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Wood debris put to good use in Canada

31 January 2024
Wood leftover from Okanagan forestry operations that would once have been burned is now being put to productive use, according to the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia, Canada. Source: Penticton Herald Sixty-six innovative projects undertaken around the province in the pa
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Countries with the largest forests

29 January 2024
Since the last ice age, the Earth’s forest cover has fallen by 20 million km2 or 2 billion hectares. Half of the loss occurred since the year 1900 due to expanding agriculture and industrialization. Source: Visual Capitalist Now forests cover about 30% of the Earth’s land, about 40 mi
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Tigercat celebrates milestones including it 30,000th machine

29 January 2024
Tigercat Industries has built and shipped its 30,000th machine, just over 30 years into its existence. From humble beginnings in 1992 when Tigercat had a single product, very little dealer representation, and produced just a handful of machines, the company has grown steadily, expandi
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US army works on net zero emissions with wood

29 January 2024
  Climate change is a major priority for the Biden administration, which has set a goal to reach net zero emissions by no later than 2050. As the army works to meet these goals and accomplish the objectives set in its own Climate Strategy, it has begun to focus more attention on
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Swedes prepared to pay $50 per person to protect forests

24 January 2024
On average, Swedes are prepared to pay SEK 360 (approx $50) per person per year to protect more biological diversity in Swedish forests, according to a new report from the Norwegian Forestry Agency. Source: Timberbiz This corresponds to an annual value of SEK 2.6–3.7 billion this is o
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Beer in wooden cups from fibre bottles

24 January 2024
Soon, music and sports enthusiasts in Switzerland will be drinking beer from renewable, compostable wooden cups and their beer will come packaged in fibre bottles if it’s Carlsberg. Source: Timberbiz In Switzerland, Feldschlösschen – maker of Carlsberg beer –  has teamed up with Swiss
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Red Sea crisis jeopardizes trade in timber

24 January 2024
The European Woodworking Industries and the Timber Trade has issued a statement regarding the Red Sea crisis escalation that jeopardizes trade with Asia and Africa. Source: Timberbiz The Red Sea route is a pivotal maritime route for global trade, including for the European woodworking
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Old wooden sauna given government protection

22 January 2024
Britain’s oldest wooden sauna, a rare survivor of the 1948 London Olympics, has been given protected status by the government after a campaign involving the Finnish ambassador to the UK, Finland’s Olympic committee and a small group of sauna enthusiasts from Kent who until recently we
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New Tigercat mulching head for fire mitigation

22 January 2024
Tigercat has a new mulching head for swing carriers in response to fire mitigation equipment requirements in western North America. Source: Timberbiz Wildfire is proving to be one of the greatest challenges facing foresters, landowners, governments and environmental organizations in t
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European sawlog prices plunge

22 January 2024
European sawlog prices plunged 12% quarter-over-quarter in the 3Q/23 with the largest declines in Central Europe. The sawlog market in Europe has gone through a turbulent period over the past three years, with wood demand falling, log flows shifting, and sawlog prices going through un
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