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Norske Skog chooses trains over trucks for transport

17 June 2020
For many years, transportation of wood chips from sawmills in Lillehammer, Norway to the wood processing industry in Halden has been done by trucks on road. Now trucks are being replaced by trains. Source: Timberbiz The transition from road to rail has come about as a result of cooper
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Stora Enso new HQ designs open for voting

17 June 2020
Sustainable cities of the future will be built with wood. In Helsinki, a new sea front landmark is about to take shape based on the Office Building Concept by Stora Enso. This new wooden building will be the Stora Enso head office, showcasing the design opportunities offered by wood p
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Water repellent plywood for construction

17 June 2020
UPM Plywood has released a new water repellent plywood that enables construction even in changing weather and humidity conditions. The water repellent yet breathable surface of WISA-SpruceWR slows down the absorption of moisture into the panel while allowing it to evaporate. Source: T
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Photo competition to celebrate memories of Sugar Pine Walk

17 June 2020
Forestry Corporation of NSW has launched a photo competition to mark the passing of the iconic Sugar Pine Walk in Bago State Forest, following extensive damage in the 2019‐20 bushfire season. Sadly, the Sugar Pine Walk cannot be saved and work will soon begin to remove the burnt trees
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AKD Caboolture fire

17 June 2020
AKD has thanked the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and its Caboolture site employees who helped control the fire at its Caboolture site last week. The fire was contained to the boiler fuel storage shed and AKD confirmed that no one was injured.The cause of the fire is as yet u
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Queensland forestry boosted by $2.2m hub

17 June 2020
The Queensland forestry industry is being boosted by a $2.2 million Federal Government investment in Regional Forestry Hubs. Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries, Senator Jonno Duniam said that establishing two new Regional Forestry Hubs in South-East Queensland and North Que
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Long term bioenergy agreement with international producer

17 June 2020
Perth-based Renewable.bio has completed pre-contract terms for a long-term supply agreement with an international biofuels’ producer. The terms of the contract outline a 10-year agreement valued at over $200 million for the supply of Australian bioenergy from Australian forestry to me
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Global effort to plant 23 million seedlings in Green Triangle

17 June 2020
More than 23 million tree seedlings are being planted across the Green Triangle this winter aided by a global work effort. A hardworking team of about 150 tree planters, including a large percentage of foreign backpackers, are painstakingly planting both hardwood (eucalyptus globulus
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NZ forest legislation bill proceeds without listening to its own trade officials

17 June 2020
The New Zealand Environment Select Committee published its final report on Minister Shane Jones’ Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Bill. Despite the Bill’s many flaws – and an unprecedented chorus of disapproval – it has emerged from the Select Committee
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Inquiry into timber supply chain in plantation sector

17 June 2020
The House Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources has launched an inquiry into timber supply chain constraints in the Australian plantation sector. Australia’s forest productions manufacturing sector is worth more than $23 billion each year and currently, Australian plan
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