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Stora Enso to build granulated lignin plant

07 December 2020
Stora Enso is investing Euro 14 million to build a granulation and packing plant for lignin, allowing easier packing and handling of lignin compared to powder and wet form. The granulation plant will be located at Stora Enso’s Sunila Mill in Finland. Source: Timberbiz The construction
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Waratah puts parts online

07 December 2020
Waratah Forestry Equipment recently unveiled its new online parts catalogue. The system enables Waratah customers with online access to quickly find the genuine parts they need to keep their machines up and running. Source: Timberbiz “Our new online catalogue is a great way to ensure
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FSC new MIX label supporting responsible forestry

07 December 2020
FSC’s MIX label text is changing from ‘[Product type] from responsible sources’ to ‘[Product type] Supporting responsible forestry’. The other elements of the label stay the same. Source: Timberbiz Based on a comprehensive, multi-stakeholder process involving FSC International´s Board
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Positive GDP highlights need for HomeBuilder program

07 December 2020
This week’s positive GDP data has highlighted why it was necessary for the Federal Government to introduce the HomeBuilder program in June, according to the HIA. Residential building activity during the September quarter was 13.0% lower than the same period in 2019 and HIA economist A
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HarvestTECH2021 a 2-day event in NZ

07 December 2020
Planning for HarvestTECH 2021 is underway with a two-day event running in Rotorua, New Zealand on 13-14 April. The conference program is already full and registrations are now live and exhibition spaces, as expected, sold out six months before the event runs. Source: Timberbiz All maj
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OFO spreads Christmas cheer with free trees

07 December 2020
The team at OneFortyOne is spreading some festive cheer at their annual Christmas Tree Giveaway this December. Source: Timberbiz For the fifth year, OneFortyOne will have fresh pine trees available for the community to collect at its nursery in Glencoe, and depots at Mount Gambier, Na
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Blowering dam forest closed over Christmas due to bushfires

07 December 2020
Access to State forest on the western foreshore of Blowering dam will remain closed over the Christmas period, as there remains a high risk with dead trees continuing to fall and the roads being severely damaged as a result of the devastating Black Summer bushfires. Source: Timberbiz
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AFPA gets a new logo for its 10th birthday

07 December 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association has unveiled a new brand on the eve of 10th anniversary. Source: Timberbiz “Ten years ago, two important industry bodies decided that there was far more to be achieved speaking as one voice than as separate advocacy organisations,” AFPA chair
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Prioritizing carbon credits from new plantation forests

07 December 2020
The Federal Government will prioritise its focus on securing carbon credits from establishing new plantation forests, the Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor announced on Friday. Source: Timberbiz In his keynote address to the Climate Markets Institute Summit on Frida
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Buying Aussie timber proves its worth

07 December 2020
New research data backs the positive impact of buying local first and Aussie timber workers are saying thank you to all who played a part in keeping their jobs secure and their communities healthy during uncertain times. Source: Timberbiz It has been a tough year, but the Australian s
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