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Stem code visualisation from Komatsu

19 April 2023
Komatsu Maxifleet has a new feature called stem code visualization. With this feature, individual stems can be visualized with stem codes based on, for example, biodiversity considerations. The feature provides operator support and makes it easier to make good decisions. Source: Timbe
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The world’s largest kraftliner machine

19 April 2023
The world’s largest machine for the production of kraftliner has entered service in Obbola in Västerbotten, outside Umeå, eastern Sweden. Source: Timberbiz “At full capacity, the machine will increase capacity from 450,000 tonnes to 725,000 tonnes a year, enabling our renewable kraftl
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Wooden buildings shakedown tests

19 April 2023
Buildings made of mass timber – layers of wood bonded together – are gaining popularity as greener and faster alternatives to concrete and steel structures. With new building codes recently updated to permit more high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the United States,
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JELD-WEN Australasian business sold

19 April 2023
JELD-WEN, a leading global manufacturer of building products, announced that it has completed its comprehensive review of strategic alternatives for its Australasia business and has entered into a definitive sale agreement with Platinum Equity to sell 100% of the business for approxim
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The French in Green Triangle to learn forestry in a drying climate

19 April 2023
Learning to handle forest management in a drying climate has been a central theme to a visit this week to the Green Triangle region by a French forestry delegation. Source: Timberbiz The visit has been prompted by the challenges faced by the French forest industry including unpreceden
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Logset turns black

17 April 2023
Logset has changed its official colours for its machines after celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Logset last year. For the occasion, the company manufactured forwarders and harvesters with a special full black edition with gold decals. The success was such that Logset decided to
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The State of Canada’s Forests

17 April 2023
Natural Resources Canada has published a report on the social, economic and environmental state of Canada’s forests and forest sector. The 2022 report spotlights the diversity of Canada’s forests, the sustainable management supporting their resilience and the range of benefits they pr
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UK may have mandatory due diligence for financing forestry

17 April 2023
The UK may introduce mandatory due diligence for financing forest-risk sectors. There is a danger that misguided investment and financial services could undo advances that have been painstakingly achieved through environmental legislation. Source: Timberbiz In this spirit, the United
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Buy the world’s largest wooden super yacht

14 April 2023
The world’s largest wooden super yacht has joined the brokerage market and is newly listed for sale with Bush & Noble. Sources: Boat International, Bush & Noble Built in teak with a GRP superstructure, the unnamed 50-metre yacht entered construction in 2020 with design a
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Medium-power mulcher from Seppi

14 April 2023
After the introduction by Seppi of the high-power S9 series a few years ago, the company’s new medium-power mulcher series, S7, is almost ready to be launched. The new S7 line with its S7 “classic” and S7 “dyna” variants replaces the traditional SMO and SMO fh in the power range from
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