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Tracing the journey of wood products

A new partnership will enable companies to understand the journey of wood products through the supply chain from forest to store shelf. Combining best-in-class traceability, verification, and visualization, the timber traceability platform being is introduced by DoubleHelix in partner
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Canada to tempt forestry with $10m

The Nova Scotia government is hoping to tempt the province’s forestry companies to invest in their operations with a new Can$10-million, two-year forestry innovation rebate program. The program applies to capital projects between Can$1 million and Can$15 million and allows companies t
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Trillion Trees Act for the US

US Republican Bruce Westerman introduced the Trillion Trees Act, legislation that would plant one trillion trees globally by 2050 and incentivize the use of wood products as carbon sequestration devices. Source: Timberbiz “Trees are the ultimate carbon sequestration device,” Mr Wester
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New FSC Trademark License Agreement to be rolled out

The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting early in the 2Q 2020 in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia and the United States before being extended to other countries later in the year. Source: Timbe
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Ledinek makes largest planer for glulam

Ledinek engineering has built and delivered the largest planer for glulam in its history. The maximum planing width is 3.000 mm and the planing height goes up to 610 mm. Source: Timberbiz This means that both very wide and curved object beams can be planed. Block gluing for columns ca
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Tigercat’s new grapple skidder

Quick, compact and fuel efficient, the new Tigercat 602 grapple skidder is ideal for high value selective logging in tight or challenging terrain. The size and agility of the 602 grapple skidder makes it ideal for selective felling applications. Source: Timberbiz The machine can acces
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Swedish forest owners’ associations merge

The forest owners’ associations Norrskog and Norra Skogsägarna agreed to merge and form a new joint association under the group name Norra Skog. Norra Timber runs the manufacturing and marketing businesses within the group. Source: Timberbiz The result of the merger is a significantly
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Värö mill investments to make it a Nordic leader in CLT

Södra is investing further in its sawmill at Värö, primarily in final trimming and drying, but also in other parts of the facility. In April last year, the company announced plans to build a cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility at Värö. Source: Timberbiz “We can now see that our inve
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Waratah Forestry FL100 large felling head

Waratah Forestry Equipment has released a new large felling head model, the FL100. The large directional felling head, designed for 30+ metric ton carriers, improves productivity, increases durability and extends uptime for steep slope, shoveling and traditional felling applications. 
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New Mix Label Text and Controlled Wood Statements consultation

The proposals of the Technical Working Group responsible for reviewing the FSC Mix label text and developing controlled wood statements are now available for public consultation. The deadline to participate is 6 April 2020 CET.  Source: Timberbiz The Controlled Wood Strategy was appro
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