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Austria boosts timber output
The Austrian sawmill industry and its timber products trade are punching their weight in the international timber products sector
New lease of life
German timber door blank producer Moralt sees an exciting future for timber doors with high performance fire, acoustic and thermal insulation properties. Stephen Powney reports from its base in Bavaria
Record German mill production
The German softwood sawmilling industry is likely to achieve record production levels, reports Lars Schmidt, CEO of the German Association of the Sawmilling and Timber Industry (DeSH)
Zero to hero
For Norbord’s new range of formaldehyde-free OSB, zero means top marks. Sally Spencer reports
Sound and vision
The concert hall in a new culture centre in Zaventem in Belgium features acoustic panels designed both for aesthetics and sound quality
Surface currents
Dave Huggins, business development director at IDS talks about the trends in the panel sector
Adding value and innovation
For Trade Fabrication Systems, adding value to panel products is its mantra.
What goes around…?
The challenge of recycling raw and composite materials is slowly being addressed and, says Graham Ormondroyd, a circular economy can only be good for the planet
European perspectives
The 11th European Wood Based Panels Symposium was jointly organised by the European Panel Federation and Fraunhofer WKI. Mike Botting, editor of sister title Wood Based Panels International, shares some highlights
Selling up, not down
The TTF’s first conference for the UK panels sector will focus on adding value and innovation. Sally Spencer spoke to Dave Hopkins