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Stora Enso to sell of China production site and forestry operations

21 December 2022
Stora Enso has initiated a sales process for a possible divestment of its consumer board production site in Beihai, China. The divestment would also include the Group’s forestry operations in the surrounding region, which supply raw material to the Beihai site. Source: Timberbiz The s
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Australia features in the ten great forests of the world

19 December 2022
Forests appear in folklore and legend as mysterious places of refuge, transformation and adventure, and a walk through a forest still provides a special enchantment. Source: Traveller Sherwood Forest UK This is a former royal hunting reserve and one of few remaining medieval forests i
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Mondi joins the queue to sell in Russia

19 December 2022
Mondi has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to sell its three Russian packaging converting operations to the Gotek Group. Source: Timberbiz The three packaging converting operations comprise a corrugated solutions plant and two consumer flexibles plants, producing a rang
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Valmet and Opal extend operations agreement

19 December 2022
Valmet and Opal have agreed to extend their Mill Maintenance Operations Agreement and continue the long-term co-operation for services at Opal’s B9 board making line in Sydney, New South Wales. Source: Timberbiz The Valmet-supplied B9 started up in 2012. After the start-up, Valmet too
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Ross Hampton overseas counsellor for AFPA

19 December 2022
Long-serving Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) CEO Ross Hampton has accepted a new role as part-time Counsellor – International Affairs for AFPA, commencing early next year. Source: Timberbiz “The AFPA Board is very aware that decisions which affect our industries ar
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US lumber among the biggest commodity price drops

16 December 2022
Lumber has the dubious honour of being among the biggest commodity price decliners this year, and the outlook for the market doesn’t look to improve anytime soon. Source: Market Watch “CME lumber futures have been, by far, the worst-performing commodity futures in 2022,” says Walter K
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Pine beats plastic for Xmas

16 December 2022
When it comes to carbon emissions of a real or fake Christmas tree, the debate can get heated. Specifically, there’s an intense discussion around the idea of which is better for the environment. Trees, the real kind are, after all, carbon sinks. Cutting one down to place it in your li
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Urban Machine to reclaim waste wood

14 December 2022
In the US alone, around 37 million tons of wood waste is thrown away according to Eric Law, co-founder and CEO of Urban Machine. That’s about half of what is harvested every year. Source: Forbes Mr Law saw tremendous opportunity in being able to reclaim used wood from demolition sites
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A new approach to trees and forestry a must for UK

14 December 2022
UK Forestry Commission Chief Executive, Richard Stanford called for a new approach to trees and forestry in England. Source: Timberbiz He championed the major benefits of tree planting in addressing the urgent climate, biodiversity and economic challenges of the day and called for an
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15 top softwood companies

14 December 2022
These are the top 15 companies across the globe based on their softwood lumber production figures for 2021. The list includes companies from several continents and includes privately owned companies as well as publicly listed companies. Source: YahooFinance Moelven Industrier ASA Prod
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