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Allegations of Indonesian pulp producers mislabelling in China exports

15 January 2021
TPL and APRIL, two major pulp and paper producers in Indonesia, may have deprived the country of US$168 million in taxes from 2007 to 2018 by mislabelling a type of pulp that they exported to China, a new investigation alleges. Source: Mongabay.com Two major pulp and paper producers a
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Putting a roof over a Jaguar’s head

15 January 2021
Jaguar Land Rover’s Advanced Product Creation Centre has the largest engineered timber roof in the UK, reflecting the design quality and company values associated with one of Britain’s most iconic automotive businesses. Source: Timberbiz Encompassing 1,512mÑ of PEFC-certified glulam b
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Indicators for renovations and new homes in US look good

15 January 2021
In the first full week back to work of 2021, the latest data of housing construction and home sales out of the US shows a marked increase over the previous year. The economic indicators for future home building, and remodelling, are rosy. Sources: Madison’s Lumber Reporter, Timberbiz
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New Nokian heavy tyres testing facility opens

13 January 2021
Nokian Tyres has invested heavily in a new, state-of-the-art test centre for Nokian Heavy Tyres, upgrading the testing capabilities to a new level with added automation and capacity. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, many phases of the construction process were managed remotely. Source: T
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Scientists’ study says trees are smaller due to rising temperatures

13 January 2021
As the climate changes, ecosystems around the world are also changing. A new study published by scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) suggests that these changes are causing trees to become smaller and younger. Rising temperatures are a source of stress for tr
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Ponsse awards to promote skilled forestry

13 January 2021
Einari Vidgrén Foundation, named after the founder of Ponsse Plc, was established to reward forestry experts. This year in total, the awards amounted to EUR 212,300. The main recognition the Einari Award, was presented to Kimmo Kulojärvi Oy and Metsäkone Pirinen Oy. Source: Timberbiz
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International Mass Timber Conference a virtual experience in 2021

13 January 2021
The 6th Annual 2021 International Mass Timber Conference will be 100% virtual held from 30 March 30 – 1 April, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A virtual platform should drive even greater global attendance, more than 900 attendees from 15 countries are already. Although 2021 wil
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Public asked to find giant Taiwanese trees

11 January 2021
The Council of Agriculture’s Forestry Research Institute in Taiwan has invited the public to participate in a project to map Taiwan’s remaining “giant trees.” A researcher has challenged people to find a tree taller than the current record holder, which is a 79.1m Taiwanese cypress in
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Record year for Swedish seedlings, even frozen ones

11 January 2021
Last year was a record year for SCA Sweden’s NorrPlant seedling operation with 103.5 million seedlings delivered, which is over a million more than before. SCA has never delivered as many seedlings as in 2020. Source: Timberbiz “We delivered 103.5 million seedlings, which is over a mi
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Forest related disasters analysed in new publication

11 January 2021
FAO has published a new study on forest-related disasters that will help contribute to the development of effective responses for future incidents. Forest-related disasters – Three case studies and lessons for management of extreme events assesses three major disasters that affected f
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