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EU launches anti-dumping procedure against Russia

16 October 2020
The European Union has launched an anti-dumping procedure for the import of birch plywood from Russia. The complaint is brought by the Woodstock Consortium acting on behalf of the Union producers of birch plywood (complainants and supporting producers) representing an overwhelming maj
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HexBox modular prefab LVL boxes for easier woodworking

16 October 2020
In many woodworking traditions around the world, wedged mortise-and-tenon joints have long been a way to join wooden components without the use of glue or metal fasteners. Basically, driving in wedge-shaped bits of wood exerts enough force to keep two or more pieces locked together. T
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Timber imports’ strong market recovery in UK

16 October 2020
A UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) report revealed total import volumes for main timber and panel products were approximately 1% below July 2019 levels, with 866,000m3 arriving in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The one percent difference in volumes between the two months (July 2020 and Jul
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Opinion: Jay Engle – how much energy is produced using wood? A forester’s perspective

16 October 2020
Parsing some of the data and language associated with the global wood pellet trade can be a daunting task. While poking around for current wood pellet industry data recently, I found some interesting information on the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) website called the “M
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Logging tops list of America’s most dangerous jobs

14 October 2020
AdvisorSmith studied the most dangerous jobs in the United States based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Studying professions with a minimum employment of 50,000 workers to find the 25 most dangerous jobs among 263 total professions
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Collaborative Partnership of Forests urges a change post COVID

14 October 2020
Forests and tree landscapes should be at the heart of building back better after the COVID-19 pandemic for a more resilient and sustainable future, members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) said. Source: Timberbiz In a joint statement released at the margins of FAO’s C
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FAO says sustainable forestry is the heart of recovery – Build Back Better

14 October 2020
A sustainable forest sector lies at the heart of COVID-19 recovery plans that seek to build back better, senior executives from the forest industry said in a statement released for the Food & Agriculture Organisation’s Committee on Forestry. Source: Timberbiz FAO’s Advisory Commit
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Finland spruiks wood to Japan with Metsa’s relocatable timber pavilion

12 October 2020
The Metsä Pavilion is Business Finland’s project with Metsä Group built ready to host events organised by Business Finland and Finnish businesses. Using Metsä Wood’s Kerto LVL as the main material made the construction fast, light and green. Source: Timberbiz The official opening of t
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Forest fires engulf Syria and Lebanon

12 October 2020
Massive forest fires in war-torn Syria this week have killed at least two people and burned swaths of land, state media and officials said, as blazes also hit neighbouring Lebanon. Source: Al Jazeera Syrian state television on Saturday morning broadcast scenes from the affected areas,
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Canadian study shows forestry benefits much more than just rural towns

12 October 2020
A supply chain study of forestry in British Columbia, Canada has concluded that it’s not just rural sawmill towns that benefit from logging, sawmilling and pulp mills. The study, conducted by iTotem Technologies on behalf of the Council of Forest Industries (COFI), identified Ca
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