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Biesse Group expands its international footprint

29 April 2021
Biesse Group has announced the expansion of its international network with new branches opening in Israel, Japan and Brazil to strengthen its presence in markets identified as strategic. Source: Timberbiz The Group believes that international development, together with technological a
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Tigercat upgrades features on RemoteLog and LogOn

29 April 2021
Tigercat has introduced new features on its powerful RemoteLog and LogOn telematics system. Using the same satellite connection as RemoteLog, machine operators or technicians may now send and receive simple text messages when no cellular mobile network is available.  Source: Timberbiz
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Scotland shows the way to forestry in the UK

28 April 2021
Forestry and wood processing is a 21st century Scottish success story. Increased tree planting has attracted hundreds of millions of pounds in investment and is sequestering carbon, providing thousands of jobs and creating more places for people and wildlife according to Stuart Goodal
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Make or break moment for forestry says UN

28 April 2021
Deputy Secretary-General of the UN Amina Mohammed said we were at a “make or break moment”, adding that woodlands provide vital functions, including as guardians of fresh water sources and biodiversity protection. Source: Timberbiz “Investing in forests is key to climate resilience an
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Like humans, trees benefit from a coffee fix

28 April 2021
It’s not just humans who love a coffee fix, it turns out trees like a good cuppa. A by-product of the coffee production process has the potential to speed up restoration of former areas of tropical forest, degraded by deforestation and land conversion. Source: FWPA New research has de
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Indonesia achieves double digit growth in forestry

26 April 2021
Indonesia notched up the remarkable feat of achieving double-digit growth from its forestry exports in the first quarter of this year despite the ongoing pandemic weighing heavily on global markets. Source: ForestHints Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said tha
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Smooth system adds to JD machine response

26 April 2021
John Deere has added its Smooth Boom Control (SBC) technology to its M-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers and MH-Series Tracked Harvesters. Source: Timberbiz Developed in global collaboration between the John Deere Wheeled Cut-to-Length and Full-Tree Forestry teams, the SBC system instant
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Norske Skog to take advantage of need for recycled board

26 April 2021
Norske Skog has decided to convert one machine at its Bruck (Austria) industrial site from newsprint to recycled containerboard production. This is the first major step of the two planned European conversion projects in the group’s strategy of establishing Norske Skog as a leading ind
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Market developments in the light of paper recycling import bans by China

23 April 2021
Cepi, the European association representing the paper industry, has been closely monitoring market developments in reaction to the material waste import ban by the Chinese authorities including paper for recycling, the redirection of global flows of paper for recycling and structural
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$1b initiative to purchase carbon credits to reduce deforestation

23 April 2021
In the context of the US President Biden’s “Leaders’ Summit”, the US, UK and Norway, together with Amazon, announced a 1 billion USD initiative to purchase carbon credits from countries that reduce deforestation and forest degradation. Source: Timberbiz As detailed in a statement by a
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