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Swedish pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020 – the essence of a forest

16 September 2020
Together with Architects Sweden (the professional organization for architects, interior architects, landscape architects and spatial planners) the committee for Sweden’s participation at Expo 2020 in Dubai invited consortias to participate in a competition for the design of Sweden’s p
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Scotland trials rail for timber freight movements

16 September 2020
Victa Railfreight will conduct a £195,000 trial, funded by the Scottish Government, of transporting timber by rail in the North of Scotland. The trial will run for six weeks and will operate up to three trains a week, with a capability of moving around 6,000 tonnes of timber.  This wi
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Ponsse announces Brazilian company as retailer of the year

14 September 2020
Ponsse has recognised Brazilian Timber Forest, a company with a strong focus on customer service, as the retailer of the year for 2019. The company has been a Ponsse’s retailer since 2015. It operates in Southern Brazil, in the regions of Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
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Woodle, Woon and Woorke

14 September 2020
Woodle is the first wooden cap with disposable plastic inner for recycling made for the cosmetics industry, Woon is a glue free monomaterial wooden cap without any bult-in plastic interior and Woorke which is an organic compostable wooden cap. Source: Timberbiz Woodle is the latest in
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Alabama forestry timber relief funds due to reduced stumpage

14 September 2020
Alabama forest landowners who harvested timber March 2020 through July 2020 are eligible to receive up to US$10,000 in relief funds due to reduced stumpage fees paid during that time. Source: Timberbiz Governor Kay Ivey awarded US$10 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund for a state-
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FSC second consultation on updated Global Strategy

11 September 2020
The second public consultation on the updated FSC Global Strategy 2021-2026 is open for 30 days and will close on 4 October. It will be used to collect stakeholder feedback on a series of questions about the second draft. Source: Timberbiz FSC members and stakeholders are invited to g
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UK reviews motorsport in its forests

11 September 2020
Forestry England is reviewing motorsports in the nation’s forests and is inviting the sector and local communities affected to share their views. Source: Timberbiz They have already contacted motorsport national governing bodies throughout the UK, their own staff, and parish councils
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Swiss company builds new plant after years’ operating at full capacity

11 September 2020
Over the past three years, the management of Tschopp Holzindustrie in Switzerland has been working intensively on planning a new sawmill. This will replace the existing plant, which has been operating at full capacity in three shifts for years. Source: Timberbiz The three shifts conti
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Germany exports logs at record pace

09 September 2020
The log market in Germany has been extremely volatile in the first half of 2020, with high demand from the export market and a tight supply of fresh green logs. When the Coronavirus Epidemic forced sawmills to close in March, domestic demand for sawlogs fell and the price increases se
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Stora Enso to invest 79m Euros in CLT production

09 September 2020
Stora Enso will invest approximately Euro 79 million in a new production line for cross laminated timber (CLT) at its Ždírec sawmill in the Czech Republic. Production is scheduled to begin during the 3Q 2022. Source: Timberbiz The estimated annual production capacity will be approxima
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