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Indonesia furniture industry to get more government support

02 June 2021
Indonesia’s Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, said the performance of the country’s furniture sector was very encouraging and as a result it will get more support from the government. Source: Tropical Timber Market Report Furniture exports in 2020 increased by around 8
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Blockchain comes to forestry in pilot program

02 June 2021
Information Technology is playing an important role in evolving FSC’s toolset to protect its reputation and credibility, strengthen assurance, and to combat fraudulent trade claims. Source: Timberbiz FSC has now expanded its capabilities to detect and respond to risks to include more
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25 points of improvement for Komatsu C-heads

02 June 2021
From today the cutting unit on all Komatsu C-heads, Constant Cut, will benefit an upgraded design. The upgrade contains no less than 25 points and represents a number of improvements for customers, both in terms of increased productivity and better flow in the production. Source: Timb
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From a forest in PNG to a floor in Sydney: China getting rich off Pacific timber

02 June 2021
China is the major buyer of wood from Pacific nations like PNG and Solomon Islands, which are implicated in illegal or unsustainable logging. An illegally logged tree, felled in the diminishing forests of Papua New Guinea, may well end up becoming floorboards in a Sydney living room,
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Autonomous log truck testing in Canada to avoid driver shortages

31 May 2021
For years now, the forest industry in Canada has voiced concerns about a growing labour shortage, as more and more workers reach retirement age and fewer young people enter the sector to take their place. This shortage is particularly acute when it comes to finding truck drivers for l
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The EFFEKT of remote-controlled pine growing

31 May 2021
Danish architecture studio EFFEKT has planted hundreds of pine seedlings around seven architectural models at the Venice Architecture Biennale using a hydroponics system that’s remote-controlled from Copenhagen. Source: Dezeen The installation is called Ego to Eco and responds t
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Superhard windows for John Deere harvesters and forwarders

31 May 2021
To improve the durability of its machines, John Deere now features RENCRAFT Super Hard Coat polycarbonate windows as standard on its G-Series harvesters and G-Series forwarders. Source: Timberbiz Providing improvements over the windows previously used, the upgraded windows are designe
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Largest US forestry experiment to answer how to balance timber and conservation

28 May 2021
Despite lingering tensions among environmentalists and loggers, a plan to launch the largest forestry experiment in the United States, and perhaps the world, last month cleared a major hurdle. Source: Nature Controversially, the study would allow logging in a new research forest, in a
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Cardboard cans’ solution celebrates its second birthday

28 May 2021
Alzamora Group, a leading Spanish cardboard packaging manufacturer, has recently celebrated the second year of its LatCub packaging solution. The revolutionary renewable, biodegradable and fully recyclable cardboard packaging replaces the plastic ring-pull and shrink-wrap around bever
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JCB appoints new dealer for its OEM engines in Australia

28 May 2021
JCB Power Systems has appointed a new dealer to sell and support its OEM engines in Australia – EIP. Source: Timberbiz “EIP will be a powerful strategic partner for us with the ability to bring new opportunities in the Australian market. The JCB Power Systems range will integrat
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