--- International Forest Industries ---
2025-01-09 10:35 |
Comact, a global leader in wood processing solutions, has announced the launch of its new hybrid sawline, a groundbreaking innovation designed to address the evolving challenges of the sawmilling industry. Combining circular saws, bandsaws, and advanced smart technologies, this cutting-edge system sets a new benchmark for speed, flexibility, and operational efficiency in handling a wide range of log diameters.
Comact’s hybrid sawline is a transformative solution, particularly for...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2025-01-08 09:16 |
Sawmill in Maine – Saint John, New Brunswick — Irving Forest Products, which owns and operates wood processing facilities in Maine and New York State, has acquired the Masardis Sawmill in Masardis, Maine. The sale closed January 5, 2025.
Previously owned by Groupe Lebel, the Masardis operation has a long history of producing random-length spruce and fir lumber. It currently employs 80 people and has the capacity to produce 115 million board feet annually.
The...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2025-01-08 09:03 |
Koskisen is launching a comprehensive investment program in the plywood production of its Panel Industry business in Järvelä. The investment program extends until the end of Koskisen’s strategy period, i.e. 2027. The first phase of the investment program will be implemented during 2025 and the total value of the related investments is approximately EUR 12 million.
“In line with our strategy, we are creating sustainable growth and the focus of investments is now shifting...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2025-01-08 08:49 |
Bruks Siwertell has received an order for a state-of-the-art Bruks Klöckner drum chipper from Bioena, a leading bioenergy company in Colombia. It will reliably deliver consistent quality wood chips and features a custom-designed knife and infeed configuration, supporting Bioena’s commitment to sustainable, high-capacity energy production.
Bioena is at the forefront of the renewable bioenergy industry. Its industrial plant, located in Santa Marta, produces biomass wood pellets from...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-12-19 12:45 |
Tigercat has released the LX877 feller buncher, the second model to be built on the new sloped tail platform. The LX877 is equipped with Tigercat’s well-proven closed loop drive system. Equipped with a 260 kW (350 hp) engine, it is best suited to high production, steep slope, mature timber clear fell applications.
Optimized weight distribution and low centre of mass, along with Tigercat’s patented super duty levelling undercarriage, provide the operator with comfort, stability...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-12-11 11:25 |
SAINT-GEORGES, QC, DECEMBER 10, 2024 — As 2024 comes to a close, Comact, a leading OEM in high-caliber wood processing equipment, digital technologies, cutting solutions, project services, and aftermarket support supplier, is proud to celebrate its 100th-anniversary short film that highlights a century of innovation, evolution, and leadership in the wood processing industry.
This year has been a pivotal one for Comact. Alongside commemorating its centennial, the...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-12-11 10:50 |
Monaghan, Ireland – 9 December 2024 – Combilift, the global leader in material handling solutions, has been awarded Company of the Year at the prestigious Business & Finance Awards 2024, in association with KPMG Ireland. This remarkable achievement marks Combilift’s 9th major win in the last three...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-12-09 13:19 |
DECADES OF HIGHER-QUALITY PRODUCTS
This year marks 70 years since the first mass-produced Cambio debarker was delivered. Since then, nearly 7,000 machines have been built, and the name Cambio has become synonymous with rotary debarkers in many parts of the world.
Cambio revolutionized debarking, which until that point was mostly done manually out in the forest. The new machine was efficient while being gentle on the wood, characteristics that also define the...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-12-05 09:09 |
Burton Mill Solutions has announced its acquisition of Menominee Saw & Supply, based in Menominee, Michigan. Menominee specializes in supporting wood processors in the Northern Great Lakes region and across the Midwest by supplying and reconditioning a variety of industrial cutting tools, including machine knives, small- and large-diameter circle saws, and wide and narrow band saws.
This acquisition significantly expands Burton’s geographic footprint and enhances its...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-12-04 08:25 |
Karelia forests – Since late 2022,...
--- NYT Logging Industry ---
2024-12-03 11:03 |
The Canadian government is threatening to use emergency measures to protect three caribou herds at risk of dying out in Quebec.
--- NYT Logging Industry ---
2024-11-22 11:01 |
Logging has long been a way of life for rural communities in the Pacific Northwest and South. It also comes with grave risk.
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-11-20 09:07 |
USNR’s new ...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-11-13 13:00 |
SPARTA BRASIL and B&S have announced the first Prinoth Raptor 800 in Brazil! One of the most powerful and productive equipment on the world market!
The robustness of the Raptor 800 with 640 hp of power, is capable of performing the most difficult jobs in the forestry and agricultural sector.
From shredding waste, resetting areas, realigning plantations, preparing for mechanized planting, lowering stumps on the surface and being able to go down to 40 cm deep, with an...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-11-08 12:38 |
Ponsse is the third most reputable company in Finland in 2024. A survey by T-Media reveals that the most reputable companies in 2024 among Finns are KONE and Fazer. A total of 10 575 citizens responded to this year’s survey.
“Thanks for this award go to all our Ponsse employees and customers and their families, as well as to our stakeholders around the world. We don’t do this alone, but as a team and together we will succeed in good times and challenging times alike...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-11-07 10:52 |
Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1st, 2024 — We are pleased to announce the appointment of Travis McDonald as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development at Comact.
Travis brings a unique blend of skills and experience, making him the ideal leader for this critical role. With over 30 years of expertise in engineering and strategic capital investments within the wood processing industry, and having successfully led Comact’s Project Services teams...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-11-07 08:32 |
USNR is supplying Rosboro Company in Springfield, OR, with a brand-new planer mill, complete with a Hydraulic Continuous Tilt Hoist, a 4200 planer, a Multi-Saw Clamshell Trimmer, Low-Profile Stacker, and Sorter Top with 36 bins.
The project also includes converting four of their dry kilns to USNR’s Uniflow Dry Kiln design with KilnBoss controls. All these new product installations are designed to...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-11-05 08:13 |
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NOVEMBER 1, 2024 — After more than 10 years of transformational leadership and as part of a planned succession strategy, Comact President & CEO Alistair Cook announced he will take on a new role to help prepare the next generation of Comact leadership and usher in a new era of growth for the company.
On November 1, 2024, Cook will become Executive Chairman of Comact and Simon Potvin, currently President of the company’s Wood Processing...
--- International Forest Industries ---
2024-10-31 13:08 |
USNR’s Catech-brand edgers are known for their high speed and accurate volume recovery. Now, with the addition of full-color vision, they will also be offered with value optimization. Several systems have found their way to the market and Millwide Insider has visited one of them, at Moelven Mjøsbruket in Norway.
The Swedish range of Catech edgers originates from the mid-seventies, when the first computerized edger optimizers were designed. Since then, Catech has...
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