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More Zen with LEGO Bonsai trees for adults

04 January 2021
The LEGO Group has revealed a new range of mindful models for the green-fingered. The decorative LEGO Botanical Collection includes a LEGO Bonsai Tree for those looking to be more Zen in the new year. Source: Timberbiz Adults can now bring a touch of nature into their home and unwind
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Tigercat adds new mulcher and mulching head

04 January 2021
Tigercat has added to its mulcher line-up with the release of the 760B mulcher and the 4061-30 mulching head. The new 760B is a 550hp class mulcher carrier that shares major components with the field proven and similarly classed Tigercat 480B track driven mulcher as well as the  M726G
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Sumitomo Forestry and Kyoto Uni developing wooden satellites

04 January 2021
Sumitomo Forestry and Kyoto University have joined forces to develop what they hope will be the world’s first satellites made out of wood by 2023. Sources: BBC News, SYFY Wire, Timberbiz “We are very concerned with the fact that all the satellites which re-enter the Earth&
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Hyne farewells one of its longest-serving employees

04 January 2021
Noel (surname withheld) commenced with Hyne in 1981 as an experienced and qualified fitter and turner. What he thought would be a 6-week stint of maintenance work turned into a diverse and successful long career. Source: Timberbiz Since then, Noel has worked across the whole of the Hy
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Lees Seymour resigns from OneFortyOne

04 January 2021
OneFortyOne announced that Lees Seymour has resigned from the role of OneFortyOne Executive General Manager, New Zealand, effective 18 December 2020. Source: Timberbiz Executive OneFortyOne CEO Andy Giles Knopp said: “Lees has made a significant contribution during his time at OneFort
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KIPT to harvest in earnest in New Year

04 January 2021
Clearance of plantation trees alongside power lines is almost complete on Kangaroo Island and crews are preparing to move into the harvest proper in the New Year, starting with the fire-damaged pine plantations. Source: Timberbiz Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has worked closely w
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India could take up the log slack from China ban

04 January 2021
Gary Addison had been planning to send $3 million worth of logs to China, but amid growing trade tensions with Beijing he has set his sights on India as a new market. Australian company Varied was set to export 20,000 tonnes of wood to China, but the shipment was put on hold at the fi
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China stops WA logs export with limited local outcomes

04 January 2021
The effect of China’s suspension of log exports from Western Australia would be minimal, according to the Forest Industries Federation of WA. China suspended the export of logs from WA on 23 December, with Chinese customs authorities notifying the Australian Department of Agriculture,
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Recovery grant to establish biomass mill on Kangaroo Island

04 January 2021
A $5.5 million bushfire recovery grant will support establishment of a biomass pellet mill plant on Kangaroo Island capable of processing fire-damaged timber.Over the past 12 months, KIPT has worked to secure diversified markets for dry product, that is, logs produced from forests dam
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Review of ABC error-filled story returns a positive for forestry

04 January 2021
The ABC’s Audience and Consumer Affairs Department has admitted that a recently published story made a series of errors which showed Australian forestry in a negative light. Justin Law, Managing Director of community group, Forest and Wood Communities Australia, made the complaint to
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