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Karen Koenig
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Karen M. Koenig has more than 35 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As senior editor, her responsibilities include writing and editing for Woodworking Network publications FDMC Magazine and Closets & Organized Storage Magazine, as well as the website. She also oversees many of Woodworking Network's special projects and programs, including Red Book: Resource Guide for Best Practice, FDMC 300, 40 Under 40, and the Wood Industry Market Leaders. She can be reached at [email protected].

Woodworking Industry News

Sappi invests $25 million in coated paper woodyard

BOSTON –  Sappi North America said it is moving forward with a $25 million capital project to update its Somerset Mill woodyard, located in Maine. A producer of coated and release papers as well as pulp, Sappi said it will modernize the wood debarking, chipping and chip distribution systems at the mill to reduce white wood losses and costs. and improve the reliability and efficiency with the increased production of wood chips.

Canadian News

Canfor's $58 million pellet plants open in B.C.

Canfor Corp. has officially opened two new pellet plants in British Columbia to produce biofuel from the company's sawmills. A $58 million joint venture with Pacific Bioenergy Corp., the Chetwynd and Fort St. John pellet plants have a combined annual capacity of 175,000 tonnes.