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UPM Fibres centralising operations in Finland

09 September 2024
UPM Fibres is centralising its production operations in Finland under one top level organisation. The change will simplify the Fibres Business Area structure. Source: Timberbiz As of 1 October 2024, UPM Fibres will consist of two production organizations: the existing Fibres Uruguay O
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Recommendations to build strong European woodworking industry

09 September 2024
The Resilientwood Project partners have put forward a series of recommendations to build a strong European woodworking industry. Source: Timberbiz More than 50 participants travelled to Brussels to attend the final conference and learn more about innovation, inclusion, mobility for ap
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Resource management reforms will restore consistency

09 September 2024
New Zealand forest owners say reforms of resource management instruments announced last week will deliver clearer, more consistent environmental standards for production forests nationwide. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Minister Todd McClay announced his plan to revise settings within th
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Forest industries welcome CCA report

09 September 2024
The Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed the Sector Pathways Review released by the Climate Change Authority (CCA). Source: Timberbiz The Review which considers decarbonisation pathways for a range of sectors, suggests forestry as a key means to increase removal of carb
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Audit requirements for low-risk plantation forestry projects reduced

09 September 2024
The audit requirements for low-risk plantation forestry projects in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme have been reduced to one scheduled audit. Source: Timberbiz This aligns with the Clean Energy Regulator’s risk-based approach to manage compliance. It ensures that audit
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Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning

09 September 2024
As forest owners, we have a valuable asset to protect. From ensuring fire breaks are cleared and maintained to conducting fuel reduction burns. When it comes to bushfire, we all have a part to play to make summer safer, and ensure our assets, homes and communities are prepared and pro
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Sector survey to inform future wood fibre roadmap for Victoria

09 September 2024
The Victorian Forest Products Association wants the forest and wood products sector to take part in a survey to capture ideas and support the development of a Future Wood Fibre Roadmap for Victoria. Source: Timberbiz Victoria has approximately 22% of Australia’s plantations – more tha
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Tassie timber primed for growth

09 September 2024
A report prepared by Greenwood Strategy Solutions Pty Ltd on behalf of the Tasmanian Forestry Hub finds Tasmania’s Forest and Wood products sector is primed for growth and better placed than any other Australian jurisdiction to transition to a new economy characterised by fibre, energ
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UPM temporarily shuts down mills in Finland

06 September 2024
The UPM Kaukas and UPM Kymi pulp mills in Finland will adjust their production temporarily to meet market conditions. Source: Timberbiz The mills’ production will be curtailed in accordance with the change negotiations held in March. “We are adjusting our production as a normal
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Trees for good health

06 September 2024
Creating a more robust tree canopy may reduce inflammation in a neighborhood’s residents, according to new research from the University of Louisville. Source: Courier Journal The Green Heart study, conducted by the university’s Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, involved over 8,0
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