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Yew trap the most pollution

19 January 2024
Pollution-trapping yew trees could help clean up Britain’s air, a new study has found. According to scientists from Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research, the yew’s pointy leaves excelled at trapping toxic particles and releasing them in the rain. Source: Cou
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PEFC survey plants the seeds for growth

19 January 2024
In 2022, PEFC embarked on a mission to understand perspectives on sustainability and certification through a market survey, with the promise to plant one tree for each completed questionnaire. In partnership with French communities and primary schools, PEFC turned the answers into see
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Emission-free pulping research

19 January 2024
The forest industry, technology companies, research organizations, and universities have joined forces to revolutionize the traditional pulping processes under the joint leadership of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Source: Timberbiz Th
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Wood foam for climate sustainability

17 January 2024
Global furniture retailer XXXLutz Group is taking pioneering steps towards the goal of climate neutrality and sustainability. Teaming up with Stora Enso the company is exploring game-changing alternatives to conventional packaging materials – Fibrease and Papira. Source: Timberbiz The
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FSC changing risk evaluations for forests

17 January 2024
The Forest Stewardship Council is fundamentally changing its risk evaluations for forests. The next generation of risk assessments will replace the current way of assessing risks in forestry as part of the current controlled wood concept. Source: Timberbiz In an enhanced approach the
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Support to assist developing countries with forest cover

17 January 2024
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a new phase of work supported with US$2 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to assist developing countries in monitoring and reporting data on both the state and changes in their forest cover mor
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French buy Tuan wood pellet plant in Queensland

17 January 2024
Albioma has purchased the Tuan wood pellet plant in Queensland. The business, previously owned by Altus Renewables, went into administration in late 2023. Source: Timberbiz The plant’s raw material is formed of residues supplied under long-term agreements by the region’s m
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Study on vibration of timber floors

15 January 2024
Effect of wooden floorboards on the vibration of timber floor is a study is aimed at investigating those parameters related to timber flooring that can affect the acceptability of vibration behaviour of a timber floor in a residential building in view of the criteria stated in Eurocod
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Three new sizes in Nokian tyres for tractors

15 January 2024
The Nokian Tyres Tractor King tyre family is designed for forestry, earthmoving and road construction jobs. A wide range of available sizes ensures the best match with the machine and the job at hand. This is why the Nokian Tyres Tractor King family is expanded with three new sizes, 6
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Lighter pizzas win awards

15 January 2024
Metsä Board was one of the winners of 2024 WorldStar awards for their ultralight pizza box concept developed together with Adara Pakkaus and other industry experts. A total of 435 entries from 41 countries were included in this year’s competition. Source: Timberbiz An expert panel of
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