ARGENTINA – Sadepan Latinoamericana S.A., a company belonging to the Gruppo Mauro Saviola of Italy, launched five new melamine designs in its Potenza line and presented its 2019/20 Collection, a versatile selection of the latest European trends for the furniture and decoration industry.
CHILE – Effective August 1st Pablo Franzini will succeed Kelly Shotbolt as President of Arauco’s North American operations, including Canada, the United States and Mexico.
ARGENTINA – Egger, the manufacturer of wood-based products for the furniture industry, interior design, construction and flooring was the main sponsor of Fitecma, held at the Costa Salguero Center in Buenos Aires from July 2 to 6.
CHINA / ECUADOR – During the month of June, three new Dieffenbacher lines produced their first boards. Two of them of the Chinese Wanhua Group and its subsidiary Wanhua Ecoboard China and one of Novopan del Ecuador.
BRAZIL – Duratex was once again recognized as one of the most innovative companies in the country, through the Valor Inovação Brasil 2019 Prize.
POLAND – On June 28, 2019, EGGER Biskupiec began to operate its state-of-the-art particleboard production plant for furniture manufacturing.
ECUADOR – With a 7.0% growth in the first five months of 2019, Ecuadorian particleboard (PB)/MDP exports exceeded USD 51 million.
REGION – Brazilian panel manufacturer Eucatex stands out among its peers by posting the best performance figures in 1Q-2019 according to the Notifix® Index.
GERMANY –Sonae Arauco has been honored with the Interzum Award in the category “High Product Quality” for its three-dimensional fiberboard 3DF. The award underlines the importance of design as a value-adding factor in form and function and is chosen by a jury of experts.
GERMANY – EGGER previewed new decors, surfaces and products at the Interzum 2019 trade fair in Cologne, with three products receiving an Interzum Award.
CANADA – Norbord Inc. announced its intention to indefinitely curtail production at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in 100 Mile House, British Columbia starting in August 2019.
MEXICO – In the first quarter of 2019, the Mexican MDF manufacturer,Tecnotabla,achieved its fourth consecutive quarter with a record sales in boards, reaching sales in the period of MXN 295,000,000, a 40% growth in the first quarter of 2018.
