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The tides of change for Russian timber

04 December 2023
Russian exports in the global lumber market have changed substantially as their war against Ukraine continues. With the huge shift in exports from the country, what does the start of 2024 look like for wood markets? Source: ResourceWise Once known as the global leader of softwood lumb
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Timber Queensland at COP28

04 December 2023
Queensland’s association for the forest and timber industry will be promoting the benefits of growing and expanding the sector and its supply chain into the built environment as part of global climate solutions this week at COP28. Source: Timberbiz Timber Queensland CEO Mick Stephens
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Vertiv introduces TimberMod for data centre solutions

01 December 2023
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has introduced the innovative Vertiv TimberMod featuring mass timber as a key structural component instead of steel for prefabricated modular (PFM) data centre solutions. Source: Timberbiz Available
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Ai application wins for detecting insect damage in forests

01 December 2023
An artificial intelligence application developed by Metsä Group and CollectiveCrunch for detecting insect damage in forests has won the Quality Innovation Award in a competition organised by the Finnish Quality Association, Excellence Finland. Source: Timberbiz Metsä Group’s Future Sa
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PotlatchDeltic joins International Sustainable Forestry Coalition

01 December 2023
The new global body bringing together some of the world’s leading sustainable forestry companies has welcomed a new member. Source: Timberbiz The International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC) formally launched during New York Climate Week and released a hard copy of its Position
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Seeding machine takes another step forward

29 November 2023
Södra’s venture in a new advanced technique for better seedling survival was recently field tested with promising results. Source: Timberbiz Södra’s ambition with the in-house developed BraSatt 01 planting machine is to accelerate technical advances in forest regeneration, which could
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FSC pilot program for promotional licences

29 November 2023
A pilot program aims to establish whether, under certain circumstances, FSC can enable retailers to promote FSC certified products more easily by allowing two promotional licensees in a row instead of only allowing one company in a supply chain to have a promotional licence. The goal
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Risks with carbon offsets in China

29 November 2023
A new report from Greenpeace East Asia draws attention to the risks associated with carbon offsets in China. Source: Carbon Herald China represents a massive market for the accreditation and sale of carbon offset credits, particularly in the light of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import
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It must be Christmas time

27 November 2023
A very special Northumbrian Christmas tree is about to set off on a 330-mile trip as it becomes one of the most iconic symbols of the festive season. Source: Timberbiz A striking Sitka spruce, standing at a height of 40 feet, has been chosen by experts from Forestry England from among
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The search for new FSC Director General

27 November 2023
The Board of Directors of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced the launch of a global executive search for the next Director General for FSC. Source: Timberbiz “We are grateful to Kim Carstensen for his 11 years of service and commitment to the vision and mission of FSC,” Za
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