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ABB upgrades moisture meters with new features for paper mills

18 December 2020
ABB has upgraded its L&W Felt Moisture and Felt Permeability Meters with new software, unlocking new features that improve their value for paper mill customers as a key process measurement solution to optimize press section performance. Source: Timberbiz These instruments provide
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Canada provides financial relief to forestry for operating through COVID

18 December 2020
British Columbia, Canada is delivering relief to small and medium sized forestry businesses for the extra costs of keeping their employees and communities safe, while operating through the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: Timberbiz “Our government worked with forest contractors to plant 300
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KIPT removes blue gum seedlings activated by the bushfires

18 December 2020
The operations team at Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) is assisting its neighbours to remove blue gum seedlings, which have been activated by the bushfires of last summer. Source: Timberbiz “While blue gum, like the koalas that like to feed in them, are a native Australian s
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Dropout rates from industry to be examined by SA government

18 December 2020
The causes of higher than desired drop-out rates in forestry industries training is being examined by a South Australian Government funded project. Source: Timberbiz Mount Gambier-based Logging Investigation & Training Association and the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub gaine
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Sustainable Timber Tas opportunities to process low grade eucalypt logs

18 December 2020
Sustainable Timber Tasmania is undertaking a process to identify companies or organisations that are interested in an opportunity to process lower grade eucalypt logs sourced from southern Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz The resource will be available in commercial quantities and is suita
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Green triangle appoints first fire manager

18 December 2020
Experienced forest and fire manager, Anthony Walsh has been appointed the Green Triangle Fire Alliance’s inaugural fire manager. With almost 20 years’ experience working in the Green Triangle managing some of the region’s largest plantation companies, Mr Walsh has developed strong rel
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Midway to build its own facilities at Bell Bay

18 December 2020
Australia’s biggest listed high-quality wood fibre processor and exporter, Midway Limited is building its own wood fibre processing and export facility at Bell Bay. Source: Timberbiz Midway Managing Director, Tony Price, said the company is internally funding up to $5 million on the p
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48hrs after arrest Bob Brown in forest protest again

18 December 2020
Forest and Wood Communities Australia has condemned attention-seeking corporate activist Bob Brown who was arrested twice this week for invading a lawful timber harvesting operation logging in Tasmania’s North Eastern Tiers. Source: Timberbiz Dr Brown was arrested for the second
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Opinion: Justin Law – It’s time the regulators did their job

18 December 2020
You know your Federal Court Case is going bad when you resort to tired stunts like getting arrested at a harvesting coupe for a bit of cheap publicity. This is what is happening in Tasmania with Bob Brown getting on the catastrophe offensive to keep the donations rolling in. The centr
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Friday analysis: The highs & lows of 2020 shine a light on the forestry fighting spirit

18 December 2020
To say 2020 has been quite a year is a massive understatement. It has been a year like no other. That we appear to have come out the other end more-or-less intact is an understatement. Source: Bruce Mitchell There were too many lows this year to mention in detail or dwell upon at this
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