assn. and three Oregon-based trucking companies against the state of Oregon for overcharging truckers under the weight-mile tax.
Hasslacher Enters North America
Austria-based Hasslacher group is acquiring a stake in Element5, a mass timber producer specializing in the design, manufacture and assembly of modern engineered timber buildings. Based near Toronto, Can., Element5 employs more than 100 and produces cross-laminated timber and glued laminated timber for the North American market.
Endowment Welcomes New Board Members
U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities announces that Fritz Mason, Paul Hossain and Anna Torma were elected as new directors at the organization’s fall board meeting. “Drawing upon diverse backgrounds, they each bring a distinctive perspective and unique vision. We look forward to collaborating with them to further the mission of the Endowment,” comments Pete Madden, President and CEO of the Endowment.
FPIC At Louisiana Tech Receives Donation
Martin Sustainable Resources LLC of Alexandria, La. has donated $1 million to Louisiana Tech as a leadership gift toward construction of the University’s new Forest Products Innovation Center (FPIC), with the assurance of another $1 million to be presented by this June. The Center will be on South Campus and provide space for a transdisciplinary approach to solving the challenges…
Kadant Completes Key Knife Acquisition
Kadant Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Key Knife, Inc. and some of its affiliates for approximately $156 million in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments. The acquisition was financed primarily through borrowings under Kadant’s revolving credit facility. Key Knife, a global supplier of engineered knife systems for custom chipping, planing, and flaking solutions for wood product industries, is headquartered in Tualatin, Ore. with…
PELICE 2024 Continues To Light Up Scoreboard With New Presentations
Organizers of the ninth Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo announced that attendee registration is open for the event, which will be held March 14-15, 2024 at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park in downtown Atlanta, Georgia— the same location as the previous eight PELICE events…
NESTEC Names Jaymie Deemer President
NESTEC, Inc. has hired Jaymie Deemer as President. Deemer brings nearly 20 years of experience in emission control technologies and nearly 25 years in the industry. He has worked with…
Digital Platform Is Presented
Beginning September 27 exploreSiempelkamp will participate in the digital event, LIGNA.Innovation Network, organized by Deutsche Messe AG and the VDMA Woodworking Machinery Assn…
Zak Leads Dürr’s Clean Tech Systems
Ken Zak is the new head of the Dürr Group’s Clean Technology Systems division, succeeding Dr. Daniel Schmitt, who joins the Board of Management of Homag Group AG….
Third Portland TP&EE Gears Up
Organizers of the third Timber Processing & Energy Expo (TP&EE) announce that attendee registration on-line is open. TP&EE will be held September 28-30 at the Portland Exposition Center...
Sellers Was Tenacious In Research
Sellers Was Tenacious In Research Dr. Terry Sellers, Jr., whose specialty was adhesives for bonding wood products during his professional career, and who also wrote two exquisitely detailed...
Proteak Starts Up MDF Operation
Proteak Starts Up MDF Operation In February 2016 Proteak announced the startup of its MDF plant in Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico, under the brand Tecnotabla. “With state-of-the-art technology,...
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