BELGIUM – EPF, the European Wood-based Panels Federation, welcomed more than 150 participants to its Annual General Meeting 2022 on 29 June -1 July in Ghent Belgium.

CANADA – Tafisa Canada, a leading particleboard and decorative panel manufacturer, confirmed a total of USD 48 million in investments in its facilities in Lac-Mégantic, Canada.

CANADA – Uniboard, the largest Canadian based producer of wooden panels servicing a variety of interior and exterior uses, announced an investment of USD 250 million in a new state-of-the-art particleboard press line at its Val-d’Or plant, Quebec.

GERMANY – Berneck S.A., the largest wood-based panel exporting company in Brazil, has commissioned Dieffenbacher to supply an 84 MW energy system and the world’s largest drum dryer for its medium-density particleboard (MDP) plant in Curitibanos, Santa Catarina.

USA – Roseburg is exploring the feasibility of locating a second MDF panel plant or bioenergy production facility within its current operating facility in the west.

GERMANY – With its expanded and further developed PerfectSense product range, Egger not only impresses its customers, but also the international jury of the German Design Award.

ALEMANIA – Sonae Arauco officially inaugurated its state-of-the-art particleboard plant the Beeskow.  Although the plant started operations in July 2020, it was only now possible to celebrate the opening of the new production plant due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

PORTUGAL – The Innovus MFC decorative product range from Sonae Arauco has won the Green Product Award 2022 in the Interior & Lifestyle category.

BRASIL – The economic news shows a Brazil with the return of inflation and successive downward projections for its GDP. This situation is directly related to the commotion in the world market, caused by the crisis of the pandemic Covid-19 and aggravated by the war in Ukraine.  In spite of this, Asperbras decided to increase its productive investments. 

BRAZIL – Guararapes Paineis reported consolidated sales of BRL 401.9 million in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q-2022) an increase of 14.2% compared to 1Q-2021 (BRL 352 million).

BRAZIL – Eucatex, one of the largest manufacturers of wooden panels in Brazil, with operations also in the paint, varnish, laminated flooring and doors segments, announced its results for the 1st quarter of 2022 (1Q-2022). Total sales revenue in 1Q-2022 was BRL 597.8 million, compared to BRL 529.7 million in 1Q-2021, up 12.9%.

USA – Arauco, North America’s leading manufacturer of composite wood panels, announced that it will invest USD 20 million to expand its lamination (TFL) capacity at its state-of-the-art particleboard mill in Grayling, Michigan.