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TTJ Timber Innovation Award winners

16 September 2019
Sonae Arauco’s Three Dimensional Fiberboard (3DF) and a research project which harnessed bio technologies to create sequins from naturally abundant wood-derived cellulose have been named the winners of the TTJ Timber Innovation Award 2019. Source: Timberbiz The Award, which consists o
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Ponsse new training centre for Russia

12 September 2019
The opening of the new training and service centre of OOO Ponsse, Ponsse’s subsidiary in Russia, was celebrated in St Petersburg. With its area of 1500 square metres, the new training centre is one of the company’s largest investments in Russia, totalling approximately EUR 3 million.
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Deere adds to TimberMatic Maps and TimberManager

12 September 2019
John Deere has expanded the technology offered in TimberMatic Maps and TimberManager software to full-tree equipment, including feller bunchers and skidders. These streamlined software solutions offer loggers enhanced machine visibility and communication for a productive work day. Sou
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CIFOR wades in on forest fires and climate change

12 September 2019
Robert Nasi director general of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) recently wrote an opinion piece on the damage from forest fires. He said a complex combination of a changing climate, policies and conversion of scrub and trees to agricultural land in the Amazon tu
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VAT construction domestic reverse charge delayed for Brexit

10 September 2019
The UK government has agreed to delay the implementation of domestic reverse charge VAT for construction services by a year, until October 2020. The move follows intense lobbying by the construction industry, which had warned that companies were not ready for what will be a significan
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Global pulpwood prices fall

10 September 2019
In the 2Q 2019, the European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI) fell to a nine-year low, reported Wood Resources International in its Wood Resource Quarterly. In Euro terms, average sawlog prices in Austria and Germany have fallen almost 20% over the past two years, improving the competitivene
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Södra adjusts the price of spruce logs and pulpwood

10 September 2019
Spruce log supplies are high in both Sweden and the rest of Europe. The global economy is showing continued signs of a slowdown, which is affecting the finished goods market, and market prices for spruce logs are declining in general. Source: Timberbiz The cyclical slowdown is reducin
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Waratah extends the reach of website advice

10 September 2019
Waratah has launched new web pages for its forestry customers. The new sites extend the reach of the company’s global web page with regional web pages that complement its support team expertise and retail locations. Source: Timberbiz WaratahSales.com provides a one-stop location for p
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Book celebrates 100 years of UK Forestry Commission

05 September 2019
On 1 September, it was 100 years since the passing of the Forestry Act in the UK and the creation of the Forestry Commission. Amid the climate crisis, increasing demands for timber and the urgent need to protect wildlife, England’s trees and woodlands have never been so important. Sou
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New analysis shows forest loss in Amazon

05 September 2019
A recent analysis by the Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP), an initiative of the organization Conservación Amazónica (ACCA), reveals just how much forest has been lost. Source: Mongabay Overall, 61% (1.8 million hectares, or 4.4 million acres) of the Ecuadoran Chocó has b
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