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Australian 737 airtanker sent to fight US wildfires

02 August 2021
Australia has sent a jet air tanker to the United States to help fight wildfires in the US. Source: Associated Press Officials at the National Interagency Fire Centre in Boise said that the Boeing 737 from the New South Wales Rural Fire Service had arrived. The jet is being made avail
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Sweden on the verge of war among forestry and activists

02 August 2021
More than two-thirds of Sweden is covered by trees, and that’s turning the country into a battleground between loggers and climate activists. The spark is the EU’s new Forest Strategy. It aims to boost biodiversity, limit burning trees for energy, protect remaining old gro
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Bandit introduces a tracked horizontal grinder

02 August 2021
Bandit Industries’ new Model 1425 track is a highly productive and compact horizontal grinder. It is equipped with many of the same features as the tow-behind version and by adding tracks it substantially increases the capabilities of this unit. Source: Timberbiz “Since introducing th
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Australia asked to help build Timber Beacon at COP26

02 August 2021
Australia’s forest industries are being asked to help build the ‘Timber Beacon’ at COP26 in Glasgow in November, a timber structure to show world leaders that embracing sustainably managed renewable timber industries will help to cut global emissions. Source: Timberbiz The Beacon will
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Ireland faces timber shortage, mills are importing timber

30 July 2021
The issues in the forestry sector and the attempts to deal with them have been slammed by one TD (member of parliament Ireland), who has labelled it a “national scandal”. Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice said it was “mind-boggling” that mills in Ireland were forced to import timber
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Anti-forestry protestors in Canada are destructive and dangerous

30 July 2021
Canada’s Resource Works stands with the Pacheedaht First Nation and RCMP in condemning the recent actions of anti-forestry protestors in Tree Farm License 46 on Southern Vancouver Island. Source: Resource Works “Rather than playing a constructive role in moving British Columbia toward
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Metsa increases folding boxboard production in response to growing demand

30 July 2021
Metsa has invested EUR 210 million to increase its folding boxboard capacity at its Husum mill in Sweden. The company is responding to growing demand for sustainably produced packaging materials that support the circular economy. The investment strengthens Metsä Board’s position
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Forestry England launches program to invite business into the forest

28 July 2021
In the lead up to COP26, as climate change and the alarming decline in biodiversity come into sharp focus, the UK’s largest land manager Forestry England has launched a new partnership program for businesses inviting companies to demonstrate their own sustainability values, by joining
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A PATHH to pandemic assistance in US for timber harvesters and haulers

28 July 2021
USDA has announced the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers program (PATHH). PATHH provides up to US$200 million to support timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that experienced a loss of at least 10% gross revenue from 1 January through 1 December 2020, co
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Tokyo’s Olympic village plaza made with borrowed wood

28 July 2021
The Tokyo Olympic Village Plaza is the gateway to the Olympic and Paralympic Village of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and offers a wide range of services to athletes, team officials, guests and the media during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Source: Timberbiz It is located in Tokyo&
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