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Bridge traffic on four legs

12 April 2021
The Swiss Federal Roads Office “FEDRO” is already building the second wildlife overpass with a wooden roof near Neuenkirch.  Work on Switzerland’s second wildlife overpass with a wooden superstructure has been underway since the northern summer of 2020. Source: Timbe
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Biden in risky talks with Brazil to save the Amazon forest

12 April 2021
The US is negotiating a multi-billion-dollar climate deal with Brazil that observers fear could help the re-election of President Jair Bolsonaro and reward illegal forest clearance in the Amazon. Source: The Guardian and Timberbiz That is the concern of indigenous groups, environmenta
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Recreating packaging with a paper twist

09 April 2021
The biannual Recreate Packaging competition challenged the international design community to generate new and exciting packaging solutions. The theme of this year’s contest was “Design Circular”. Competitors were tasked with creating the next generation of renewable and circular packa
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FSC on the Map to trace forestry from your desktop

09 April 2021
Imagine a remote forest, difficult to find, track down, let alone find data about. From the satellite straight to the comfort of your desk, you can now find some of the FSC forests around the globe on your computer screen, see how they are managed. Source: Timberbiz FSC developed a ma
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Strong softwood demand and tight supply is a worldwide issue

09 April 2021
Strong global demand for softwood means that supply will continue to be tight in 2021 in the UK, and may well tighten further, it was revealed at the UK TTF’s Softwood Conference. Source: Timberbiz Rather than viewing the current situation as a temporary spike before returning to old
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Tesla electric trucks for log hauling in Canada

07 April 2021
Mosaic Forest Management in partnership with local Vancouver Island service provider, EcoWest Driven, will introduce several Tesla electric semi-trucks into log hauling. Source: Timberbiz According to Mosaic, the BC forest sector has a significant role to play in addressing climate ch
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Protesters ignore Canadian court and set up new blockade

07 April 2021
Last week we reported on an 8-month long blockade in Canada against logging company Teal Jones Group now the protesters have set up a new blockade over the Easter weekend after the BC Supreme Court granted Teal Jones an injunction that would allow the arrest and removal of protesters.
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Komatsu chases 20% of global forestry equipment market

07 April 2021
Japanese equipment maker Komatsu hopes to generate 140 billion yen (US$1.27 billion) in revenue from forest machinery after four years, which would mark a 40% increase, due to robust housing and material demand. Source: Nikkei Asia Komatsu intends to fulfill its goal by offering a str
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Sodra’s new plant to increase production of frames 10 fold

31 March 2021
Södra is investing in a new facility that will increase the production capacity of timber frames ten-fold. The facility is expected to be commissioned in mid-2022 and is being built at its plant in Värö, north of Varberg in Sweden, where Södra’s first CLT facility is located. Source:
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Morbark option reduces damage to wood hog horizontal grinders

31 March 2021
Morbark recently introduced a new patent-pending Vtection system option for their 3000, 3400, and 6400 series Wood Hog Horizontal Grinders. The Vtection system monitors rotor vibration to reduce damage from contact with un-shreddable objects or other causes of damaging vibration like
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