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Resolute Forest Products announces new president

09 November 2020
Resolute Forest Products has announced that after a 39-year distinguished career with Resolute, Yves Laflamme will be stepping down, and retiring, as of 1 March 2021. The board of directors has unanimously selected and appointed Remi G. Lalonde as the company’s next president an
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Steep decline in carbon stored in Euro forests

09 November 2020
By 2025, European forests are likely to hold 18% less carbon than in the early 2000s, according to disturbing new information published by the European Commission. Source: Timberbiz The new figures have been released under the EU’s Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) regul
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Ligna postponed to late 2021

09 November 2020
Deutsche Messe, the trade fair organizer for Ligna has stated that the event will now be held from 27 September until 1 October 2021 instead of in May 2021. Source: Timberbiz In view of the current developments in the global incidence of infections in the wake of the corona pandemic,
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Timber offcuts used to treat patients with cognitive issues

09 November 2020
Hyne Timber beam offcuts have been keeping the Blackall Range Woodcrafters Guild busy, supplying impressive engagement resources for patients being treated at the Acute Restorative Care (ARC) unit at Nambour Hospital, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Source: Timberbiz Wooden items incl
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Tree-Mek – remote control tree removal

09 November 2020
A new technology approach to pruning or removing roadside trees that is much safer and more efficient than traditional methods is being put to use in Northland, New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz It’s a remote-controlled tree removal system called Tree-Mek, which combines a knuckle boom c
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Elevating Jarrah and Karri to premium products

09 November 2020
When Queensland’s Parkside Timber purchased the Auswest and Nannup mills in Western Australia, part of their strategy was to elevate Jarrah and Karri to premium products. Source: Timberbiz While both timbers are world-class, they have commonly been used for products such as roof baton
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Abodo’s Cardrona Cabin wins NZ Architecture Award

09 November 2020
Following on from its win in the New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Southern Branch awards, the Cardrona Cabin has gone on receive a New Zealand Architecture Award. Source: Timberbiz This latest acknowledgement in New Zealand’s leading architecture awards program was announced at a
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Australian Institute of Architects on reforms post Royal Commission

09 November 2020
The Australian Institute of Architects has welcomed the public release of the report from the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements and called for its recommendations to be swiftly implemented. Source: Timberbiz Institute CEO Julia Cambage said that while elemen
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Citations to Forestry Corp staff for firefighting efforts

09 November 2020
NSW Bushfire Emergency Citations have been presented to Forestry Corporation staff in Coffs Harbour and Grafton acknowledging their contribution to the 2019-20 firefighting efforts. Source: Timberbiz NSW Emergency Bushfire Citation recipients receive a citation, certificate of recogni
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Timber ban by China still unconfirmed; Biden may hold an answer for the future

09 November 2020
Reports of a ban by China on imports of Australian timber as well as lobster, copper, sugar, wine and coal mooted last week and set to begin on Saturday seems to have so far done little more than create anxiety and rumours among exposed businesses. Source: Timberbiz There were no imme
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