Search Results: 'Kronospan'

BioComposites Centre’s Rob Elias to join MDF Recovery
03 April, 2024
The director of the well-known BioComposites Centre at Bangor University in Wales is to join MDF Recovery as head of business development.

Kronospan to buy Roseburg’s Simsboro particleboard plant
16 November, 2023
Kronospan has announced plans to buy Roseburg Forest Products’ Simsboro, LA, particleboard facility.

Kronospan agrees co-operation with sandwich core innovator Pyrus Panels
14 November, 2023
Kronospan and Pyrus Panels have agreed a comprehensive co-operation, which will see the former add the LISOCORE lightweight panel innovation to its global range of products.

Symposium charts changing markets
22 December, 2022
Panels manufacturers from across the world gathered in Hamburg for the 12th European Wood-based Panels Symposium, hearing the latest economic forecasts and technical updates for the industry. Stephen Powney was there to bring this report

European panels sector gathers in Hamburg to hear latest on wood-based panels market movements
12 October, 2022
Hundreds of representatives from the international wood-based panels industry and technology suppliers to the sector gathered in Hamburg on Tuesday evening for the opening of the European Wood-based Panel Symposium.

Kronospan partners with National Building Specification
07 March, 2022
Kronospan has become a partner with NBS (National Building Specification) which means its products are listed on NBS Source and can be added directly to specifications in NBS Chorus, each with downloadable BIM files.

Hubtex helps merchants keep materials flowing
21 July, 2021
Hubtex materials handling solutions have been a leading force in the building products sector, including timber, for many years. Hubtex (UK) Ltd’s MD Paul McNally’s shared updates from the company’s products at the recent Beyond Covid conference run by TTJ sister title Wood Based Panels International

MDF Recovery targets 2022 for first operational plant
12 March, 2021
Innovative MDF recycling company MDF Recovery (MDFR) says the first operational plant featuring its technology is aimed to be running in 2022.

Lathams reflects on 2020 performance
14 January, 2021
Leading UK timber products distributor James Latham has reported a major shift in the materials sector as specifiers select new products to reflect the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Kronospan investing €200m at Chirk site
05 February, 2020
Kronospan is investing €200m in its site in Chirk as part of its Vision 2020 programme. The factory has been comprehensively upgraded, streamlined and future-proofed and will supply Krono Original, Kronobuild and Kronodesign product lines.

Kronospan adds plywood to product portfolio
08 January, 2020
Kronospan has announced that it has commenced plywood production at its Smorgon plant in Belarus.

Planning success for Kronospan Chirk OSB line
28 October, 2019
Kronospan has moved a step closer to manufacturing OSB in the UK with the granting of planning permission for a new line at Chirk.

Board talk
18 September, 2019
Panel producers and suppliers to the industry gathered in Scotland for the important European Panel Federation AGM. Stephen Powney attended and brings this report

Kronospan confidence
16 May, 2019
Multi-million pound investments at Kronospan’s Chirk site are a vote of confidence in the UK market. Sally Spencer reports.

Traders resigned to flat market
15 May, 2019
A combination of weaker demand around the world and oversupply has softened the market for plywood and OSB. Traders are hoping a Brexit decision in October and traditional autumn demand will lift business. Keren Fallwell reports

Voters at the ready!
15 May, 2019
Voting for the TTJ Awards is now under way.

Voters at the ready!
15 May, 2019
Voting for the TTJ Awards is now under way.

Wood-based panels industry scholarship offered
26 February, 2019
One award, worth £1,000 or two awards each worth £500 are now available to support early career development within the wood based panel sector.

Timber firms express “no confidence” in NRW
05 February, 2019
Ten companies from across Wales have said they have no confidence in Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to manage forest resources across the country.

Panels sector meets politicians
03 October, 2018
Representatives of the UK’s wood panel sector have met with politicians to discuss challenges facing their industry.