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Continuing less interest in final felling in November
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019Category: ForestryMonthly statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency shows a continuous decrease in notified area for final felling. The total area notified for final felling decreased by 24 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, and it decreased the most in the region South of Sweden. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
NSW state funding of $20m for softwood roadworks
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019Category: WoodA $20.35 million road funding grant applied for by the Softwoods Working Group (SWG) under the NSW Government’s Growing Local Economies Program has been successful. SWG Chair Peter Crowe said the grant was tremendous news for the regional economy. / TimberbizLäs mer -
Holmen to establish large-scale wind power on its land
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019Category: The pulp and paper industryHolmen’s Board has today taken the decision to construct the Blåbergsliden wind farm on its land outside Skellefteå in northern Sweden. The investment totals SEK 1.3 billion and comprises 26 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 143 MW. / HolmenLäs mer -
Forest protection has continued to increase in Finland – area of strictly protected forests is now the size of Belgium
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 12 December, 2019Category: ForestryThe percentage of protected forest out of productive and poorly productive forest land has increased in northern Finland. In southern Finland, it has remained the same. / The Finnish Forest AssociationLäs mer -
Stora Enso and Sulapac bring the sustainable straw to the market, with several customers signed up
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 11 December, 2019Category: The pulp and paper industryStora Enso and Sulapac are launching a renewable and biodegradable straw to combat the global problem of plastic waste. The straw has strong usability and works just like a traditional straw. The new straws are available to brands and consumers looking for more eco-friendly solutions. / Stora EnsoLäs mer -
Free, downloadable Open Source Wood 3D design objects for BIM and CAD software
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 10 December, 2019Category: WoodMetsä Wood’s Open Source Wood Initiative and ProdLib, a free library of 3D design models, join forces to make the latest innovation in wood-based construction easily available to everyone. With ProdLib library, you can now download the elements available on Open Source Wood to your design software. / Metsä WoodLäs mer -
Sign up soon: entries for the Better with Less – Design Challenge 2019–2020 close on 5 January
Uppdaterad: Friday, 6 December, 2019Category: The pulp and paper industryThe closing date for the second Better with Less – Design Challenge is approaching, with last entries to be submitted by 5 January 2020. The competition – organised by Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group – encourages designers and design students to come up with innovative packaging solutions that will have a positive impact on sustainability. / Metsä BoardLäs mer -
Application period for Metsä Group’s summer jobs begins – real jobs and fair pay
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 5 December, 2019Category: ForestryOne of Finland’s biggest summer job recruitments is getting under way again. In the coming year, Metsä Group will provide a summer job for nearly 900 future professionals. The company is also offering almost 300 summer jobs outside Finland. Metsä Group invests in providing summer employees with guidance for their jobs and support for their learning, offers responsible and diverse tasks and pays fair wages for summer jobs, according to the demands of each task. / MetsäLäs mer -
Södra takes new step to adapt forests to climate change
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 4 December, 2019Category: EnvironmentSödra is using controlled pollination to breed trees for tomorrow’s forests – a new innovation, where nearly 2 million seedlings are being propagated to produce trees that are healthier and more resilient, with 30 percent faster growth than trees in today’s forests. / SödraLäs mer -
Federal Labor at odds with Victorian Labor on forestry
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 3 December, 2019Category: ForestryFederal Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources Joel Fitzgibbon has strongly backed Victoria’s native forest industries as sustainable, this is at odds with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews who plans to shut it down. / TimberbizLäs mer