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Handcrafted mahogany electric boats

17 May 2021
Finnish boat builder Elwood has launched a handcrafted electric powered boat. Entrepreneur Pasi Virnes, CEO and Design Director of Elwood, has a background in mechanical engineering and started work in earnest on the Elwood about a year ago, with a vision of a boat with the feel and ‘
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German investment in Indonesia and China for specialty fibres

17 May 2021
Germany’s Lenzing Group will invest more than Euro 200 million in its production sites in Purwakarta, Indonesia, and Nanjing, China, to convert existing standard viscose capacity into environmentally responsible specialty fibres. Source: Lesprom The Lenzing Group is a global supplier
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Collaboration to bring truck platooning to forestry

17 May 2021
Robotic Research a global leader in Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and FPInnovations, a Canadian private non-profit research and development centre will collaborate to develop an off-road truck platooning system for the forest industry. Source: Timberbiz Truck platooning is the linki
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Hyne Community Trust grants open to support projects

17 May 2021
The Hyne Community Trust will open for applications on 1 June for four weeks. The trust supports projects valued over $10,000 that can demonstrate how they will provide lasting benefits to the community. Source: Timberbiz   A recently successful applicant by way of example, was t
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HomeBuilder comes to an end so home sales fall

17 May 2021
New home sales fell in April to be 54.4% lower than March as HomeBuilder came to an end. The HIA New Home Sales report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, is a leading indicator of future detached home construction. Source: Timberbiz “This
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Decade long project develops new eucalypt genome

17 May 2021
A new eucalypt genome has been assembled and publicly released following a decade-long project involving 22 scientists from Australia, USA and Brazil, including Associate Professor David Lee from USC Australia’s Forest Research Institute. Source: Timberbiz The genome of the spotted gu
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NZ councils point to growing disparities on valuations of forestry land

17 May 2021
Gisborne’s mayor says the tool used to rate forestry blocks is not realistic, while the deputy mayor says the district council is “hamstrung” on legislation. Source: Gisborne Herald Gisborne District Council wants the Valuer General to address “growing disparities” between the r
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Melbourne WoodTECH called off NZ event to go ahead

17 May 2021
The Melbourne WoodTECH 2021 conference has been cancelled because of Covid-19. The two-day conference, run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association, was planned for Melbourne for early August. Source: Timberbiz However, because venues in Melbourne have become unavailable that ev
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Green Triangle industry awards back on for 2021

17 May 2021
The Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards are back on the calendar after being cancelled last year due to Covid-19. The awards will be presented on 29 October at The Barn, Mount Gambier. Source: Timberbiz Bringing together companies from both Victoria and South Australia, the awards a
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Post budget future looks brighter for KIPT

17 May 2021
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers believes $32 million allocated in the Federal Budget for road funding on Kangaroo Island will be the final piece of the puzzle to clear the way for approval of its proposed KI Seaport development at Smith Bay. Source: Timberbiz The Federal funding ha
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