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Metsä Group focussed on carbon capture

23 September 2024
Metsä Group’s production units annually generate around 12 million tonnes of wood-based carbon dioxide, and the company is increasingly focusing on promoting its large-scale capture. Source: Timberbiz Now Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen has been appointed project director of Metsä Group’s carbon
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Combilift secures two more awards

23 September 2024
Combilift has secured two more awards – Design Team of the Year and The Industry Leader of the Year this time at the UK Engineering & Manufacturing Awards 2024. Source: Timberbiz The ‘Design Team of the Year’ award was presented to Combilift’s Heavy Equipment Team for their except
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Bringing back the red spruce

23 September 2024
In the early 1800s, more than 500,000 acres of red spruce forests blanketed the Appalachian Mountains. As the population realized the value of red spruce, it became heavily logged for paper, construction lumber and musical instruments. In the 1970s and 1980s, the same lands were worke
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Updated NZ Road Engineering Manual: Forest Road Design for HPMVs

23 September 2024
The NZFOA/NZFFA Transport and Logistics committee has released a new appendix to the New Zealand Forest Owners Road Engineering Manual, titled Forest Roads for High Productivity Motor Vehicles with Two Drive Axle Log Trucks. Source: Timberbiz Prepared by Paul van der Voort from Forest
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Total Tools hacked data breach alert for tradies

23 September 2024
Trade businesses have been put on alert for cyber-attacks and should review their digital security measures after a data leak hit major Australian hardware chain Total Tools. Source: Timberbiz COSBOA CEO Luke Achterstraat has warned businesses in the construction and trades industry o
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NZ resource management reforms welcomed by WPMA

23 September 2024
Mandating the processing of resource consents to within 1-year for wood processing facilities and related activities announced by the New Zealand Government as part of the resource management reform proposals is welcomed by the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association. Source: Ti
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Australia’s recovered paper use lifts to all-time high

23 September 2024
Paperboard producers in Australia lifted their use of recovered paper to an all-time high in 2023-24. Local producers used 1.879 million tonnes of recovered paper for the year, a lift of 8.2% or 142,000 tonnes on the prior year. Source: IndustryEdge Growth in local use of recovered pa
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Master Builders joins construction industry forum

23 September 2024
The appointment of the Master Builders Australia to the National Construction Industry Forum (NCIF) has been described as another positive step in tackling key challenges faced by the building and construction industry. Source: Timberbiz “As the only industry body representing the com
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Cattle Australia land management policy includes forests

23 September 2024
Cattle Australia (CA) has launched its Land Management Commitment (LMC) strategic policy, which emphasises the primacy of agricultural land and includes definitions of deforestation and forest in the Australian context, along with four recommendations for implementation. Source: Timbe
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Parkside to build glulam facility in Queensland

23 September 2024
Parkside Timber is planning to build a high-impact timber and laminating facility in Wondai, Queensland, contributing to the local timber industry and economy. Sources: Industry Update, Timberbiz It is projected to process up to 6000 tonnes of timber annually once it reaches maximum c
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