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Bark beetle infestation forces France to subsidise tree felling

17 April 2024
France’s agriculture ministry plans to subsidise tree felling and ease regulations on biomass burning as part of a push to stop the spread of bark beetle, a voracious pest decimating French forests whose spread has been boosted by global warming. Source: Reuters Since 2018, succ
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FSC publishes updated list of Highly Hazardous Pesticides

15 April 2024
FSC has updated the FSC-POL-30-001a V1-1 Lists of Highly Hazardous Pesticides based on existing criteria, indicators, thresholds and sources through an accelerated revision process as described in FSC-PRO-01-001The Development and Revision of FSC Requirements. Source: Timberbiz The ob
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AI app to detect insect damage wins international prize

15 April 2024
The AI application developed by Metsä Group and CollectiveCrunch for detecting insect damage has won the international Innovation of Innovations prize. Metsä Fibre’s Future Sawmill concept was recognised in the Business innovations category. Source: Timberbiz The international Quality
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Robots and tech start-up to build affordable timber homes

15 April 2024
ABB Robotics announced it is collaborating with UK-based tech start-up AUAR, to advance the use of robotic micro-factories to build affordable, sustainable low energy timber homes. Source: Timberbiz AUAR’s transformative approach to integrating robotic automation into the building pro
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Collapse of glulam bridge authorities critical of design and construction

12 April 2024
An official report into the collapse of a 10-year-old mass-timber bridge in Norway in August 2022 has criticised the structure’s design and construction. Source: Dezeen Two drivers had to be rescued after the Tretten Bridge, over the Gudbrandsdalslågen river in the Øyer area of
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Forestry mulcher for excavators

12 April 2024
Seppi has released its all new “E20 direct” for excavators weighing from 12 to 21 tons – the forestry mulcher head for excavators marks a breakthrough in green management technology, promising increased efficiency, reduced maintenance costs, and improved performance for forestry and e
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Project for new packaging solution

12 April 2024
Metsä has decided to start a pre-engineering project for the first commercial factory producing a new packaging solution, Muoto. Muoto products are wood-based alternatives to plastic packaging. Source: Timberbiz Muoto packages are renewable and recyclable bioproducts that can be utili
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On a high with wood pellets

10 April 2024
Spanish police have arrested five members of a drugs gang, several Dutch nationals among them, during a raid in the Catalan city of Reus on Sunday, Spanish media reported. Source: Dutch News The gang, whose members come from Albania, Lithuania and the Netherlands, had hit upon a “very
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The state of Canada’s forests

10 April 2024
Since 1991, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has published a comprehensive report on the social, economic and environmental state of Canada’s forests. The theme of the 2023 edition of The State of Canada’s Forests is relationships for resiliency. Source: Timberbiz The document undersc
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No more headaches with wood

10 April 2024
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way to make a popular pain reliever and other valuable products from plants instead of petroleum. Source: Timberbiz Building on a previously patented method for producing
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