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Imports of blood timber from Myanmar

26 June 2024
June marked three years since the EU joined the US in introducing measures to prevent Myanmar teak from reaching their markets. Yet, millions of euros worth of shipments of the timber have since entered both countries. Source:  Environmental investigation agency Teak has been called t
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Timber! How wood can save the world

26 June 2024
A new book, ‘Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown’ is set to cause controversy in the conservative world of construction and in the more traditionally minded elements of the environmental movement will be published tomorrow. Source: Timberbiz The carbon emis
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Amazon ditches plastic pillows in favour of paper packaging

26 June 2024
Amazon has replaced 95% of its plastic air pillows from delivery packaging in North America with paper filler, working toward full removal by the end of the year. Source: Timberbiz The company said that it wanted to ensure that customers received their items undamaged, while using as
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New stronger innovative egg packaging

24 June 2024
Cascades has launched an innovative and complete packaging solution that is reinventing the egg landscape: Cascades Fresh GUARD EnVision. Source: Timberbiz This eco-designed packaging offers robust protection while opening impactful visual possibilities. Its sleeve openings and high-q
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Work commences on new JCB factory in the US

24 June 2024
JCB has started work on its new US$500 million factory in North America, the biggest-ever investment in the company’s history. Source: Timberbiz The start of construction was signalled at an official groundbreaking ceremony at the site in San Antonio, Texas, where The Hon Alice Bamfor
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Biden proposing new protection on old forests

24 June 2024
The Biden administration is proposing new protections for old-growth forests but stopping short of blocking all logging of the carbon-storing plants. Source: The Hill The Forest Service proposed to limit the culling of these mature trees in national forests, stoking ire from some in t
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Pan Pac joins NZ PM in Japan

24 June 2024
Pan Pac Forest Products Managing Director Tony Clifford is currently accompanying Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on a visit to Japan as part of a senior New Zealand business delegation. Source: Timberbiz Pan Pac is one of New Zealand’s largest integrated forest products company and
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Earthrings for earthlings

21 June 2024
Earthrings are 100% recyclable and compostable packaging rings designed to withstand moisture and make your beer look as good as it tastes. Source: Timberbiz The company says it has reinvented cardboard, making it rugged enough to stand up to soggy coolers and rainy fishing trips. Plu
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Sodra is not barking up the wrong tree

21 June 2024
Södra is investing in a production line at Värö which will create a vegetable tanning agent from bark. This new tannin can be used to process leather in a more environmentally friendly way. Source: Timberbiz Scheduled to be commissioned in 2026, the plant will have the capacity to pro
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Trial of remote-controlled forestry machinery in limited connectivity area

21 June 2024
With the help of a drone equipped with its own portable mobile base station, a forestry machine has been remotely controlled via 5G in an area with limited connectivity. Source: The Fast Mode The test was carried out in a forest outside Västerås, central Sweden, as part of a research
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