Flakeboard has published its first-ever Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s efforts in producing environmentally friendly products. Flakeboard is the largest composite panel manufacturer in North America, with eight manufacturing locations producing particleboard, MDF and HDF.

The Joint International Symposium on Wood Composites & Veneer Processing and Products will be held April 5-7, 2011 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center and The Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, Washington.

LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY and CAORSO, ITALY -- BASF, a global chemical company, and SAIB, a timber manufacturer, presented their joint project to develop a lightweight particleboard at SICAM.

At SICAM, which will run in Pordenone, Italy, between October 20 and 23, 2010, BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, and SAIB, one of Italy’s biggest derived timber manufacturers, will present their joint project to develop a lightweight particle board. The new wood-based material, based on the Kaurit ® Light system, will be at least 20% lighter than conventional particle board. The product, which is being presented at SAIB as "Light", will be launched in 2011.

The wood products firm reported sales of nearly $459 million.

Vogel Paint has signed an agreement with Hesse-Lignal of Hamm, Germany to become its exclusive licensee for the manufacture of wood coatings in the United States.

The wood products firm reported net sales of nearly $295 million.

The wood products firm provides kitchen tunings, table legs, pedestal kits, and more.

The cast and crew of WoodworkingNetwork.com is a restless crowd. You may have seen us at wood mannufacturing industry events recently hosted by CPA, WCMA, WMMA, AWI, NCG and CMA, to name a few.