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Lignin glue developed for plywood

15 June 2020
Latvijas Finieris, a developer, producer and supplier of birch plywood products, has together with Stora Enso taken the next steps towards replacing phenol – in resins used in plywood – with lignin. Source: Timberbiz This new lignin-based glue significantly reduces the carbon footprin
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New agile harvesting and processing head from Waratah

15 June 2020
Waratah Forestry’s new H212 is a lightweight, agile harvesting and processing head and is designed for 8-16 metric ton tracked carriers or 16-18 metric ton wheeled carriers, to provide enhanced productivity for early thinning operations. Source: Timberbiz The multi-purpose head can ha
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Tiny forests to meet climate goals more easily

15 June 2020
Tiny, dense forests are springing up around Europe as part of a movement aimed at restoring biodiversity and fighting the climate crisis. Often sited in schoolyards or alongside roads, the forests can be as small as a tennis court. They are based on the work of the Japanese botanist A
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Two NZ forestry companies and directors convicted for environmental damage

15 June 2020
Farman Turkington Forestry Ltd, AM Forest Harvesting Ltd and the company directors (Guy Farman, Michael Johnstone and Anthony Johnstone) have been convicted and fined for damaging a tributary of the Taueru River and discharging sediment during a forestry harvesting operation on the Cl
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APFA says retailers should follow Woolworths’ lead

15 June 2020
All Australian retailers should choose to follow Woolworths’ lead and reintroduce paper bags and packaging, the renewable and environmentally friendly solution, and help kickstart the Australian economy as the nation reopens in the wake on the CoVid-19 pandemic. Source: Timberbiz From
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Tasmania encouraging plantation and research for the future

15 June 2020
According to Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) there is a global shortage of timber, and farmers are the key to delivering the commercially viable resource of the future. In fact, the global demand for timber is expected to quadruple by 2050 (The World Bank, 2016). Source: Timberbiz With
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Buy Aussie Timber First to support the industry

15 June 2020
Timberlink has backed the Australian Forest Products Association’s campaign to help sustain and support the Aussie timber industry through the CoViD-19 economic downturn. Timberlink CEO Ian Tyson said that in “normal economic times” Australia produced around 80% of the softwood timber
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Federal Government urged to commit $50m to bioenergy roadmap

15 June 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association wants the Federal Government to commit $50 million in funding to help turbocharge the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s ‘Bioenergy Roadmap’. Source: Timberbiz The Roadmap will support Australia’s movement towards a renewable biofuture, cre
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NZ launches prospectus to back wood processing

15 June 2020
The Government is backing the forest and wood-processing industry to play a major role in New Zealand’s economic recovery, with the launch of the Invest in New Zealand Wood Processing prospectus to encourage wider local and offshore investment. Source: Timberbiz “The Government is con
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Victorian MPs fighting to overturn Federal Court decision on native forestry

15 June 2020
Victorian Federal Coalition MPs are seeking a meeting this week with the Environment Minister, Sussan Ley, urging her to override a Federal Court decision that threatens the future of the native forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz – Philip Hopkins Gippsland MP Darren Chester, who has
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