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Resolute Canadian plant to produce cellulose filaments from wood

21 January 2020
Resolute Forest Products announced the construction of a commercial plant specializing in the production of cellulose filaments, a new sustainable biomaterial derived from wood fibre, at its Kénogami paper mill in Quebec as well as the optimization of the mill, at a total cost of Can$
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New roadside processor from Tigercat

21 January 2020
Tigercat’s new 850, a purpose built roadside processor delivers performance and impressive fuel economy. Designed for high volume roadside processing, the Tigercat 850 offers many advantages over excavator conversions including better service access, higher cooling capacity and proces
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US softwood firms in 2020

21 January 2020
As expected by most US softwood lumber producers at the end of 2019, demand for construction framing dimension softwood lumber products remained steady through the Christmas season and looks promising as the industry ushers in 2020. The latest round of sawmill closures, mostly in Brit
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Virtual forestry to inspire young students

16 January 2020
The UK’s Forestry Commission is working with Google Expeditions to take schoolchildren on virtual tours of working forests. The Commission is using the immersive platform to inform the next generation about sustainable timber production, the importance of plant health and how woodland
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New Tigercat harvesting head

16 January 2020
Tigercat continues to expand its range of harvesting heads with the new 568, a robust, productive four-wheel drive harvesting head for roadside processing. Optimized harvester head hydraulics maximize performance and efficiency, while robust, high quality components provide long term
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China imports – good for New Zealand bad for Russia and US

16 January 2020
New Zealand continues to expand its market share in China, supplying 39% of the total import volume in the 3Q 2019, up from 32% five years earlier. Russia and North America suffered the largest declines in the Chinese market share from 2015 to 2019, with Russia’s share falling from 28
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Kimberly-Clark new Asia-Pacific president

14 January 2020
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has announced executive leadership changes to accelerate the company’s progress toward achieving its K-C Strategy 2022 goals. Aaron Powell, President of Kimberly-Clark Professional, has been named President of Kimberly-Clark’s Asia-Pacific consum
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South American company’s new record pulp production

14 January 2020
South American company Celulose Nipo-Brasileira (CENIBRA) has set a new annual production record in 2019 with an output of 1,222,888 tons of bleached eucalyptus hardwood pulp. This figure is 16,676 tons above its budget. Source: Timberbiz According to Júlio César Tôrres Ribeiro, Indus
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World sales of European laminate flooring sees upturn

14 January 2020
In 2019, the worldwide sales of the European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) members was 447 million m² of laminate flooring from European production. The second half of 2019 witnessed an upturn and it is stabilizing at a high level, even through the influence of a declining wor
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Report notes shifts in wood fibre market

09 January 2020
As global consumer trends and demands continue to shift at an escalating pace, a new Forest2Market report shows that both structural and temporal market shifts in recent decades have impacted the markets for wood fibre residuals. The report, Changes in the Residual Wood Fiber Market 2
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