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Finnish premium fragrance brand combines responsibility and luxury into its packaging by choosing Metsä Board’s lightweight paperboard
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 31 March, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryThe new Finnish luxury fragrance brand Nakuna Helsinki aims to conquer the international market with its Finnish inspired and premium quality perfumes. The company worked closely with Metsä Board, the leading European producer of fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, to create perfume packaging that reflects its brand concept and brand values. / Metsä BoardLäs mer -
Five facts about toilet paper – no, we’ll not run out of it
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 31 March, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryThe first thing shops ran out of because of the coronavirus outbreak was toilet paper. But what do we actually know about toilet paper – how it is made or used and, for example, what happens to it afterwards? / Finnish Forest AssociationLäs mer -
SNS network for Nordic cooperation in extreme weather events is permanented
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 26 March, 2020Category: ForestryThe SNS Secretariat runs the Taskforce Forest fire that have been pointed out as highly relevant by the Nordic Council of Ministers. With climate change we expect more forest fires in the future. Taskforce forest fire creates and facilitates contacts between relevant stakeholders in forestry and rescue services in the Nordic countries. The aim is to more efficiently prevent and limit the effects of future forest fires – together! / SNSLäs mer -
Australian mills continue to operate while NZ mills shutdown
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 25 March, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryAustralia’s timber mills are continuing to operate during the COVID-19 lockdown as normal and will do so until ordered otherwise. Building sites have been already been deemed essential activities by the Federal Government, spared from the tight restrictions placed on restaurants, pubs, clubs, cinemas and other non-essential businesses. / TimberbizLäs mer -
Building D(emountable) – fast construction with hybrid structures
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 25 March, 2020Category: WoodThe architectural office cepezed from the Netherlands wanted to build a four-storey office building that could be moved to another location, if needed. The end-result, Building D(emountable), is a hybrid structure that combines a steel structure with wooden elements and a glass façade. Using Kerto® LVL (laminated veneer lumber) elements made the project more sustainable, and the lightweight elements were extremely fast to install. / MetsäWoodLäs mer -
Ground broken for Sweden’s historic first pyrolysis oil plant for biofuel
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 25 March, 2020Category: WoodfuelsOn the 23rd of March the first ground was broken for Pyrocell’s plant at Setra’s Kastet sawmill in Gävle. Pyrocell will be manufacturing non-fossil pyrolysis oil as a raw material for producing renewable fuel. “This will make the company an important link in the value chain from the Swedish forest to consumers’ fuel tanks,” says Pyrocell Chairman Pontus Friberg. / SetraLäs mer -
Large decrease of new protected forest
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 24 March, 2020Category: ForestryThe Swedish Forest Agency’s decisions on protection of forests fell sharply in 2019, in comparison with the previous year. The area in new nature conservation agreements decreased by 74 percent to the lowest level in 20 years, according to new statistics. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
Government urged to recognise forest product industries as essential
Uppdaterad: Monday, 23 March, 2020Category: ForestryState and federal governments have been urged to recognise the essential services provided by Australia’s forest product industries, as they consider further restrictions to contain CoVid-19. / TimberbizLäs mer -
Timber Offsite conference, DesignBUILD and AWISA exhibitions postponed
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 19 March, 2020Category: WoodThe Timber Offsite Construction 2020 Conference has been postponed until later in the year because of COVID-19 as has DesignBUILD and the Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association’s (AWISA) exhibition planned for 1-4 July in Sydney. / TimberbizLäs mer -
Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill in Äänekoski won Mill of the Future Award at 2020 PPI Awards
Uppdaterad: Monday, 16 March, 2020Category: WoodfuelsMetsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill in Äänekoski was one of the winners at the 2020 Pulp & Paper Industry (PPI) Awards in Lisbon. Metsä Fibre is part of Metsä Group. The bioproduct mill won the Mill of the Future Award. In this category, the mill was evaluated based on the implementation of modern and innovative solutions that improved efficiency, production and environmental performance, for example. / Metsä FibreLäs mer