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Similarities between Australia’s black summer and the US fires

18 September 2020
Ken Pimlott once commanded a firefighting army. As the former chief of the world’s largest firefighting force, Cal Fire, he had more than 15,000 people and 50 aircraft at his disposal. But even he concedes that this mighty force is being overwhelmed by the fires burning along th
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Apprenticeship training for 50 at Metsa

16 September 2020
Metsä started recruitment of 50 new employees for apprenticeship training starting in January 2021. They will be trained at Metsä Group’s pulp, paperboard and tissue paper mills. The future prospects of these industries are good, and apprenticeship recruitment proactively meets
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Swedish pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020 – the essence of a forest

16 September 2020
Together with Architects Sweden (the professional organization for architects, interior architects, landscape architects and spatial planners) the committee for Sweden’s participation at Expo 2020 in Dubai invited consortias to participate in a competition for the design of Sweden’s p
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Scotland trials rail for timber freight movements

16 September 2020
Victa Railfreight will conduct a £195,000 trial, funded by the Scottish Government, of transporting timber by rail in the North of Scotland. The trial will run for six weeks and will operate up to three trains a week, with a capability of moving around 6,000 tonnes of timber.  This wi
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Ponsse announces Brazilian company as retailer of the year

14 September 2020
Ponsse has recognised Brazilian Timber Forest, a company with a strong focus on customer service, as the retailer of the year for 2019. The company has been a Ponsse’s retailer since 2015. It operates in Southern Brazil, in the regions of Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
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Woodle, Woon and Woorke

14 September 2020
Woodle is the first wooden cap with disposable plastic inner for recycling made for the cosmetics industry, Woon is a glue free monomaterial wooden cap without any bult-in plastic interior and Woorke which is an organic compostable wooden cap. Source: Timberbiz Woodle is the latest in
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Alabama forestry timber relief funds due to reduced stumpage

14 September 2020
Alabama forest landowners who harvested timber March 2020 through July 2020 are eligible to receive up to US$10,000 in relief funds due to reduced stumpage fees paid during that time. Source: Timberbiz Governor Kay Ivey awarded US$10 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund for a state-
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FSC second consultation on updated Global Strategy

11 September 2020
The second public consultation on the updated FSC Global Strategy 2021-2026 is open for 30 days and will close on 4 October. It will be used to collect stakeholder feedback on a series of questions about the second draft. Source: Timberbiz FSC members and stakeholders are invited to g
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UK reviews motorsport in its forests

11 September 2020
Forestry England is reviewing motorsports in the nation’s forests and is inviting the sector and local communities affected to share their views. Source: Timberbiz They have already contacted motorsport national governing bodies throughout the UK, their own staff, and parish councils
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Swiss company builds new plant after years’ operating at full capacity

11 September 2020
Over the past three years, the management of Tschopp Holzindustrie in Switzerland has been working intensively on planning a new sawmill. This will replace the existing plant, which has been operating at full capacity in three shifts for years. Source: Timberbiz The three shifts conti
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