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ABB wins order to supply digital innovation to Indonesian paper mill

13 August 2021
RAK Mill, Indonesia has signed a new ABB contract as part of a digital transformation project to help achieve its highest ever production. ABB has won a first order for its recently launched Sheet Break Performance as part of a major digital transformation project at PT. Riau Andalan
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ACT lockdown, locks down forestry despite national agreement

13 August 2021
Now that the ACT has been forced into a lockdown, the Australian Forest products Association (AFPA) is urging the ACT Government to revert to the nationally agreed essential industry status for forest industries or risk undermining access to food on supermarket shelves for Canberrans.
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Hawke’s Bay NZ projects growing and planting trees

13 August 2021
Biodiversity, erosion control and carbon sequestration in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay are receiving a boost with three native tree planting projects launched in the region. Alex Wilson, director forest development, Grants and Partnerships at Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Servi
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Importance of native timber overlooked to tackle climate change

13 August 2021
Native timber production in public forests promotes carbon storage and must be taken seriously if Victoria is to tackle climate change, according to Timber Towns Victoria (TTV). Source: Timberbiz In a submission made to the Primary Production Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan 2022
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Curtis Gibson new GM at AE Gibson

13 August 2021
Curtis Gibson has been appointed AE Gibson & Sons new general manager. His appointment will play a critical role in supporting AE Gibson’s growth strategy and driving its leading position in the design and engineering of innovative machinery and solutions for industries including
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SA Govt on mission to save Kangaroo Island timber bonfire

13 August 2021
SA’s Primary Industries Minister David Basham will send staff to Kangaroo Island to assess what timber stocks can be salvaged in the wake of a company’s “crazy” decision to burn thousands of hectares of plantation forests – a move prompted by the Planning Minister axing its proposed t
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Opinion: Gordon Wilson – Boral beats the battlers with sweetheart deals

13 August 2021
There has been a story around for some time, try six years, and, when you check, it is not a story, it is factual and not a narrative. In July 2021, timber mills in NSW have or are running out of timber in the middle of an Australian and international timber shortage, where timber sup
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Friday analysis: Too many hurdles for KIPT

13 August 2021
The announcement by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) that the company would pull out of forestry after its plan to build the Smith Bay Wharf was rejected was more than a surprise but the fact that now the South Australian Government will try to salvage the remaining timber is
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Ikea’s wooden hand, bound and gagged

11 August 2021
An Ikea store in Canada found a creative solution to prevent people from rearranging the store’s wooden model hands to flip people off. The product, called the “HANDSKALAD,” is about a foot tall. The wooden model hands are often used as decoration or to help artists learn how to draw
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Bureaucracy is crippling Ireland’s forest sector

11 August 2021
A new, simplified and efficient system must be developed to issue forestry licences in Ireland, according to Fianna Fáil TD, Jackie Cahill. The Tipperary TD believes that this would play an integral role in fighting climate change and reducing carbon emissions, particularly in light o
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