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US firefighters pushed to their limits call for help

07 August 2018
Beleaguered firefighters across the US are being pushed to their limits battling wildfires that have broken out in rapid succession across the West. They’ll soon get reinforcements – from the other side of the globe. Source: Sacramento Bee Nearly 150 specialists from Australia and New
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30-year forestry plan starting to pay dividends

07 August 2018
Uruguay’s 30-year plan to build a forestry industry from scratch is paying off, with forest products now the South American’s country’s biggest export this year. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The Agriculture, Fisheries and Ranching Minister, Tabare Aguerre, said investment in forest
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Irish eyes are not smiling at tree takeover

30 July 2018
It’s known as lovely Leitrim – the county is well known for its picturesque lakes, hills and wooded areas. But planting large numbers of new trees is proving very controversial. Source: BBC News The Republic of Ireland is hoping to increase its wooded area from less than 1
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Key players in wood based panel market

30 July 2018
Europe’s wood based panel market has generated huge profitability and strong growth in the last few years on account of the growth of the furniture sector and rising construction industry. Source: The Camping Canuck However, the increasing cost of a range of inputs such as wood, energ
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Researchers help EU assess forestry and climate change

30 July 2018
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) researchers have led the development of new guidance for EU member states estimating greenhouse gas emissions and removals from their forests and developing plans to show how they will account for these emissions and removal
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US to study effects of moisture in mass timber buildings

26 July 2018
Oregon State University will receive nearly US$500,000 from the USDA to study the effects of moisture accumulation in mass timber buildings. Source: Working Forest According to a report in the Captial Press, Oregon State University will receive nearly US$500,000 from the USDA to conti
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Climate change fuels forest fire extremes in Europe

26 July 2018
As the official death toll from Greece’s wildfires mounted, it became clear this was a national tragedy of a kind awfully familiar to Australians. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Horrific stories emerged as rescue workers made gruesome discoveries, such as the group of 26 men, women and
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INTERFORST 2018 attracts 50,000

26 July 2018
The biggest INTERFORST of all times, boasting 75,000 square meters and 453 exhibitors (160 of whom from abroad) met with an exceptionally positive response from all participants. Source: Timberbiz Exhibitors praised the visitors’ quality and professional expertise. The smooth organiza
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Wildfires rage across Sweden and Latvia

24 July 2018
Wildfires raging through Sweden have exhausted local emergency services and Europe is sending hundreds of people to help contain multiple blazes across the country. Sources: Bloomberg, DW France, Germany and Denmark have dispatched more than 100 firefighters while Poland is sending 13
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Stora Enso Wood Products improved results

24 July 2018
In the second quarter, the earnings figures of Stora Enso’s “Wood Products” division improved significantly compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Source: Euwid According to the quarterly report, EBITDA and EBIT increased by 27.8% to € 55 million and 33
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