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UPM named industry leader for paper & forestry by Dow Jones

24 September 2019
UPM was named industry leader for the Paper and Forest industry in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2019-2020 for the seventh time. Of the 61 industry leaders recognised worldwide, UPM was the only Finnish company on the list. Source: Timberbiz The Do
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Paper cups recycled into chipboard and paper

18 September 2019
Stora Enso has conducted a trial with Fiskeby Board in Sweden to explore possibilities to recycle used paper cups into white-lined chipboard (WLC). The trials confirmed that paper cups can be utilized as valuable raw material to produce WLC board without any investments or changes to
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John Deere extends warranty for hybrid wheel loader

18 September 2019
John Deere is extending the 8 year/ 20,000-hour power electronic components warranty on its 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader. The warranty supports John Deere’s commitment to the durability and reliability of its popular 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader, which was recently named as a finalist for the
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Metsa kicks off apprenticeship training

18 September 2019
Metsä Group is again kicking off apprenticeship training in its production units across Finland. The company is looking for some 50 people with vocational training, who will gain a qualification for versatile and responsible production tasks at Metsä Group’s mills during their 18-mont
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Komatsu from head to toe

16 September 2019
Komatsu Forest is has launched a web shop for the sale of work wear, casual wear and accessories. According to the company the products are specially selected to suit a machine operator’s everyday life, both in the cab and after the working day is over. Source: Timberbiz The new
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Malaysian and Chinese delegations visit Finish sawmill

16 September 2019
A Malaysian delegation of timber council members form wooden packaging, furniture and molding industries visited the Junnikkala Sawmill in Kalajoki, Finland. The members of Malaysian delegation have never used Finnish timber, so they visited the sawmill to study Finnish wood and timbe
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TTJ Timber Innovation Award winners

16 September 2019
Sonae Arauco’s Three Dimensional Fiberboard (3DF) and a research project which harnessed bio technologies to create sequins from naturally abundant wood-derived cellulose have been named the winners of the TTJ Timber Innovation Award 2019. Source: Timberbiz The Award, which consists o
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Ponsse new training centre for Russia

12 September 2019
The opening of the new training and service centre of OOO Ponsse, Ponsse’s subsidiary in Russia, was celebrated in St Petersburg. With its area of 1500 square metres, the new training centre is one of the company’s largest investments in Russia, totalling approximately EUR 3 million.
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Deere adds to TimberMatic Maps and TimberManager

12 September 2019
John Deere has expanded the technology offered in TimberMatic Maps and TimberManager software to full-tree equipment, including feller bunchers and skidders. These streamlined software solutions offer loggers enhanced machine visibility and communication for a productive work day. Sou
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CIFOR wades in on forest fires and climate change

12 September 2019
Robert Nasi director general of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) recently wrote an opinion piece on the damage from forest fires. He said a complex combination of a changing climate, policies and conversion of scrub and trees to agricultural land in the Amazon tu
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