Whether you are moving into a new condo, house or apartment, or just remodeling your place to get a new look, bookshelves provide both storage space and decorative flair. The bookcase you choose tells the world all about your personal ...
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The Eames Lounge Chair and ottoman, officially titled Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671), were released in 1956 after years of development by designers Charles and Ray Eames for the Herman Miller furniture company. It was the first chair ...
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UPM’s forest and timber division has recorded €2m second-quarter operating profits excluding special items. The result becomes a loss if special costs of €43m - relating to the restructuring of UPM's sawn timber and further ...
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The Egg is a chair designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for Radisson SAS hotel in Copenhagen. It is manufactured by Republic of Fritz Hansen. The Egg was designed in a typical Jacobsen style, using state-of-the-art material. It is believed ...
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The French plywood manufacturer Plysorol intends to close down the plywood plants in Lisieux and Fontenay-Le-Comte in France. Plysorol operations in France would then be concentrated on the poplar-plywood plant in Epernay. Various French ...
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After a prolonged period of decline, Brazilian exports of Elliotis pine plywood stabilised at last year’s level in the first six months of 2012. The export statistics produced by Abimci show only a minor reduction of 1% to 487, 753 ...
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The duty free quota for softwood plywood imports to the EU was exhausted on 24 July, according to the EU Commission’s Department General Taxation and Customs Union. The last volumes were subsequently allocated on 30 July. As a result, ...
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If you love the look of slate but cannot afford a slab, consider the benefits of using slate tiles on the countertops. Natural stones like travertine, slate and marble are available in tiles, so you can enjoy the look of these natural ...
Imports of plywood into Spain have dropped again in the first three months of 2012 after a weak final quarter of 2011. AEIM, an organisation representing Spanish wood importers, reported that imports of non-tropical hardwood and softwood ...
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Superior disaster resilience of new high tech engineered timber products are being touted at a world timber conference being held Auckland next week. More than 500 timber professionals from all over the world will gather at the Skycity ...
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Universal Paula Deen GalsUniversal Furniture will launch a Paula Deen Kids line at this fall's High Point Market, with groups for both boys and girls under Universal's Smartstuff youth line. Universal has held a licensing agreement with ...
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The Metsa Group is continuing to expand its capacity in the field of surface processing at its Suolahti softwood plywood plant. The company apparently intends to install a new six-head sanding machine from the Italian manufacturer Imeas in ...
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A near 9% fall in the global sawlog price index was recorded in the first quarter, according to the latest report from Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest fall was experienced in Europe, with reduced global demand the primary reason. ...
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The timber industry in Malaysia is one of long-standing prominence, garnering much attention as one of the economy’s core components of growth. As the country is well-blessed with an abundance of rainforest and land, the steady supply ...
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ICFF 2011 marked Duravit's official entry into a new category – semi-public Baths. Duravit launched a full range of smart new collections that set the highest commercial standards for efficiency, economy and design. Central to the ...