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Conventional mulcher for medium-heavy applications

15 February 2021
  Prinoth has been producing versions of its mulchers for 30 years. Its M650m mulcher for medium-heavy forestry service is a familiar, well-established machine and its latest iteration includes fluid coupling. Source: Timberbiz The newly developed M650m Turbo now offers even grea
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New bioproduct mill largest investment ever by Finnish forest industry

15 February 2021
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, will build a new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland. The value of the investment is EUR 1.6 billion and it is the largest investment ever made by the Finnish forest industry in Finland. Source: Timberbiz The construction phase will take approximately tw
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Russian law to ban export of softwood, China to feel the pain

15 February 2021
Russia exported 15 million m3 of logs in 2020, which accounted for almost 12% of globally traded roundwood. Much of this trade may come to a halt next year when a new law proposed by Russia’s president will ban the exportation of softwood logs and high-value hardwood logs as of Januar
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First tree-root-mircobiome model to be developed by Scion

15 February 2021
Scion researchers have started a new program to develop the first ever tree-root-microbiome model. Collaborators in this program include Lincoln University (New Zealand), University of Western Sydney (Australia), Woodwell Climate Research Center (USA) and Wright State University (USA)
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Risky business due to Bob Brown Foundation protests

15 February 2021
The Bob Brown Foundation has been condemned over protesters’ dangerous behaviour last week at the Artec Mill at Bell Bay where haulage trucks were forced to be backed up for kilometres, unable to unload.  Source: Timberbiz The Australian Forest Contractors Association says the f
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NZ log exports down 6.3% in 2020

15 February 2021
New Zealand’s log exports declined 6.3% in 2020, falling to 20.080 million m3 in the tumultuous year. As the year drew to a close, exports in December totalled 1.845 million m3, down 4.4% on the prior month but a solid 8.6% higher than exports recorded in December 2019. Source: Indust
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Victoria nowhere near safety target for reduced fuel loads

15 February 2021
Gippsland East Nationals MP Tim Bull wants Victoria’s Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio to outline how the State Government plans to address fuel loads, after it conceded it had only reached 43% of an already low target. Source: Timberbiz “In the lead up to last summer’s horrendous
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WA government wants to expand pine plantations but won’t replant

15 February 2021
The Western Australian government has been urged to take urgent action to allow the replanting of pine in the Gnangara/Pinjar/Yanchep region. The chairman of the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers Brad Barr said the clear felling of maritime pine trees i
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Wairoa foresters forced to subsidise local meatworks

15 February 2021
Foresters in the Wairoa District are appalled that a part of their recent rate increase will go to propping up the local meatworks. Wairoa District Council disclosed at a meeting to discuss a differential rating targeting forestry, that the Council was providing a rebate of NZ$150,000
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Five-storey Queensland building up in 26 days

15 February 2021
The latest five-storey mass engineered timber building to be constructed in Queensland topped out this week as the final prefabricated Glue Laminated Timber beams and Cross Laminated Timber panels were craned into position. Source: Timberbiz The NIOA facility extension in the Brisbane
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