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Wooden Apple sells for half a million

12 November 2021
Someone has just paid US $500,000 for a rare Apple-1 computer built and tested by company co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The 45-year-old computer went up for auction on Tuesday, which resulted in the winning bidder reportedly paying US$400,000 to own the machine, and anothe
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New combined tiller with brand new technology

10 November 2021
Combined tillers have long been highly appreciated in the forestry sector. Now thanks to its special design, several different operations are possible using the one machine such as stone crushing, wood mulching and soil tilling up to a depth of 40 cm. Source: Timberbiz This translates
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World Heritage Kizhi gets free timber for restorations

10 November 2021
Segezha Group in Russia handed over four timber carriers with a total of 130 m3 of sawn timber to the Kizhi State Open Air Museum. Kizhi is one of the largest Russian open-air museums and is listed among the UNESCO World Heritage sites. Source: Timberbiz The sawn timber is for the res
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Mid-year timber demand at record levels in UK

10 November 2021
Demand for timber and panel products during the northern summer months of 2021 was at record levels with import volumes over 3.2 million m3 in these three months alone. Source: Timberbiz August became the third consecutive month when import volumes exceeded one million m3, with softwo
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Two new truck tyres from Nokian

08 November 2021
Nokian Heavy Tyres has released two new truck tyres the E-Truck is designed for reliable, economical kilometres on medium and regional roads and Nokian R-Truck, is for demanding on and off-road use. Source: Timberbiz In places where the cities and towns are close to one another, there
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Global shipment takes 23% longer now

08 November 2021
In Q3 2021, the average global shipment took 12 more days, or 23% longer, than the same period last year, reported supply chain management platform E2open. Overall, lead times have steadily increased across all lanes during the last 12 months, requiring shippers to budget more time fo
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Lumber prices rising as supply tightens and US doubles tariffs on Canada

08 November 2021
Lumber prices are on the rise again as supply tightens, residential construction projects pick up, and the US prepares to double a tariff on Canadian softwood. Source: The Real Deal That means home prices will stay higher, Bloomberg reported, noting that lumber futures this week are a
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China produces ultra-thin fibreboard

05 November 2021
The first ultra-thin fibreboard panels successfully rolled off the production line of the Shandong Xingang Enterprise Group Limited Company mill in China. Sources: Timberbiz, Tropical Timber Market Report This production demonstration plant for ultra-thin fibreboard is located in Yita
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Wooden greenhouse design that is heat provider not consumer

05 November 2021
A new wood-based design could reduce the carbon footprint of greenhouses by enabling them to become heat providers rather than consumers. The enclosed design is ideal for vertical farming and growing crops in urban areas using less land, fewer resources, and less water. Source: Timber
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COP26 forest pact frays as Indonesia cries unfair

05 November 2021
The COP26 forests pact frays as Indonesia calls it ‘unfair’ days after signing up as its environment and forestry minister says asking the developing country to halt deforestation by 2030 is unjust. Source: The Financial Times A global commitment to halt the destruction of the world’s
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