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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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Vimek upgrades its forest machines

19 August 2022
Hand in hand with the development of Vimek’s Next Generation line up, the company is taking the opportunity to upgrade existing forestry machines. Source: Timberbiz The Vimek 404 T8 and Vimek T8 DUO will be the new and improved versions of the previous Vimek 404 SE and Vimek 404
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Canadian skills program for mass timber use

19 August 2022
The government of British Columbia (BC), Canada, has launched a new program to help experienced carpenters, iron workers and builders gain the in-demand skills needed to succeed in the growing field of mass timber innovation. Source: Panels & Furniture Asia Investing in mass timbe
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Amcor to sell its three Russian factories

19 August 2022
Amcor announced that it will be selling its three factories in Russia. This announcement is in line with its statement in March regarding scaling down activities and exploring strategic options for its Russia operations. Source: Timberbiz Until completion of the sale, which is current
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Ecovery reforestation and afforestation app

17 August 2022
Ecovery Life Foundation, a public benefit corporation focused on carbon-sequestering, reforestation, and other eco-projects in the ESG space, announced the official launch of WoodLand: a membership network to help solve critical environmental issues via afforestation and reforestation
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50th anniversary of Warringtonfire’s first commercial fire test

17 August 2022
Warringtonfire is marking the 50th anniversary of its first commercial fire test, which took place at a newly completed fire testing laboratory in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in the summer of 1972. Source: Timberbiz Fifty years later, what is believed to be the UK’s oldest existing
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Forest Europe’s first high level talks in late August

17 August 2022
Forest Europe’s first High-Level Policy Dialogue, titled Sustainable Forest Management: Unlocking forest biodiversity’s potential, will take place on 30 August 2022, with important contributions from EFI. Source: Timberbiz Forest Europe (former Ministerial Conference on the Protection
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Mondi to sell Russian facility to Augment

15 August 2022
Mondi has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its most significant facility in Russia, Joint Stock Company Mondi Syktyvkar, together with two affiliated entities to Augment Investments Limited. Source: Timberbiz The disposal is conditional on the approval of the Ru
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JD upgrades its knuckleboom loaders with safety improvements

15 August 2022
John Deere has made upgrades to its knuckleboom loader line-up, including visibility enhancements aiming to increase operator safety and accuracy. The 2022 models of 437E and 337E knuckleboom loaders feature a newly designed front window by removing the external mesh guard and replaci
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