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New building act in Sweden promotes timber

01 February 2021
In Sweden the Act on Climate Declarations for Buildings has come into force in January 2022. This is a new declaration aims to drive developments towards more sustainable construction. Source: Timberbiz The frame is normally the part of a building with the greatest climate impact. On
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Future trends affecting the use of wood and wood products free webinar

01 February 2021
A free webinar hosted by Howard Parry-Husbands, principal of research firm pollinate presents the results of combining the findings of seven research projects over six years to provide a glimpse into the future trends affecting the use of wood and wood products. The webinar is titled
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Microforest movement planting a seed in NZ

01 February 2021
Just as a seed can become a towering tree, Colin Davis hopes his tiny forest will grow a movement. On a 100 square metre triangle of sloping land on his property in the Enner Glynn hills, Davis is planting a microforest. Source: Stuff NZ Each weekend, he and friend AJ Clarken, whose e
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Open letter on climate change report in NZ

01 February 2021
  Professor Euan Mason from the School of Forestry at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand has penned an open letter after the release of the Climate Change report. Professor Mason holds a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the University of Maine and a Doctor of Philoso
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Samuel review of RFAs promotes two major changes

01 February 2021
Australians can have confidence that our sustainably managed native forestry operations provide all the environmental safeguards required by the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC), according to Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Deputy CEO Vic
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Two former Forestry Corp staff awarded OAMS

01 February 2021
A tireless advocate for the south west slopes softwood plantation industry and the ecologist who discovered Australia’s largest known roost of Eastern Horseshoe Bats are the two former Forestry Corporation of NSW staff who have been awarded the Medal (OAM) in the General Division in t
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Frame Australia webinar series launches in February

01 February 2021
As the trend to sustainability gathers pace, Frame Australia is launching a unique series of CPD-accredited webinars featuring innovative timber and mass wood construction projects. Source: Timberbiz The use of offsite timber and mass wood building construction in Australia has double
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Totally wooden caps for beauty

29 January 2021
Quadpack has launched the first caps of its patented full-wood family. Wood is technically challenging but a natural material with well-known elasticity and water permeability, but until now almost impossible to be used as a beauty packaging component without a plastic insert. Source:
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Heavy head for hard to cut trees

29 January 2021
When harvesting in rough forests, an operator can face several challenges for example, trees that need to be cut from two directions, root flares that are too wide for the saw bar or rough limbs that need to be processed several times. Komatsu’s C164 is designed with these conditions
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US finds China guilty of dumping wood products

29 January 2021
In a victory for US manufacturers, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) made a unanimous affirmative determination in the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on wood mouldings and millwork products from China. Source: Timberbiz The ITC found that US pro
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