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CLT expansion designed for Ukraine hospital

26 July 2023
Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine’s largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. Sources: Euromaidan Press, Dezeen Designed to increase hospital capacity in the country, the surgical centre was anno
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Russian wood and timber production in recovery mode

26 July 2023
It has been more than a year since Europe completely banned the import of Russian timber, plywood and other products. Source: Panels & Furniture Asia During this year, the output and sales of wood and wood products in Russia have declined, and the output of plywood has become the
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Treemetrics to trace wooden products back to their origins

24 July 2023
Treemetrics is working on an EU project to improve forestry management and tackle deforestation. Source: Siliconrepublic The Cork-based company has joined Sintetic, an EU project that aims to create a data management scheme for the EU forest supply chain.  The goal is to be able to tr
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Chain of custody certificates issued with previous 2013 standard soon invalid

24 July 2023
PEFC is reminding companies still certified against the 2013 version of the PEFC Chain of Custody standard, or certification bodies issuing PEFC chain of custody certificates: any certificates issued against the 2013 version will no longer be valid as of 14 November 2023. Source: Timb
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Demand for restricted wood drives new scams in UK

24 July 2023
High demand and restricted legal supplies of products like Siberian Larch and Birch Plywood, have led to a number of scam emails being circulated in the UK, with timber being offered from Russia at prices and with lead times too good to be true. Source: Timberbiz Some are even claimin
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One of America’s last pencil companies

21 July 2023
James Raford Musgrave founded the Musgrave Pencil Company in 1916 in the US, it is now one of the last remaining pencil companies in the country. James Raford knew that Middle Tennessee had an abundant supply of Tennessee red cedar, a wood that had proven perfect for a pencil. Source:
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Global market pulp outlook

21 July 2023
A clearer picture of the pulp market has emerged from the uncertainty that gripped the market a year ago. We are now largely free from the burdens of logistics constraints and pandemic policies, but the volatility in pulp prices witnessed over the past two years remains front of mind.
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Ai algorithms to make thinning easier

21 July 2023
Södra Ädla is a new partner of Nordic Forestry Automation (NFA). The company develops next-generation operator support systems for forest machines based on sensor technology from autonomous vehicles and AI algorithms. Source: Timberbiz Thinning a forest involves constant decision-maki
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Solar powered fire sensor

19 July 2023
Dryad Networks (Dryad), an environmental IoT startup based in Berlin, has launched its solar-powered sensor network Silvanet to the market, delivering ultra-early wildfire detection and forest monitoring across the globe. Source: Timberbiz The new technology effectively mitigates wild
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Canada’s most destructive wildfire season ever

19 July 2023
Canada is experiencing its most destructive wildfire season on record, as hundreds of blazes burning from coast to coast continue to send tremendous plumes of smoke into the atmosphere and over the US.  Source: CBS news, photo NASA A map updated daily by the Canadian Interagency Fores
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