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EV1 an electric forest machine for the future

22 August 2022
Ponsse and Epec are introducing the Ponsse EV1, an electric forest machine technology concept. While the forest machine will be commercially available later, Epec’s technology can already be used in electric or hybrid-electric commercial vehicles and non-road mobile machines. Source:
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Rising prices help Russia offset fall in wood exports due to sanctions

22 August 2022
In June, the European Union decreased lumber imports by 67% year-on-year to 638 thousand m3, while the average price for lumber jumped 130% to US$528 per m3. Russia remained Europe’s largest supplier of lumber, with exports down 43% to 250 thousand m3. Lumber exports from Ukrain
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Singapore University develops invisible fireproof coating for wood

22 August 2022
An invisible coating that can make wood “fireproof” has been invented by scientists at NTU Singapore. With the popularity of mass engineered timber growing in the construction industry, one of the biggest challenges for wood is its flammability. When untreated, wood or timber can burn
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Scion’s 5 years of extreme fire research – final report released

22 August 2022
Five years of Scion extreme fire research came to an end in December 2021, changing the way knowledge is shared to stop fires starting, predicting extreme fire spread paths and developing tools for firefighters. It built on Scion’s 25-year fire research program and deep knowledge of f
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We must use science to extinguish our fire crisis

22 August 2022
Climate change threatens our forests, but it is not necessarily an existential threat, according to a leading Australian scientist. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz “It’s not necessarily the case that we will be wiped out by wildfire. The existential threat of fire can be mitigate
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NZ Forest Owners welcome the transformation plan as a value add

22 August 2022
New Zealand Forest Owners Association says the Forestry and Wood Processing Industry Transformation Plan has the potential to drive New Zealand’s biggest step yet to increase domestic value-add to forest products. Source: Timberbiz The FOA also says the ITP is a vital tool to combat c
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NZ transformation plan set to develop wood processing and woody biomas

22 August 2022
Increasing New Zealand’ onshore wood processing capability and investing in developing its domestic woody biomass industry are two target areas that will drive sector growth, create jobs, and reduce emissions across the economy according to New Zealand’s Forestry Minister Stuart Nash.
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No surprise that imports of wood products from Russia to Australia slump

22 August 2022
Imports of wood products from Russia to Australia slumped in June 2022, with the total value of imports crashing 53% compared with the prior month. Valued at a total $4.2 million on a free-onboard basis, the value of monthly imports from Russia was the lowest for 14 months. Source: In
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Teaching forestry in our schools’ curriculum

22 August 2022
New ForestVR 360-degree videos have launched and can be viewed via any device with a web browser or a VR headset. The new video experiences span across three different themes and align to the Australian Curriculum. Source: Timberbiz The Forest Science Explorers series for primary stud
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Labour shortage targeted by new program as timber demand rises

22 August 2022
The union representing timber workers (CFMEU Manufacturing) has announced the start of a new targeted diversity program to induct new workers into the timber industry as labour shortages and timber demand have combined to create unexpected demand for workers. Source: Tumut and  Adelon
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