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Small forestry mulcher with a big appetite

28 February 2024
SEPPI’s range of forestry mulchers for tractors and PTO tractors has been expanded to include a new forestry mulcher. SEPPI M mulchers already cover the maximum power for tractors in the highest power class. This time, the focus is on compact tractors with the aim of offering an effic
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Adidas under the Canopy to protect forests

28 February 2024
German sports brand Adidas has partnered with non-profit environmental organisation Canopy to ensure its textiles, paper and paper packaging are free of fibre sourced from climate-critical forests. Source: Timberbiz Adidas has committed to Canopy’s CanopyStyle and Pack4Good initiative
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Ai working in forest products industry

28 February 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the forest products industry, and Vanessa Simard, supervisor, Production Planning and Optimization, for Resolute’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec, Canada) operations is playing a key role in the shift. Source: Timberbiz Through academic re
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PEFC RED II standards feedback

28 February 2024
Stakeholders globally are invited to provide feedback on the new PEFC RED II standards, developed to enable organisations to demonstrate compliance with RED II requirements and make RED II compliant declarations. Source: Timberbiz RED II, the European Union’s (EU) Renewable Energy Dir
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NZ should not rely on pine forest to achieve net zero

28 February 2024
New Zealand’s Government would be imposing a big obligation on future generations if it relied heavily on pine forests to meet the country’s 2050 “net zero” carbon goal, MPs have been told. Source: The Post Climate Change Commission chairperson Rod Carr told Parliament’s Environment s
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An Italian tour for furniture makers

28 February 2024
The Stirling Group is putting together a tour for Australian and New Zealand furniture makers showcasing the manufacturing strengths of Italy’s three industry leading woodworking machinery factories. Source: Timberbiz Scheduled from 13-21 April 2024 the tour will culminate with the wo
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Brushing up on certification

28 February 2024
Certification plays a pivotal role in fostering environmentally conscious supply chains, and over the past week, Responsible Wood Sustainability Manager, Matt de Jongh, engaged in insightful discussions with certificate holders, Austpaper and DIY Resolutions and Australian Brushware C
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The Plantation Land Suitability Analysis for the Murray Region

28 February 2024
In a bid to foster sustainable plantation expansion and address barriers in the Murray Region Forestry Hub, the recently completed Plantation Land Suitability Analysis (MURR-2022-014) provides crucial insights for government consideration. Source: Timberbiz The Plantation Land Suitabi
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Fire control plan a Tasmanian election priority

28 February 2024
The Tasmanian Forest Products Association wants all candidates in the upcoming March 23 State election to support the state’s forestry sector being included in next year’s fire control plan. Source: Timberbiz Speaking at the launch of the second of its four key priorities for th
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Tasmanian industry pushing radical proposal for logging

28 February 2024
Key Tasmanian Forest industry figures are pushing a radical proposal to allow logging of some of the state’s contentious forests in return for most being protected under Indigenous custodianship. Source: The Australian The concept discussed last month in behind-the-scenes talks involv
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