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Euro conference focus is on developments in woodworking

22 September 2023
The mid-term conference of the two-year European Woodworking social partners’ RESILIENTWOOD project took place in Zagreb, Croatia and online in September 2023. Source: Timberbiz The RESILIENTWOOD project, co-funded by the European Union, has embarked on a journey to address some of th
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Resolute donates 200 hectares to nature conservancy in Canada

20 September 2023
Resolute has donated 200 hectares (494 acres) of biodiversity-rich land for protection by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). Source: Timberbiz The area, located in Baie-Saint-Paul on the north shore of the St. Lawrence Estuary in Quebec’s Charlevoix region, includes vast marshes
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Two new fungal attacks in Sweden

20 September 2023
For the first time, two new forms of harmful fungal attacks have been found on the contorta pine in Sweden. A damaging fungus that had previously never been found on the contorta has caused damage in a stock in Gävleborg, at the same time as another previously common fungus now sudden
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Ponsse completes sale of Russian subsidiary

20 September 2023
Ponsse completed the sale of all shares in OOO Ponsse, its subsidiary that provided Ponsse services in Russia and Belarus. After the conditions of the transaction were met, Ponsse’s business operations in Russia transferred to OOO Bison, a Russian company, and the trade received the a
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Replanted forests recover more quickly

18 September 2023
Satellite observations of one of the world’s biggest ecological experiments on the island of Borneo have revealed that replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery. The results have been published in the journal Science Advan
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Canfor to build state-of-the-art new mill

18 September 2023
Canfor Corporation announced that it will be investing approximately Can$200 million to build a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Houston, British Columbia. This low cost, high efficiency facility will have an annual production capacity of approximately 350 million board
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Verification for birch plywood worldwide including Australia

18 September 2023
Assurance Services International (ASI), is launching a transaction verification (TV) loop on the FSC-certified supply chains of birch plywood. Birch plywood is a highly traded product worldwide. Source: Timberbiz ASI decided to conduct this investigation after receiving multiple alleg
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Adsorbi air purification made from wood

15 September 2023
Swedish start-up Adsorbi AB has secured seed funding from Metsä, Chalmers Ventures, and Jovitech Invest for its cellulose-based air purification material that can be used in air filters and odour removal products. Source: Timberbiz Founded by a team consisting of university researcher
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Combilift launches first autonomous sideloader for long loads

15 September 2023
Irish materials handling manufacturer Combilift has launched its first autonomous vehicle, the Combi-AGT is a 4-wheel electric stand-on model, which is the world’s first autonomous dual operational sideloader for long loads. Source: Timberbiz The Combi-AGT harnesses the very latest sm
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MOU in UK to develop timber construction market

15 September 2023
Timber Development UK (TDUK) and Structural Timber Association (STA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help grow and develop the timber construction market. Source: Timberbiz Under the terms of the agreement the two parties have agreed to form a partnership in order t
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