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US pavilion at Dubai EXPO

28 March 2022
The Woods Bagot designed pavilion at the long-awaited EXPO 2020 Dubai, which is held this year, has been a celebration of American people and ideas expressed in American red oak. Source: Timberbiz Designed by global architecture studio Woods Bagot and delivered by global experience de
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New research confirms the carbon savings in mass timber

28 March 2022
New research confirms that when it comes to carbon savings, mass timber buildings offer greater benefits than competitive building materials. Source: Timberbiz A multiyear comparative study, titled Comparative LCAs of Conventional and Mass Timber Buildings in Regions with Potential fo
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Beware of Russian timber products

28 March 2022
Russia supplies Australia and New Zealand with very small quantities of paper and paper products. IndustryEdge continues to express the view that in the face of atrocities, transgressions of sovereign borders, human rights abuses and persistent aggression from Russia, trade is mainly
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World Architecture Awards 2022 – last year’s winner was NZ

28 March 2022
Are you an architect or part of a project team that recognises the huge benefits of timber as a construction material?  Did you opt for certified timber as the main material in your completed construction project? Then make sure to enter your project for the Best Use of Certified Timb
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Biolubricants to grease the wheels of forestry equipment

25 March 2022
Biolubricants, lubricants derived from renewable or biomass feedstocks rather than petroleum, are expected to play an increasingly important role in the forestry equipment industry as equipment manufacturers and operators strive to improve their environmental profile, according to a F
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Grapple cranes going longer, higher and stronger

25 March 2022
FTG Moheda of Sweden has launched its the new grapple cranes M81T and M81DT, which are in the heaviest and strongest class of its cranes for large forest trailers and medium-sized forest machines. Source: Timberbiz They have been developed to meet the most demanding needs in terms of
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Russia banned and Poland wins Tree of the Year

25 March 2022
Drinkers are boycotting Russian vodka. Small and large US cities are cutting ties with their Russian “sister cities.” And in one of the latest examples of symbolic efforts to isolate Russia from the rest of the world, a group in Brussels disqualified Russia’s candidate, an oak tree sa
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Ponsse provides service videos on mobile devices

23 March 2022
Ponsse is launching a new customer oriented Ponsse Active Manual, which is an instruction and maintenance manual service with videos to support the daily work of forest machine operators. Source: Timberbiz The visual Ponsse Active Manual is an instruction and maintenance manual servic
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FAO revised classification of forest products

23 March 2022
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has published a revised classification of forest products, closing a 40-year gap since the last revision in 1981. Source: Timberbiz The Classification and definitions of forest products 2022 incorporates many new produc
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Logs, lumber, wood fibre all at risk of decline Europe

23 March 2022
Trade of logs and lumber in Europe will change dramatically in the coming years as timber harvests in Central Europe decline and the sanctions against Russia result in a plunge in forest products imports, according to Wood Resources International. Sources: Wood Resources International
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