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Resolute Canadian plant to produce cellulose filaments from wood

21 January 2020
Resolute Forest Products announced the construction of a commercial plant specializing in the production of cellulose filaments, a new sustainable biomaterial derived from wood fibre, at its Kénogami paper mill in Quebec as well as the optimization of the mill, at a total cost of Can$
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New roadside processor from Tigercat

21 January 2020
Tigercat’s new 850, a purpose built roadside processor delivers performance and impressive fuel economy. Designed for high volume roadside processing, the Tigercat 850 offers many advantages over excavator conversions including better service access, higher cooling capacity and proces
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US softwood firms in 2020

21 January 2020
As expected by most US softwood lumber producers at the end of 2019, demand for construction framing dimension softwood lumber products remained steady through the Christmas season and looks promising as the industry ushers in 2020. The latest round of sawmill closures, mostly in Brit
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Update on upgrade of Bell Bay mill

21 January 2020
Timberlink CEO Ian Tyson recently welcomed Guy Barnett, Tasmanian Minister for Resources, to Timberlink’s Bell Bay mill to see its investments in technology and safety upgrades such as the new flow kilns and grade scanner. Source: Timberbiz The installation of new state-of-the-art Con
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Drylandcarbon shows its commitment to carbon farming

21 January 2020
Drylandcarbon has entered into a contract to purchase a block of marginal land near Wairoa in New Zealand which it says demonstrates a constructive approach to carbon farming, the retention of pastoral grazing land and the preservation of rural communities. Source: Timberbiz Drylandca
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ATO extends tax assistance for bushfire areas

21 January 2020
The Australian Tax office has extended a package of tax assistance for people impacted by the recent bushfires in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania as part of the whole-of-government response to the disaster. Around three and a half million businesses
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Hyne Tumbarumba up and running again

21 January 2020
As recovery gets underway for the Tumbarumba region, the Hyne Timber Mill is back up and running, despatching truckloads of timber, thanks to the many volunteers and emergency services who protected it throughout the bushfire crisis. A number of team members from Queensland have been
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Young Queensland engineer wins with timber panels research

21 January 2020
A Queensland Government timber engineer has been recognised at the Australian Young Researchers’ Conference for research that will save timber manufacturers time, money and resources. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said Adam Faircloth, a timbe
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Roundtable shapes agriculture bushfire response

21 January 2020
Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Agriculture Minister Senator Bridget McKenzie met with agriculture industry leaders to hear about the impact of the recent bushfires and discuss the road to recovery for many businesses and communities. Source: Timberbiz Minister McKenzie, who was jo
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Bushfire relief comes from locals like Alpine Truss

21 January 2020
Alpine Truss Wangaratta has donated $15,000 to assist with bushfire recovery in North East Victoria, some of which will go towards stationery packs to help children get back to school. Basic necessities such as the back to school packs for children will take a load off parents’
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