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H&M, Ikea joined by Stora Enso in TreeToTextile venture

08 January 2019
TreeToTextile is a joint venture between H&M group, Inter IKEA group and innovator Lars Stigsson, with the aim of developing new textile fibres in a sustainable way at attractive cost levels. TreeToTextile announced that Stora Enso will join this partnership and support the indust
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Call for review on international policy for biotech research

08 January 2019
A coalition of forest scientists, including Steve Strauss of Oregon State University, is calling for an immediate review of international policies that the group says put unreasonable and harmful limitations on biotech research. This petition follows on the release of a major report o
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11 Predictions for Global Wood Consuming Industries in 2019

08 January 2019
Forests2Market, which predominately focuses on the US and the American continent, has provided its predictions for 2019 which come from a US view of the world. The company is a provider of global timber pricing, cost benchmarks and in-depth analytics for participants in the wood raw m
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Round two NFPI Centre Project Applications open

08 January 2019
The National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NFPI) promotes innovation in Australia’s forest products industry. The Australian, South Australian and Tasmanian Governments combined initial commitment of $8 million has two National Institute for Forest Products Innovation Cent
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Frame and Truss national conference in Australia

08 January 2019
The Frame and Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia (FTMA) will hold its national conference at the RACV Royal Pines in Benowa, Queensland on the 26 March 2019 with activities the day before and the Multinail Machinery Expo the day following the conference. This is the largest
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Improving export supply chain efficiency

08 January 2019
An FWPA-funded project is analysing wood export supply chain management from various angles, including value and quality assessment, measurement and inventory assessment, phytosanitary testing and wood loading technologies. Source: Timberbiz As part of the project led by chief investi
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FSC guidance for Greenstar Credits

08 January 2019
To make it easier for builders to demonstrate that they meet the Greenstar Timber Credit requirements FSC Australia has released a short guidance document. The document provides clear information about how to make sure that the timber you are using is FSC certified. Source: Timberbiz
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Forestry owners in NZ slugged more for compliance

08 January 2019
Owners of forestry blocks more than a hectare in size might soon be up for thousands of dollars in extra costs to harvest their trees. New Zealand’s introduction of new National Environment Standards for plantation forestry has altered how councils monitor forestry-based activities, a
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New publishing system for forestry science journal

08 January 2019
The New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science shifted to a new operating model on 1 January 2019. Owned by Scion and operating since 1971, this international peer-reviewed journal is now published via a new website and online editorial system using OJS software, replacing those previous
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Indepth on VicForests report

08 January 2019
VicForests made a net profit of $1.2 million on sales of about $101 million in 2017-18 despite big cutbacks in the state’s timber resource, according to the annual report of the government’s commercial forestry operator. The state-owned company, despite a small drop in the value of sa
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