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Birch bark to feature in cosmetics and personal care products

11 August 2021
Metsa will join Innomost Ltd in its new venture to use birch bark to produce a range of ingredients for use in cosmetics and personal care products. Metsä has several mills that can provide birch bark. Source: Timberbiz Innomost’s present product portfolio includes betulin, suberin, b
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Northern Ireland forestry in a state of flux – forestry’s a dirty word

09 August 2021
Northern Ireland’s Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett, was told that forestry is a dirty word, that jobs are on the line, and that machinery has been repossessed by banks due to the ongoing forest
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Wildfires hit many parts of Greece

09 August 2021
Wildfires have erupted in many parts of Greece during a week long heatwave, it was the worst in three decades, with searing temperatures and hot winds creating tinderbox conditions. Sources: Reuters, SBS Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfire
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Husqvarna’s new 592 XP chainsaw to land in Australia next year

09 August 2021
Husqvarna’s 592 XP chainsaws will be coming to Australia early next year, these new Husqvarna 90cc chainsaws have been developed to meet the toughest of demands, in a user-friendly way and made for demanding tree professionals. Source: Timberbiz They are designed to meet heavy-duty ch
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More than 1750 nail plate trusses hold together a Japanese factory

06 August 2021
Where do you find 1750 nail plate trusses in Japan?  Well, it is actually 1758 trusses, and they are being installed at ARCHIVISION21’s new state-of-the-art prefabricated modular factory that is being constructed in Chitose, Hokkaido. Source: Timberbiz If you think that is a lot of tr
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Ecological forestry can lower insurance premiums

06 August 2021
Ecological forestry, which includes prescribed burns and thinning overgrown forests, can decrease total insurance premiums by 41% for homeowners’ coverage, while a range of decreases was seen for commercial property premiums, according to a study by Willis Towers Watson and The Nature
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Carbon offset forests on fire in the US

06 August 2021
Forests in the United States that generate the carbon offsets bought by companies including BP and Microsoft are on fire as summer blazes rage in North America. Source: Financial Times Corporate net-zero emission pledges rely on such projects to compensate for the carbon dioxide gener
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Southern Vietnam furniture hub under lockdown 

04 August 2021
The entire Southern Region of Vietnam has been placed under a two-week lockdown as confirmed Covid-19 cases exceeded 3,000 daily at the end of July. After successfully containing the virus for much of the pandemic, Vietnam is facing a rapid spread of infections that has led to movemen
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Remsoft supports forest teaching and research in Russia and Canada

04 August 2021
Remsoft will support forest management teaching and research at the Saint Petersburg State University in Russia and Canada’s University of Toronto through its Educational Partners Program (EPP). Source: Timberbiz Remsoft is a Canadian provider of asset management and asset optimizatio
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Tigercat shovel logger for extreme slopes

04 August 2021
Tigercat has launched its LSX870D shovel logger which is based on the LX870D series track carrier platform. The machine is designed for extreme duty steep slope logging. Source: Timberbiz With a choice of attachments including the new Tigercat BG13 grapple with a live heel boom or the
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