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JD rolls out more for its forestry swing machines

17 October 2019
John Deere is rolling out increased options on its G-Series forestry swing machines which help lower daily operating costs, boost productivity, and increase uptime. According to John Deere the updates, including improvements to the machine design and the addition of more standard feat
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American hardwoods make a move into Vietnam

15 October 2019
The American Hardwood Export Council showed its commitment to a Vietnamese partnership with more than 30 members joining the pavilion at the recent VietnamWood show held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. A further 10 booked their own booths.Source: Ti
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Next gen forestry tyres from Nokian

15 October 2019
A new generation of tyres from Nokian will offer advanced features for 6-wheel forestry machines. The latest addition to the product line is the Nokian Forest King TRS 2+, an advanced tyre that brings next gen features such as soil-friendly grip, durability and excellent support for c
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Africa and Asia sound alarm over accelerating forest loss

15 October 2019
During September, environmental and human rights defenders from Africa and Asia went to the EU to sound the alarm over accelerating forest loss in the Congo Basin, West Africa and the Lower Mekong regions. Their message was clear, the EU must play a key role in finding global solution
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Flame retardant treatment changes noted in UK

10 October 2019
Flame-retardant treatments for timber products has undergone a major revision following changes to Building Regulations resulting from the Hackitt Review in the UK now TRADA (The Timber Research and Development Association UK) has released information to detail the changes. Source: Ti
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Swatch’s new HQ snakes around Switzerland

10 October 2019
Swatch has opened its new headquarters at Biel in north western Switzerland. The wooden building, one of the world’s largest timber structures, was designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and looks like a massive wooden snake. Source: Timberbiz, Swissinfo.ch “We have invested CHF22
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Simplified Forest Management Standard for smallholders tested in Asia

10 October 2019
FSC is testing a standalone regional forest stewardship standard and associated tools in four Asian countries to improve smallholder access to the FSC certification scheme in the region, by introducing a simplified standard more suitable to their needs. Source: Timberbiz Smallholders
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Rains halt Amazon fires

08 October 2019
Heavy rains over recent days in the Bolivian Amazon have helped put out forest fires that have raged for two months across the land-locked South American nation, charring more than 4 million hectares of land, local authorities said on Monday. Sources: Timberbiz, Reuters The storms hel
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US lumber prices bounce back despite low housing starts

08 October 2019
North American lumber prices have bounced back but how long will this last? Madison’s Lumber Reporter has been following the ups-and-downs of North America construction framing softwood dimension lumber prices in 2019, which remain baffling. Sources: Timberbiz, Forest2Market A look at
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Bio-asphalt uses lignin as a binder

08 October 2019
Lignin is a renewable, wood-based, non-toxic performance enhancer that can be used to amend and even replace fossil-based materials in various applications and to reduce the carbon footprint of the end product. One of those applications is asphalt. Source: Timberbiz Lineo by Stora Ens
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