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Testing new fire shelters for firefighters

27 July 2022
A paper  by Joseph Roise, John Williams, Roger Barker and John Morton-Aslanis from North Carolina State University describes a series of tests conducted to evaluate prototype fire shelters designed to provide enhanced thermal protective insulation in wildland fire burn-over events. So
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PEFC suspends Russian forest certification, Tetra Pak exits

27 July 2022
The Russian National Voluntary Forest Certification System (FCR) has been suspended by the PEFC International Board, in mutual agreement with PEFC Russia. Source: Timberbiz The suspension is intended to preserve the conditions for a successful long-term cooperation with PEFC Russia to
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UK market statement on supply, demand and price trends in 2022

25 July 2022
Timber Development UK has released its latest quarterly market statement which outlines the supply, demand and price trends seen in early 2022. Source: Timberbiz The market statement provides a detailed analysis of the first quarter of 2022, looking at import and price statistics as w
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Emergency called on giant sequoias

25 July 2022
The US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is initiating emergency fuels reduction treatments to provide for the long-term survival of giant sequoia groves against immediate wildfire threats. Source: Timberbiz These actions make use of the agency’s existing authorities under th
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Northvolt and Stora Enso to create industrialised wooden batteries

25 July 2022
Stora Enso and Northvolt are joining forces to create sustainable batteries using lignin-based hard carbon produced with renewable wood from the Nordic forests. The aim is to develop the world’s first industrialised battery featuring anode sourced entirely from European raw materials,
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Papal quality maple and oak

22 July 2022
In a warehouse just outside Toronto, furniture makers put final touches on historic pieces that are to be part of Pope Francis’ journey to Canada. Sources: The Canadian Press, Kelowna Daily Courier Beginning with wood from maple and oak trees, the designers bring to life sketche
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Webinar series for smallholders from PEFC

22 July 2022
Smallholders, local communities, and indigenous peoples own or manage nearly half of the world’s forests and the way those forests are managed can have an influence on the climate, biodiversity, and health of our planet. Source: Timberbiz It is therefore vital that smallholders can ga
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Mondi invests in making pets happy

22 July 2022
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing nearly €65 million in three Consumer Flexibles packaging plants in Europe in order to meet growing customer demand for sustainable pet food packaging solutions. Source: Timberbiz The European pet food market has grown signifi
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Armstrong Flooring sells Australian assets to Cowes Bay

20 July 2022
Armstrong Flooring in the US announced that, in continuation of its ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring, the auction held as a part of its court-supervised sale process has concluded with the following bids deemed as the highest and best offers. Sources: Lesprom, Timberbiz Giant Group wi
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Another business exits Russia

20 July 2022
Following Elopak’s decision to suspend operations in Russia in March 2022 the company undertook a thorough review of all possible options available. On this basis it has reached an agreement to divest its Russian business (JSC Elopak) to local management, selling 100% of its shares. S
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