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Full Simulation for high quality training

25 January 2021
The significance of high-quality training is increasing globally. Ponsse is responding to the need for the development of training by modernising its simulator product range. The company has just introduced its new Ponsse Full Simulator. Source: Timberbiz This is a full-range training
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Global sawlog prices up and China buys from Germany

22 January 2021
Following a two-year decline, the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) increased in the 3Q 2020 by 2.9% from the previous quarter, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly, (WRQ). The current GSPI is still the second lowest it has been in four years and is 4.1% lower than the Index’s 25-y
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New polymer made from wood

22 January 2021
Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies scientists have made a sustainable polymer using xylose, the second most abundant sugar in nature. Not only does a new nature-inspired material reduce reliance on crude oil products, but its properties can also be easily controlled to m
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US Forest Service reflects on highs and lows of 2020

22 January 2021
Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, the USDA Forest Service announced it surpassed goals and set records in 2020. Source: Timberbiz “2020 was a challenging year, with record wildland fire activity and the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the Forest Service, we have risen abov
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China adjusts import tariffs while closing the door to Australian timber

20 January 2021
On 1 January 2021 China adjusted import tariffs on commodities including some of those in the most favoured nation (MFN) category, conventional tariffs and provisional tariffs commodities. This was in response to the various trade deals agreed including the Free Trade Agreement betwee
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Ikea now owns 613,000 acres of forest in US

20 January 2021
Ikea holding company Ingka Group has acquired forestland property in the US from The Conservation Fund, a non-profit conservation organisation that has protected over 8 million acres of land in the US. The acquisition strengthens Ingka Group’s commitment to responsible forest manageme
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Good Design Award for first electric backhoe

20 January 2021
CASE Construction Equipment has earned a 2020 Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press for “Project Zeus”: the CASE 580 EV (electric vehicle) backhoe loader — the world’s first electric backhoe. The award recognizes “th
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Not all NSW timber industry affected by China ban

20 January 2021
The local timber industry in the Snowy Valleys has been largely unaffected by the recent ban on New South Wales timber being imported to China. Source: Tumut and Adelong Times Just before Christmas, China suspended imports of timber from NSW and Western Australia, with local customs o
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A chip off the old block

18 January 2021
Less than a year ago, Folkhem launched the first homes in the Cederhusen project in Sweden, which will be Stockholm’s first inner city block in solid wood. Source: Timberbiz There has been great interest in the project with more than 70% of the 111 homes released for sale alread
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Wood packaged in wood wins international award

18 January 2021
Stora Enso’s design for eco-friendly pellet packaging was awarded with a prestigious Worldstar award. The renewable and recyclable packaging is designed for heavy use in transporting and warehousing of wood pellets for heating. Source: Timberbiz The awarded packaging is a sustainable
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