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Protesters ignore Canadian court and set up new blockade

07 April 2021
Last week we reported on an 8-month long blockade in Canada against logging company Teal Jones Group now the protesters have set up a new blockade over the Easter weekend after the BC Supreme Court granted Teal Jones an injunction that would allow the arrest and removal of protesters.
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Komatsu chases 20% of global forestry equipment market

07 April 2021
Japanese equipment maker Komatsu hopes to generate 140 billion yen (US$1.27 billion) in revenue from forest machinery after four years, which would mark a 40% increase, due to robust housing and material demand. Source: Nikkei Asia Komatsu intends to fulfill its goal by offering a str
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Sodra’s new plant to increase production of frames 10 fold

31 March 2021
Södra is investing in a new facility that will increase the production capacity of timber frames ten-fold. The facility is expected to be commissioned in mid-2022 and is being built at its plant in Värö, north of Varberg in Sweden, where Södra’s first CLT facility is located. Source:
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Morbark option reduces damage to wood hog horizontal grinders

31 March 2021
Morbark recently introduced a new patent-pending Vtection system option for their 3000, 3400, and 6400 series Wood Hog Horizontal Grinders. The Vtection system monitors rotor vibration to reduce damage from contact with un-shreddable objects or other causes of damaging vibration like
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Canada suffers 8 months of blockades to logging in BC

31 March 2021
Canada’s British Columbia (BC) Supreme Court has reserved a decision on an injunction application by logging company Teal Jones Group to remove protesters and blockades from its logging operations near Port Renfrew. In its application, Teal Jones asked for the removal of an eight-mont
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Keep up to date with Australian Forests & Timber and Australasian Timber for free

29 March 2021
The past 12 months have proved that good communication is vital. Staying in touch has never been more important. The timber industry has proved its resilience in the face of fires, floods, export issues and a pandemic. The processing industry has responded with energy, and the announc
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Trees sign in with QR codes in HK

29 March 2021
Tree tags carrying QR codes will be put up at more than 200,000 trees in Hong Kong to allow citizens to learn more about them, Secretary for Development Michael Wong Wai-lun said. Source: The Standard The signs will be put on 10,000 trees in the initial stage of the scheme and expand
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Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees to tackle carbon emissions

29 March 2021
Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees, as part of ambitious plans launched by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions. Source: Middle East Eye “I am proud to announce the Saudi and Middle East Green Initiatives,” the crow
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Global pulp prices continue to skyrocket

29 March 2021
Global pulp prices continued their rocket-paced growth in February, with all indications that March is proving to be similar. In the main Chinese bleached softwood kraft (BSK) market, the average price lifted to USD880/t, fuelled by soft inventories, some supply constraints and solid
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First time global hybrid event for timber tech in Australia

29 March 2021
As the number one event in Australia, the Frame Australia conference has been attracting professionals in offsite timber and wood building design and construction for 23 years. Source: Timberbiz Under its new title – Timber Offsite Construction – this year’s event will be
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