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Alaskan Airlines to use wood waste fuel

09 July 2015
Timber companies, environmentalists and airplane manufacturers might seem unlikely bedfellows, but that’s exactly what’s shaping up in Jet City. Source: Puget Sound Business Journal Fuel from wood waste could soon be fueling Alaska Airlines jets lifting off from Seattle Ta
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Aussies and New Zealanders fight Canadian forest fires

09 July 2015
All available crews have been committed to fight against British Columbia’s burning forests, a situation that has forced officials to triage call in reinforcements from as far away as Australia. Source: The Star (Can) This week 184 fires were burning across British Columbia, engaging
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Indonesia refreshes moratorium on logging

02 July 2015
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has refreshed a two-year moratorium on logging. But some environmental groups say he has ignored demands for more effective protection of the country’s forests. Source: DW The Indonesian government has renewed a moratorium on logging but environm
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Battery power from wood

02 July 2015
A mattress made of tree pulp could one day charge your mobile phone, according to cutting-edge research from KTH, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology. Source: The ABC The researchers published a scientific paper in the latest issue of Nature Communications describing the process
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SkogsElmia indications for the future

02 July 2015
New-generation forest owners are managing their own forests and aiming for more than just a return on their investment. Source: Timberbiz At least as important to them is to care for their forests in a long-term, environmentally suitable way. That was clear among both the visitors and
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Confederation of Timber Industries

25 June 2015
The interim head of the Timber Trades Federation was invited to attend the Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation (TIMCON)’s annual general meeting to present to its members the new Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI). Source: Timberbiz At the event, held in Manchester in May,
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Stora Enso to close packaging unit India

25 June 2015
Stora Enso plans to permanently shut down the Group’s corrugated packaging converting unit in Chennai, India, due to unprofitability and a major decrease in local market demand. Source: Timberbiz The mill closure will involve negotiations with the local employees’ union. The mill empl
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New Forests strengthens Asian presence

25 June 2015
New Forests, a forestry investment management business operating in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States, this week appointed Geoffrey Seeto as managing director for the company’s Asian business, which is based in Singapore. Source: Timberbiz New Forests Asia was established
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Turning timber tables on technology

18 June 2015
Office furniture manufacturer Okamura unveiled Traverse V and Traverse X, a pair of conference table designs inspired by architecture and employing advances in structural engineering. Source: Woodworking Network The Traverse 5, which won a NeoCon Gold Award, is really a sight to behol
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Canadian softwood prices to rise on back of US housing

18 June 2015
Canadian softwood lumber prices have fallen substantially in the past nine months, but that long, steady decline should end soon, according to industry analyst Hakan Ekstrom. Source: Vancouver Sun The president of Seattle-based Wood Resources International said early signs of a resurg
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