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Vietnam and Malaysia sign MOC to strengthen timber industries

08 July 2022
Vietnam and Malaysia’s timber industries have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to further strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries. Source: The Vibes The MoC will also pave the way for Vietnamese and Malaysian timber manufacturers to create opportunities to pr
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FSC launches verification loop for Asian paulownia

08 July 2022
The Forest Stewardship Council has launched a transaction verification loop (TV loop) on FSC-certified paulownia, a type of hardwood species that is native across Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Korean, Laos and Vietnam. Source: Timberbiz According to FSC, a TV loop is “is the
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Latin America leads in developing innovative timber tracing systems

06 July 2022
Governments seeking to develop national timber traceability systems to comply with tightening international standards can look for inspiration to Latin America, a joint report by the FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Program and the World Resources Institute
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UPM program to decrease value chain emissions by 30% by 2030

06 July 2022
UPM is kicking off its -30 by 30 program to decrease value chain emissions by 30% from 2018 levels by 2030. Calculating the carbon footprint of a UPM product can take anywhere from a couple of weeks to several months. The more complex the product, the more information is needed to und
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Electric timber truck hits the road in Sweden

06 July 2022
SCA together with Scania Trucks has developed the world’s first electric timber truck with a capacity of 80 tonnes. SCA’s goal is to make the entire value chain fossil-free. Source: Timberbiz “We have come a long way in industrial processes, which are already 96% fos
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Steep slopes logging 40 years ago

04 July 2022
  Forestry and Land Scotland’s steep ground felling program along a major road, the A82, is the most technically challenging. It is carried out on dangerously steep slopes immediately beside a major truck road and utilities, the operation makes full use of state-of-the art machin
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USDA Forest Service directed to take bold action to restore forests

04 July 2022
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a memorandum to the USDA Forest Service directing the agency to take bold actions to restore forests, improve resilience, and address the climate crisis. Source: Timberbiz Secretary Vilsack made his announcement in recorded remarks at the in
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Gambia bans all timber exports

04 July 2022
Gambia has banned timber exports and permanently revoked all timber export licenses in an effort to combat illegal logging, the government said in a statement on Friday. Source: Timberbiz The tiny West African country, along with its neighbours Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, has struggled
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Portland’s new airport project attracts the tradies

01 July 2022
When Carpenters Local 1503 member William Smith got a chance to work reconstructing the Portland International Airport’s main terminal in Oregon USA, he left another job to take it. That’s because of the project’s centre piece: A mass timber roof made from Oregon-sourced wood. Sources
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SilvaStat360 Virtual Mill

01 July 2022
Since rolling out the SilvaStat360 interactive digital platform in 2017, Forest2Market has continued to develop a series of innovative and analytical solutions for participants in the global forest value chain. Source: Forest2Market Its newest interactive visualization includes a Virt
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