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WoodNews is India's premier magazine in the woodworking sector since 1991. It is the most widely read bi-monthly title in English and addresses those involved in wood-related sectors such as furniture manufacturing, panel processing, home & commercial building & construction, architecture and interior design.

28/04/2023

DESIGNER ‘STEALTH’ CABINETS FROM UTTURKARS
Pune-based Utturkar’s Wood Culture designed the ‘Stealth’ cabinet system in-house and released it at DelhiWood recently.

Stealth is characterised by the particular structure in aluminium, with exclusive design details, by the mechanisms of movement and by shelves equipped with integrated LED lighting system.

The innovation introduced by the closing system, the absence of visible screws, joints and plastic gaskets are the results of an exclusive technical research. Stealth stands out with its four side glass wall with the ability to be wall hung and allow the cabinet interior to stand out as if it were floating.

Read more about it at https://lnkd.in/g5Fp_Gyy

03/02/2023

AFRICAN DESIGNERS TRY THEIR HAND AT AMERICAN RED OAK
Future Heirlooms, a design collaboration between a South African cooperative, Always Welcome, and the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), was on display at the Always Welcome Viewing Rooms in Johannesburg.
A group of seven South African designers from three provinces across the country created a series of works that not only look forward to the future of sustainable design, but also explores their own heritage and the story of South Africa’s rich design legacy.
Thabisa Mjo, founder of award-winning Johannesburg-based product and furniture design group, MashT Design Studio, said, “The material intrigued me from the outset. Coupled with Houtlander’s special ability to work with timber, my imagination set alight and I just had to see what could be made.”

Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/ghPgTB4z

American Hardwood Export Council SEA

01/02/2023

HYMMEN HOSTS TECH-TOGETHER EXHIBITION
Hymmen, a renowned supplier of compact press boards, inkjet printers and doors for the furniture and interiors industry, recently held the 2nd edition of its Tech-Together in-house exhibition event.
Attendees were shown new and proven products and could also take part in live demonstrations of some of these products.
The event format provided a combination of in-house exhibition and virtual content. The content was designed individually and was the responsibility of the individual participants.

Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/gJu4HEKQ

30/01/2023

EXPERTS DEBATE CARBON MARKETS FOR TROPICAL FORESTS
Markets for forest carbon are growing fast and have huge potential, but low carbon prices and other challenges are restraining their capacity to benefit tropical forests and their stakeholders.
This was a key message emerging from the Annual Market Discussion, which was held on 8th November 2022 as part of the 58th session of the International Tropical Timber Council in Yokohama, Japan.
This year’s discussion featured five speakers, as well as interventions from the floor, on the theme of the carbon trade and tropical forests. It was chaired by Trade Advisory Group co-coordinator Mr Barney Chan.

Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/gFJxUzDp

27/01/2023

UKRAINE CONFLICT AFFECTS TIMBER MARKETS
One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions by Western countries has been a dramatic reduction in exports of forest products from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
In the year 2021, the total exports from these three countries were valued collectively at US$ 17 billion. The halt in timber shipments to Europe and some countries in Asia has had the most significant impact.
Russia exported forest products that were valued at over US$ 12 billion in 2021, and imports of paper products (mainly) are valued at about US$ 2 billion, according to Wood Resource Quarterly. Much of this trade is in jeopardy.

Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/g44_x6_S

25/01/2023

MELAMINE-BASED AND OTHER RESINS
Melamine formaldehyde resin is the most important and a very highly sophisticated resin among the amino group because it contributes a lot of characteristics such as surface resistance to scratches, wear and tear, water repellence, stain resistance, limited resistance to heat, flame retardant and weather resistance.
Melamine, when it reacts with formaldehyde, forms resinous thermo-setting compounds similar to the methylol ureas. The use of urea formaldehyde resins in the laminate industry, especially for the manufacture of decorative laminates, has now become an accepted technology due to its cheaper cost when compared to melamine formaldehyde resins.

Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/g2FzmZJK

24/01/2023

MILAN SHOW SHINES SPOTLIGHT BACK ON ITALY
The 27th edition of Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of technology for the wood and furniture industry, closed after four busy days in Halls 22 and 24 of FieraMilano-Rho.
With more than 16,000 unique visitors, the show hosted its traditional event, the XIA-Xylexpo Innovation Awards, in the solid wood, panels, finishing, digitalisation and sustainability categories.

Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews:
https://lnkd.in/gDdBthpe

XYLEXPO

02/12/2022

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29/11/2022

AMERICAN HARDWOODS: THE SUSTAINABLE CHOICE
By using all of the available species that are in the forest, and not just relying on a few select ones, we can help avoid possible supply stresses that can be placed on the more popular species.

Regular forest inventories demonstrate that there is net growth in the volume of nearly all commercial hardwood species in the US forests, and that this growth is well-distributed. So, in order to make the most sustainable use of the forest resource, we have to try to use all of the species.

How are American hardwoods sustainable and legal and also have a low environmental impact? Read about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/gR33uxqP

25/11/2022

SMART FURNITURE DESIGN FROM HOMAG
Many customers want furniture design software that is very easy to use, but also offers maximum flexibility in design. With SmartWOP, Homag offers a new software that meets exactly these requirements.

SmartWOP provides the user with a powerful CAD/CAM system that they can use to design individual furniture quickly and intuitively using drag and drop.

The individual components of an item of furniture are simply drawn into a previously selected volume. Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/gcAT6T6x

22/11/2022

NOTED ARCHITECTS ENDORSE ‘REMAN PROJECTS IN CANADIAN WOOD
Forestry Innovation Consulting India, popularly known as Canadian Wood, hosted a seminar at its Experience Centre in Mumbai in mid-November, on ‘Re-man projects with Canadian Wood’. Prominent architects – Salil Ranadive of SR+A Architects, Pravir Sethi of Studio Hinge, and Vinoo Naik of Interscape – vouched for wood as a sustainable material.

Ranadive said: “One of the reasons I prefer doing business with Canadian Wood is their attention to the environment and ethical business practices. They offer certified wood from sustainably managed forests.”

Sethi applauded Canadian Wood’s strict quality control, standardisation and customisation in precisely sized and graded wood supply.

Naik said: “Building with wood has started to become popular once again. Due to its dynamic character, people in the northern parts of India have also started to adopt this trend.”

The Canadian Wood campaign, which promotes using legally manufactured, responsibly harvested wood from British Columbia, Canada, has resumed after a 2-year suspension brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes seminars and other activities that were previously halted.

Canadian Wood promotes its wood products in offshore markets, focusing on Spruce-Pine-Fir (SPF), Western hemlock, Douglas-fir, Yellow cedar and Western red cedar. For more information, write to [email protected].

18/11/2022

NEW MACHINE INTERFACE MAKES WORK IZY
Seven world leaders in the woodworking machinery industry have worked together as a team in defining a standardised interface that connects machine to machine and machines to customers’ manufacturing ex*****on systems (MES).

The momentous standardised interface – with the active participation of Biesse, Bürkle, Homag, IMA Schelling, SCM, Weber and Weinig – has taken 3 years to develop.
Read more about it in the latest issue of WoodNews: https://lnkd.in/gPZke5G4

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