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Birch bark to feature in cosmetics and personal care products

11 August 2021
Metsa will join Innomost Ltd in its new venture to use birch bark to produce a range of ingredients for use in cosmetics and personal care products. Metsä has several mills that can provide birch bark. Source: Timberbiz Innomost’s present product portfolio includes betulin, suberin, b
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Australian and NZ production capacity for paper and board drops

11 August 2021
Combined Australian and New Zealand regional production capacity sits just short of 3.8 million tonnes of paper and board in mid-2021. The reduction of around 150,000 tonnes per annum, resulting from the Tasman (Norske Skog) closure at the end of June, would have been worse, if not fo
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Refreshed community grants program makes applications easier

11 August 2021
OneFortyOne has launched a refreshed community grants program and online application portal, making it easier for local people to apply for project funding. Source: Timberbiz CEO Andy Giles Knopp said regional communities are at the heart of what OneFortyOne does. “Since we began almo
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AFCA Hall of Fame nominations open

11 August 2021
Nominations have opened for the Australian Forest Contractors Association Hall of Fame. The AFCA has a tradition of recognising and celebrating the important contribution those in our industry have made over a long period of time. Source: Timberbiz The AFCA HOF has three award categor
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Simon Talbot returns to his roots as GM of Tas Regional Forestry Hub

11 August 2021
After more than 25 years’ working in domestic and international forestry and agriculture sectors, the Tasmania Regional Forestry Hub’s new general manager will soon return to his home state where he hopes to make a tangible difference to the growth and standing of the local forest and
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Sustainable forestry will generate the largest benefit for carbon stocks

11 August 2021
In the long term, a sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual yield of timber, fibre, or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit (IPCC, 2007). Source: Timberbiz “Sust
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KIPT quits forestry after seaport refusal

11 August 2021
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers will remove its tree crop and return its land to traditional agricultural use. Source: Timberbiz The decision follows Planning Minister Vickie Chapman’s decision on Monday to reject KIPT’s plans to build a $40m seaport on Kangaroo Island to export ti
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Northern Ireland forestry in a state of flux – forestry’s a dirty word

09 August 2021
Northern Ireland’s Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett, was told that forestry is a dirty word, that jobs are on the line, and that machinery has been repossessed by banks due to the ongoing forest
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Wildfires hit many parts of Greece

09 August 2021
Wildfires have erupted in many parts of Greece during a week long heatwave, it was the worst in three decades, with searing temperatures and hot winds creating tinderbox conditions. Sources: Reuters, SBS Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfire
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Husqvarna’s new 592 XP chainsaw to land in Australia next year

09 August 2021
Husqvarna’s 592 XP chainsaws will be coming to Australia early next year, these new Husqvarna 90cc chainsaws have been developed to meet the toughest of demands, in a user-friendly way and made for demanding tree professionals. Source: Timberbiz They are designed to meet heavy-duty ch
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