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Record year for US hardwood exports to India

04 March 2020
Last year was a record year for US hardwood exports to India with the value of hardwood lumber and veneer exports totalling US$6.448 million, according to the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry. Sourc
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US to invest millions to mitigate wildfire risk

02 March 2020
The US Department of Agriculture will invest more than US$41 million this fiscal year through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership for projects that mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore healthy forest ecosystems on public and private lands. Source:
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LogOn with new Tigercat system to optimize machine performance

02 March 2020
Tigercat has launched LogOn, a powerful onboard information system to optimize machine performance and reduce downtime. Source: Timberbiz Users can easily access detailed machine data and diagnostics tools at the worksite, including mechanical parameters, fuel economy, performance met
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Tracing the journey of wood products

02 March 2020
A new partnership will enable companies to understand the journey of wood products through the supply chain from forest to store shelf. Combining best-in-class traceability, verification, and visualization, the timber traceability platform being is introduced by DoubleHelix in partner
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Canada to tempt forestry with $10m

28 February 2020
The Nova Scotia government is hoping to tempt the province’s forestry companies to invest in their operations with a new Can$10-million, two-year forestry innovation rebate program. The program applies to capital projects between Can$1 million and Can$15 million and allows companies t
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Trillion Trees Act for the US

28 February 2020
US Republican Bruce Westerman introduced the Trillion Trees Act, legislation that would plant one trillion trees globally by 2050 and incentivize the use of wood products as carbon sequestration devices. Source: Timberbiz “Trees are the ultimate carbon sequestration device,” Mr Wester
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New FSC Trademark License Agreement to be rolled out

28 February 2020
The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting early in the 2Q 2020 in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia and the United States before being extended to other countries later in the year. Source: Timbe
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Ledinek makes largest planer for glulam

26 February 2020
Ledinek engineering has built and delivered the largest planer for glulam in its history. The maximum planing width is 3.000 mm and the planing height goes up to 610 mm. Source: Timberbiz This means that both very wide and curved object beams can be planed. Block gluing for columns ca
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Tigercat’s new grapple skidder

26 February 2020
Quick, compact and fuel efficient, the new Tigercat 602 grapple skidder is ideal for high value selective logging in tight or challenging terrain. The size and agility of the 602 grapple skidder makes it ideal for selective felling applications. Source: Timberbiz The machine can acces
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Swedish forest owners’ associations merge

26 February 2020
The forest owners’ associations Norrskog and Norra Skogsägarna agreed to merge and form a new joint association under the group name Norra Skog. Norra Timber runs the manufacturing and marketing businesses within the group. Source: Timberbiz The result of the merger is a significantly
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