It is a tough time to be a South African sawmiller. Economic growth is stagnant, and the timber market is at its worst ever. Electricity and, therefore, production are intermittent. Stocks are piling up. Mills…
The FX Group started 2023 with a decidedly bullish outlook on the back of switching on the biomass electricity plant at its Lothair particleboard factory. The investment produces the first “green power” boards while supporting…
The two-stroke oil you choose for your forestry power tools can seriously impact the machine’s lifespan and operational efficiency. Not all oils are equal. It can make or break engines and the profitability of your…
Cassie Greyling’s company, Can-Do Timbers, recently took delivery of a new John Deere 859MH tracked harvester carrying a Waratah 616C series-III harvesting head. The machine is an upgrade on the company’s reliable nine years…
Radical change is afoot in South Africa’s primary and secondary wood processing industries. If any sawmillers think it is “business as usual”, then they did not attend (or stream) Sawmilling South Africa (SSA’s) first face-to-face…
The recently launched Innovus Spirit finish, designed to complement Sonae Arauco’s woodgrains set, combines the elements of “Matching Life” with contemporary interior decorative applications. Spirit is an exclusive finish that appears full of movement and…
Sonae Arauco’s Innovus MFC decorative product range has won the Green Product Award 2022 in the Interior and Lifestyle category of the much anticipated annual awards in Munich, Germany. Nils Bader founded the Green Product…
An independent and verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) analysis of Sonae Arauco’s wood-based decorative panels confirms that in 2021 it retained 3,5-million tonnes of carbon dioxide in the products supplied to customers in over 75…
Local forestry harvesting specialists realise that harvesting operations must consider utilising purpose-built equipment that is up to operating in harsh environments. This same equipment also needs to produce the highest quality of stable output as…
By Joy Crane Biesse’s Facebook page counted down the days to an important announcement. On 4 March, the trade markets director Gianluca Ticchi revealed that “we are proud to announce that our new partner in…
