The Luan plywood has actually originated from the species of the genus Shorea, it's some group of woods growing in the United States. Philippine mahogany is another name given to it, which happens to be an average (medium) density type of ...
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Today's hardwood flooring is manufactured in so many varieties—from numerous thicknesses, widths, lengths, species, colors (natural and stained), textures, patterns, inlays and more. In fact it's now even packaged in different ...
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Facebook's motto may be "move fast and break things," but the 3,000 employees at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, now have the chance to do just the opposite. To attract workers and keep them happy, the social network offers ...
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The downward trend in imports of tropical wood to the EU remained unabated in the first four months of 2013. According to information from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), this applies to practically all the main ...
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In the second quarter of 2013, results figures for the Mets? Wood wood-products division of the Finnish Mets? Group weakened year on year on account of one-off expenses. EBITDA showed year-on-year decline of 39% to €12m. Adjusted for ...
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As a result of the restructuring announced on 6 August, the Finnish UPM-Kymmene aims to increase productivity and thereby achieve growth in concern profits of €400m. In the new structure, which is to become effective from 1 November, ...
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Armstrong announced that it will initiate a 3-10% increase in the United States and Canada on select solid hardwood products – mostly wider width and non oak species – and on select engineered hardwood products effective with ...
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UPM-Kymmene has received a purchase offer for the French planing mill in Aigrefeuille d'Anuis. The offer, however, is still subject to certain pre-conditions, the details of which have not been disclosed by UPM-Kymmene as yet. The offer is ...
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The 5th International Hardwood Conference of the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry will be held from 18 to 20 September in Brussels by the Belgian sawmill association Federation Nationale des Scieries (FNS). A market analysis is ...
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Although the Norwegian company Moelven recorded an operating result of +NOK11.1m for the second quarter of 2013, its pre-tax profit remains negative at -NOK14.4m. The quarterly sales revenue for the period of April to June almost matched ...
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There are several methods for ascribing formwork systems with concrete securely. The denser and taller walls, slabs or structures require more support system to build. Formwork might look simple, but it is a complex technique involving ...
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The great thing about the rustic furniture trend is that you can take something kind of rough-hewn, and it's suddenly fashionable. Have you seen the Restoration Hardware catalog recently? People will pay a lot of money for wood furniture ...
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At the beginning of this year, 84 Lumber Company launched "We Build American," a well thought-out movement focused to persuade builders, remodelers and homebuyers to use American-made materials when building or remodeling their homes. Since ...
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Overweight log trucks are becoming an issue at the Red Rock scales in B.C., according to the Central Interior Logging Association (CILA). The association has been told by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement branch, that truckers are ...
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An auction of former domestic case goods manufacturer Linwood Furniture's factory assets will take place later this month. The auction will be held July 24 at 10 a.m. at 3979 Old Linwood Road in Lexington. Items will be available for ...
Tags: Auction Set, Furniture, Linwood Furniture