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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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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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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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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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More than 1750 nail plate trusses hold together a Japanese factory

06 August 2021
Where do you find 1750 nail plate trusses in Japan?  Well, it is actually 1758 trusses, and they are being installed at ARCHIVISION21’s new state-of-the-art prefabricated modular factory that is being constructed in Chitose, Hokkaido. Source: Timberbiz If you think that is a lot of tr
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Ecological forestry can lower insurance premiums

06 August 2021
Ecological forestry, which includes prescribed burns and thinning overgrown forests, can decrease total insurance premiums by 41% for homeowners’ coverage, while a range of decreases was seen for commercial property premiums, according to a study by Willis Towers Watson and The Nature
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Carbon offset forests on fire in the US

06 August 2021
Forests in the United States that generate the carbon offsets bought by companies including BP and Microsoft are on fire as summer blazes rage in North America. Source: Financial Times Corporate net-zero emission pledges rely on such projects to compensate for the carbon dioxide gener
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