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Koskisen to use bio-based binder in new furniture board

21 January 2022
Finnish plywood manufacturer Koskisen is the first company to start using a bio-based binder NeoLigno by Stora Enso in its new sustainable product family. Source: Timberbiz Koskisen and Stora Enso’s co-operation has resulted in the world’s first entirely bio-based furniture board, cal
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Amateur lumberjacks put themselves at risk

19 January 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has urged amateur lumberjacks who are venturing into forests to cut up windblown trees to stay at home and leave the job to the professionals. Source: Timberbiz The call comes as staff in one Region liaise with Police Scotland about one individual who
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Indonesia revokes 192 forestry permits

19 January 2022
The Indonesian government has revoked 3 million ha forest permits in a press statement Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the government has revoked 192 forestry sector permits covering an area of 3,126,439 hectares because companies that have the permits have not carried out
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Japan makes the most of its forests and forestry

19 January 2022
Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry Co and Kyoto University plan to send samples of wooden material to the International Space Station to conduct experiments on their practicality for use in spacecraft engineering. Source: Taipei Times Their aim is to launch the world’s first wooden satellite n
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Cambodia has a plan for forestry and to meet COP26 promises

19 January 2022
Cambodia begins the new year as the first nation in Southeast Asia to publish a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The roadmap, known officially as a “Long-term strategy for Carbon Neutrality (LTS4CN)” was submitted to the United Nations Convention on Climate Chang
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ANZ World Commodity Price Index points to lower returns from forestry

19 January 2022
The ANZ World Commodity Price Index eased 0.2% in December as stronger prices for dairy, meat and aluminium were not sufficient to offset lower returns from the forestry and horticultural sectors. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Timberbiz The index still finished the year up 24% year-on-
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JD adds to its forestry attachment witha mulchers and brush cutters

17 January 2022
John Deere has added to its attachment family for excavators with the ME36 and ME50 Mulchers, and the RE40 and RE50 Rotary Brush Cutters. Source: Timberbiz The ME36 and ME50 mulchers are equipped with knife-style cutting teeth on a split ring rotor. The spiral, double helix tool patte
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Combilift is Timber Trade Supplier of the Year

17 January 2022
Holzkurier, a leading Austrian publication for the timber sector, has named Combilift as its Timber Trade Supplier of the Year for 2022. Source: Timberbiz The company’s continual product development, its impressive growth in the Austrian market and a policy of always putting the custo
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New Chairperson for FSC

17 January 2022
Zandra Martinez, from Oaxaca, Mexico, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the International Board of Directors for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Source: Timberbiz Since 2019, Ms Martinez has served on the FSC International Board of Directors and has played an instrumental
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Global companies failing to protect forests

14 January 2022
Global companies and financial institutions with the highest potential for curbing deforestation are largely failing to do so, undermining pledges to protect forests made at the COP26 climate summit in November, according to a recently released report. Source: AFP The Forest 500 analy
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