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CarbonScape develops wood-based graphite

15 December 2023
Graphite is essential for making lithium-ion batteries. In fact, according to the Wall Street Journal, it accounts for up to half the weight of a typical battery today. Source: Clean Technica (edited by Timberbiz) While the world slept through the first two decades of the 21st Century
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Prolam reopens 80-year-old sawmill

13 December 2023
Closed by its original owners in 2017, Prolam has brought an 80-year-old sawmill on Little Sydney Road, Motueka, New Zealand back to life to support the manufacture of structural timber solutions. Source: Timberbiz Prolam Managing Director John Woodman says the refurbished and upgrade
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Recloaking NZ presented at COP28

11 December 2023
Recloaking Papatūānuku was officially presented by Pure Advantage and WWF-New Zealand to a global audience at COP28 in Dubai as a New Zealand initiative developed to help counter the climate and biodiversity crisis. Source: Timberbiz The initiative was commended by the international a
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COP 28 pledge by WPMA

08 December 2023
The announcement made at COP 28 for an increased use of timber in construction as a vital decarbonisation tool is applauded by New Zealand’s Wood Processing and Manufacturers Association (WPMA). Source: Timberbiz With key allies such as the United States, Japan, Australia, and G
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Solutions to restore 2 million hectares of forest in New Zealand

04 December 2023
Recloaking Papatūānuku is a nature-based solution to strategically restore and enhance 2.1 million hectares of diverse Indigenous forests across New Zealand over the next decade. Source: Timberbiz Pure Advantage released a report on Recloaking Papatūānuku developed by McKinsey & C
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Wrong trees, wrong place all in the name of climate change

29 November 2023
Pines being planted in South Marlborough, New Zealand by an Air New Zealand partnership with energy companies are the wrong trees in the wrong place, say biodiversity experts. Source: Stuff.co.nz Air New Zealand, Contact Energy, Genesis Energy, and Z Energy are partners in DrylandCarb
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OFO shares stories from apprentices and graduates in careers book

29 November 2023
OneFortyOne has a new resource available to showcase what it is like to be an apprentice, student, or graduate at the business. The OneFortyOne Careers Program Booklet shares the stories of previous apprenticeship, scholarship, and graduate program participants and provides insight in
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NZ leading carbon services company not accepting NZ carbon credits

27 November 2023
One of New Zealand’s leading carbon certification and advisory services providers Toitū Envirocare has announced it will transition out of accepting New Zealand carbon credits in its carbon certification programs. Source: Timberbiz Carbon credits that have been issued under the PFSI (
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Interactive tool offers powerful inventory information

27 November 2023
Scion, in collaboration with Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd, has revealed a prototype for a new interactive tool providing the forestry industry with powerful inventory information to make management, harvesting and wood processing decisions easier. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop Called ‘Forest
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NZ Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association two new directors

24 November 2023
New Zealand’s Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association has appointed two new Directors. Source: Timberbiz Ian Jones is the General Manager for Fletcher Wood Products which includes the operating businesses of Waipapa Pine and Renewable Wood Fuels. He is responsible for the
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