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Women from Ukraine take over planting in Sweden

01 August 2022
The war in Ukraine has affected many forestry contractors, who have not been able to hire enough staff. Åke Backman in Älvsbyn, Sweden has only got a fraction of his staff, but some of his problems could be solved thanks to the fact that he hired women who fled the war in Ukraine. Sou
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Commercial forestry ‘shoulders the weight’ of carbon capture

01 August 2022
New research commissioned by Scottish Forestry offers evidence that commercial forestry will be the mainstay of climate emergency mitigation in Scotland’s push towards Net Zero. A recently published report, with work carried out by Forest Research, assesses different options for woodl
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Lingering timber trade dispute between US and Canada

01 August 2022
A lingering trade dispute between the US and Canada is expected to keep tariffs on softwood lumber in place, adding to soaring inflation costs. Source: Bloomberg The US is expected to lower duty rates on Canadian softwood lumber in a ruling next week, but not get rid of them, said Sus
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Master Builders against fast dismantling of ABCC

01 August 2022
The 6.1% rise in inflation to be at the highest level in over 30 years highlights the severity of the current economic challenge and the need for sound economic management to be the Federal Government’s priority mission. Source: Timberbiz “The jump in inflation reinforces the building
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Revised National Risk Assessment by FSC for Australia

01 August 2022
To ensure the controlled wood system continues to be properly implemented in Australia, the FSC Board has, in accordance with applicable requirements set by FSC International, determined that an urgent revision of the National Risk Assessment (NRA) is required. Source: Timberbiz FSC-P
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OFO turns to seagrass to fight climate change

01 August 2022
OneFortyOne has partnered with Cawthron Institute, Westpac NZ Government Innovation Fund, Port Nelson to launch a seagrass restoration project that aims to fight climate change and improve ecosystem health. Source: Timberbiz The three-year project will develop a blueprint for seed-bas
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Salvaged timber from historic jetty on sale

01 August 2022
Timber salvaged from the $4.2 million partial deconstruction of the historic One Mile Jetty at Carnarvon in Western Australia is available to individuals, groups and businesses seeking to repurpose it for use in the local community, and elsewhere. Source: Timberbiz The jetty suffered
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Scion’s new general manager of Forests to Timber Products

01 August 2022
Scion has announced Henri Baillères as its new general manager of Forests to Timber Products, starting today. Dr Henri Baillères has deep research and industry experience in forestry and wood product innovation. Source: Timberbiz Most recently, he was product development manager at Hy
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Forestry Corp staff awarded National Emergency Medals

01 August 2022
More than 150 Forestry Corporation staff from northern NSW, including staff based in Maitland, Wauchope, Coffs Harbour, Grafton and Taree were this month awarded the National Emergency Medal for their role in managing the 2019-20 bushfires. Source: Timberbiz The National Emergency Med
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Henkel and 3RT partner to produce hardwood products

01 August 2022
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has strengthened its capabilities for timber construction solutions by investing in 3RT, Melbourne, Australia. Together with partners the company has developed a robotic process to convert forest and plantation residue into high-quality and unique hardwood
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