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Rayco new stump cutters and trailer

01 November 2018
Rayco Manufacturing has released two stump cutter models the RG55 and RG80 as well as a new TRG stump cutter trailer. These are the first new product introductions for Rayco since the company was acquired by Morbark in November 2017. Source: Timberbiz RG55 Stump Cutter This is an upda
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Prefab housing industry in Germany to expand

01 November 2018
At 2.86bn €, sales revenue generated by the German prefabricated-house industry in the current business year will probably be 7.7% higher than in 2017. According to information from president Johannes Schwörer at the meeting of members of the federation of the German prefabricated bui
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Malaysian Timber Council’s first timber conference

01 November 2018
According to the World Bank, the global demand for timber will quadruple by 2050 and Malaysia as one of the world’s leading suppliers of tropical timber-based products, needs to revisit the imperatives that will sustain or enhance its position in the global marketplace. Source: Timber
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Komatsu to build a new factory in Sweden

30 October 2018
Recently, Komatsu Forest announced its intention to acquire land in Klockarbäcken, Umeå, Sweden. Now Komatsu Forest revealed that it has the intention to build a completely new factory in the area. Source: Timberbiz The company already has high demands on work environment, safety and
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US southern timber growers take a hit from Michael

30 October 2018
Owners of forest land along the Florida Panhandle and beyond are grappling with at least US$1.6 billion in timber losses after Hurricane Michael snapped and mangled trees across the region, according to state authorities. Source: Wall Street Journal Forestry officials in Florida, Geor
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Top Ten for Stora Enso sustainability report

30 October 2018
Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report 2017 has been included in the top ten sustainability reports globally according to the latest Reporting matters publication by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Source: Timberbiz The report lists Stora Enso’s Sustainabil
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Factory-made housing multi-plys

25 October 2018
MultiPly, a carbon-neutral, modular wooden pavilion made entirely of American tulipwood was a star at the London Design Festival, and will have a new incarnation and a temporary home in South Crescent on London’s Store Street as part of a collaboration with New London Architecture. So
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New bioeconomy strategy for Europe

25 October 2018
The European Commission has published a new Bioeconomy Strategy including 14 concrete actions to be launched by 2019. It represents an update on the 2012 strategy, following a review that took place last year. Source: Timberbiz New actions defined in the strategy are divided across th
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Metsa Group’s bio mill is more than just a new mill

25 October 2018
When Australian Paper last year floated the idea of creating a bio-manufacturing operation at its plant, its model was Metsa Group’s new $2 billion Aanekoski mill in Finland. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz AP’s probe into building a waste-to-energy plant is an integral part of t
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International Congress on Planted Forests held in China

23 October 2018
The fourth International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF) will be held in Beijing this week, the first time for the conference to be held in Asia. Source: Xinhua The ICPF is an international academic conference organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations wi
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