It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,25 commodities increased in prices, 23 fell and 52 remained unchanged on 14/08/2013.The largest rises were Iron ore (2.43%),Methanol (1.93%),Silver (1.57%),while the ...
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Timber worth almost $40m has been seized in Latin America in "Operation Lead" headed by Interpol and in national investigations based on it. According to an Interpol press report, a large proportion of this wood, 292,000 m3, was confiscated ...
Tags: Wood, Construction, Timber
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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The International Certified Flooring Installers Association is celebrating 20 years of promoting the individual flooring installers worldwide in Baltimore, MD August 22-24th 2013. The CFI Convention is open to all in the industry. On ...
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European coated fine paper producer Sappi has announced a €61m rebuild at its Alfeld Mill Paper Machine 2 (PM2) in Germany, in a bid to address varying demand for specialty packaging papers. The PM2 rebuild is said to transform the ...
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Change is in the air for healthcare. Whether you are in senior living, the surgery wing or the lobby of a hospital, healthcare offers great opportunities for growth, especially when it comes to flooring. People no longer want to feel as ...
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The Mexican particleboard and plywood manufacturer Duraplay has followed the Chilean wood-based panels group Maderas y Sinteticos S.A. (Masisa) and Proteak in announcing an MDF investment project in Mexico. The company intends to install a ...
Tags: MDF, Construction, plywood, particleboard
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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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,23 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 60 remained unchanged on 09/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.09%),Nickel (1.89%),BR (1.58%),while the largest falls ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,28 commodities increased in prices, 17 fell and 55 remained unchanged on 12/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.16%),Natural rubber (2.46%),Nickel (2.43%),while the ...
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Old headboards seem to abound, thanks to people upgrading their beds to a larger size, getting tired of their bedroom design, and moving but not wanting to take old, heavy bedframes with them. They're a dime a dozen (or close to it) at used ...
Tags: Headboards, Furniture, Furnishing
As companies like Apple and Samsung are heralding the end of the button, LG is taking its design in a different direction. This new "Classic TV" features a wood-panelled front complete with tuning knobs and buttons to create what LG ...
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US-based Big Wood Brewery has announced the launch of its Jack Savage, Morning Wood, Bark Bite and Bad Axe craft beers in new 16oz Rexam cans. Big Wood Brewery president Jason Medvec said, "Cans provide complete protection from light ...
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Randolph Products Company recently received ISO 9001:2008 Certification. The ISO certification is part of Randolph’s commitment to streamlining manufacturing processes with a strong focus on its quality management system, according ...
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