Woodworking Industry News

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POLL: Do you do wood-related business with Russia?

Prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia was a leading supplier of wood-related products such as hardwood plywood to U.S. woodworking facilities. But, will that continue post-invasion? In a small sampling of WoodworkingNetwork.com readers, more than 57 percent said that they did not buy any hardwood plywood or other wood-related products from Russia. Of the 43 percent of those readers who previously purchased products from Russia, 23 percent said that they would no longer do so. 

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Weinig CEO gets 5-year contract extension

At its meeting on March 22, 2022, the supervisory board of Michael Weinig AG appointed Gregor Baumbusch as CEO for a further term of office until December 31, 2027. Leadership on the management board remained unchanged. Baumbusch will be support by Dr. Georg Hanrath (technology) and Axel Steiger (financial).