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New tactics to increase the tree canopy

13 October 2023
The 2023 Hixon Centre Urban Conference provided researchers and practitioners with new tactics to increase tree canopy, access funding, and engage community members as stewards of urban forests. Source: Timberbiz Trees and forests in urban spaces play an essential role in mitigating t
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Revitalising Japan’s forestry industry reduces hayfever

13 October 2023
Japan has pledged to reduce cedar pollen, the root cause of a seasonal allergy that afflicts 40% of the country by revitalizing the country’s shrinking forestry industry. Source: The Japan Times A package of policies released Wednesday includes boosting demand for cedar tree pro
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Fire resistant plywood embedded with chemical tablets

11 October 2023
Sumitomo Forestry has announced that in collaboration with ShinEtsu Chemical the two companies have jointly developed Taika-Guynar, a fire-resistant plywood embedded with a tablet-shaped chemical agent consisting of a siloxane compound 1 and a flame retardant. Source: Timberbiz Sumito
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F1 to only use FSC certified tyres from 2024

11 October 2023
Global tyre manufacturer Pirelli announced that it will only use FSC-certified tyres in all Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Formula One World Championship races starting from 2024. Source: Timberbiz Pirelli has been Formula One’s exclusive tyre partner since 2011; a pa
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Norske Skog announces sale of the Tasman mill industrial site

11 October 2023
Norske Skog has completed a transaction for the sale of the Tasman mill industrial site and remaining mill assets to the Australasian pulp, paper, and packaging group Oji Fibre Solutions for approximately NZ$10.9 million. Source: Timberbiz The sale of the mill site and realisation of
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Ancient discovery implies early humans built wooden structures

09 October 2023
In Zambia, archaeologists discovered evidence suggesting that early humans may have been less nomadic and more intelligent than once thought. Source: Architectural Digest Though humans of today have all sorts of ways to use wood in an endless variety of finishes, one thing has always
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Ponsse and Epec move forward with development of enviro work machines

09 October 2023
Ponsse and its technology company Epec have embarked on the FORWARD’27 ecosystem program, which targets the research and development of responsible and environmentally friendly solutions for mobile work machines. Source: Timberbiz FORWARD’27 is a joint program of Ponsse’s and Epec. It
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CMPC chooses OptiCept for long-term nursery advancement

09 October 2023
Chilean company – CMPC evaluated OptiCept technologies’ effect in its nursery and as a result the company has entered a long-term partnership. Source: Timberbiz The parties have entered into a commercial agreement for OptiBoost for cuttings that runs over six years. The focus in 2024
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FAO Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission meeting in Sydney

09 October 2023
Action is needed to unlock the full potential of forests to achieve carbon-neutral economies in Asia and the Pacific, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission heard in Sydney this week as it met to discuss the challenges and ev
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NZ Forest owners welcome National’s forest policy with some reservations

04 October 2023
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association generally welcomes the National Party forestry policy announcement that it wants to give certainty and support to the forestry and wood processing industry clearly recognising its economic and environmental advantages. Source: Timberbiz FO
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