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Dashboard to track wildfire prevention work

14 October 2024
California unveiled first-of-their-kind dashboards that will help Californians track the state’s wildfire prevention work. Along with these new tools, state officials announced that 700,000 acres of land were treated for wildfire resilience in 2023, and that prescribed fire more than
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Bill Liley presented with the Kirk Horn Award at NZ conference

14 October 2024
Indufor would like to congratulate Bill Liley on being presented with the Kirk Horn Award at the recent New Zealand Institute of Forestry conference. The Kirk Horn Award is one of the most esteemed honours in New Zealand’s forestry sector and recognises exceptional contributions to fo
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Agri Investor’s biggest forestry fund managers

14 October 2024
Agri Investor has ranked the world’s biggest food, forestry and natural capital fund managers according to the capital raised. Those in the AFF 20 raised more than US$35 billion during a five-year period. Source: Timberbiz While first and second spots went to Paine Schwartz Partners a
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New Stora Enso HQ is a display of wooden ingenuity

11 October 2024
Stora Enso has started operations in its new head office at Katajanokan Laituri (Katajanokka Pier) in Helsinki, the largest mass timber building in Finland. Source: Timberbiz Showcasing the company’s wood products and solutions, this building is a true landmark in sustainable architec
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Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests

11 October 2024
Indonesia’s push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans, a report said yesterday. Source: Agence France-Presse Jakarta Bioenergy, which uses organic material like trees to produce
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€10.3M for AirForestry’s aerial forestry

11 October 2024
AirForestry, the world’s first company to develop aerial tree harvesting technology, has closed a €10.3M seed funding round led by Northzone, with participation from strategic, evergreen, and greentech investors Sveaskog, Kiko VC, CapitalT, Walerud Ventures, SEB Greentech VC, and Clou
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Opinion: Marcus Musson – the winds of change

11 October 2024
After what has seemed like an eternity of headwinds, it looks as though we finally have some positive signs from China with October A grade wharf gate prices boosting through the NZ$120/m3 glass ceiling for the first time in seven months. Offers depend on which port you are supplying
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Study shows residue can be pelletized within standards

09 October 2024
A new study by the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC) shows forest residue material in Canada can be pelletized in line with regulatory standards. Source: Timberbiz WPAC, in partnership with BioPower Sustainable Energy Corporation, has conducted a comprehensive analysis of the f
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Lett’s-Tak wood for roofs

09 October 2024
To meet the demanding sustainability requirements within the construction industry, Lett-Tak has invested in a new production line manufacturing its new roof element – Lett-Tak Wood. Source: Timberbiz The company already offers roof elements made of steel, but this is Lett-Tak’s
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Irish Exporter of the Year – Combilift

09 October 2024
Over the past few weeks Combilift has been receiving award after award, the display shelves in the company’s building must be groaning under the strain but it proves that this is an outstanding company. September 2024 has been an extraordinary month for Combilift, with a winning strea
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