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Contents APRIL / MAY 2025


NEWS


6 — Uniboard invests in robotic material handling system 7 — Patent awarded for GreCon Intelligent Extinguishing Module 8 — Koskisen launches €12m investment programme 9 — Sunds Fibertech partners with Unidbtplus on South Korea project 10 — Andritz meets global challenges with satisfactory 2024 results


FOCUS ON OSB


12 — North America: Rich and Dick Baldwin assess the OSB industry in the US and Canada, outlining how OSB demand and prices were stable in 2024, despite reduced residential construction. The Trump administration policies may cause an uncertain outlook for 2025 22 — Rest of the world: Stephen Powney looks at the OSB sector outside of North America


LIGNA PREVIEW 31 — The world’s largest woodworking technology fair, LIGNA, returns to Hannover Messe


34 — LIGNA 2025 exhibitors highlight their products and services


INTERZUM PREVIEW 52 — Panels and surfaces will be under the spotlight at this year’s Interzum in Cologne


FOCUS ON SOUTH AMERICA 56 — Brazilian wood-based panels giant Berneck is finalising the latest phase of investment at its Curitibanos site 60 — Brazilian plywood producer Lavrasul’s products have been a fixture in the UK panel products trade for many decades


PANEL PERSPECTIVES 62 — Turkish wood-based panels manufacturer Kastamonu Entegre invests in Italian production facilities 64 — China’s CIFF and WMF shows this year will include the Sylva Wood Expo


TECHNICALLY SPEAKING 65 — Dr Morwenna Spear discusses carbon storage


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Focus on South America Ligna Preview


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