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Renewcell establishes textile recycling at SCA’s industrial site Ortviken
Uppdaterad: Monday, 5 October, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industrySCA and the textile recycling company Renewcell have signed an agreement for Renewcell to establish textile recycling at SCA’s industrial site Ortviken in Sundsvall. The operation is expected to create one hundred new jobs. / SCALäs mer -
Friday analysis: ‘Yes Minister’ logic applied to Victorian forestry
Uppdaterad: Friday, 2 October, 2020Category: WoodSo, the Victorian Government’s transition plan for Eastern Gippsland post the end of native timber logging in 2030 is to create a new state-owned nursery growing, apparently, mountain Ash seedlings for bushfire affected areas and then blue gum for pulp. / TimberbizLäs mer -
University of Oulu and Metsä Group cooperate in research and education to develop sustainable forest industry
Uppdaterad: Friday, 2 October, 2020Category: ForestryUniversity of Oulu and Metsä Group have entered into a partnership agreement in which research and educational cooperation will be deepened in order to develop sustainable forest industry. The aim is to increase interaction and work life contacts between students and the company. The co-operation includes, for example, visiting lectures, company visits, thesis work and internships. / MetsäLäs mer -
WA protestors’ ‘publicity stunt’ halts work in Helms forest
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 1 October, 2020Category: ForestryA protest which disrupted operations at Helms forest near Nannup in Western Australia has been described as little more than a publicity stunt in the lead-up to the State elections in March next year. / TimberbizLäs mer -
Lumber companies in the US reached record profits
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 1 October, 2020Category: WoodRecord high lumber prices in the US, stable income for residual chips, and slightly lower costs for sawlogs moved 2Q/20 gross margins for US sawmills to some of the highest levels seen since WRQ started reporting this sector’s profitability back in 2005. Lumber companies in the US Northwest have seen a dramatic shift in their financial health from late 2018 when most sawmills in the region ran at below cash-costs, to the 2Q/20 when gross margins were at their highest levels in at least 15 years. / Wood Resources InternationalLäs mer -
Open Source Wood challenged architecture students participating in the EASA 2020 event
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 29 September, 2020Category: WoodThe Open Source Wood initiative challenged the architecture students participating in EASA 2020 to create a concept for a wooden multi-storey building using the element and module designs available on Opensourcewood.com. Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood initiative is an open collaboration and knowledge-sharing platform for modular wood construction. / Metsä WoodLäs mer -
Greens out to end all forestry in Tasmania says Forest Products
Uppdaterad: Monday, 28 September, 2020Category: ForestryThe Tasmanian forest industry’s new peak body has raised concerns that the Bob Brown Foundation’s legal action, if successful, will totally destroy forestry across all tenures (public and private land), including native forests and plantations, in the state. / TimberbizLäs mer -
Friday analysis: the hazards of too many inquiries
Uppdaterad: Friday, 25 September, 2020Category: WoodThe various reviews, inquires and commissions into the nation’s devastating 2019-2020 bushfires seem to be having some mixed, if not conflicting results. The South Australian Government is to be applauded for biting the bullet and committing $100 million to increase hazard reduction burns by more than 50% blunting the power of summer bushfires. / Bruce MitchellLäs mer -
Metsä Fibre and ANDRITZ sign preliminary agreement on advanced wood raw material processing equipment
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 24 September, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryMetsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and ANDRITZ signed a preliminary agreement on wood raw material reception and feed equipment for the Kemi bioproduct mill. The delivery includes two automated overhead cranes, as well as their installation and commissioning. This type of fully autonomous, AI-based equipment is a new solution for the reception, storage and process feeding of wood raw material, even on a global scale. It also enables the minimisation of the area needed at the mill for storing wood raw material. The domestic rate of the delivery is 45% and the project is managed by ANDRITZ Oy Lahti center of excellence in Finland. / Metsä FibreeLäs mer -
Stora Enso starts the production of new-generation formed fiber products free from plastic and PFAS
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 24 September, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryStora Enso has started the production of formed fiber food service products at Hylte Mill in Sweden. The production ramp-up follows the investment announced in 2019 and enables the manufacture of products that are renewable, recyclable and biodegradable. The PureFiberTM by Stora Enso eco-product range is produced without plastic and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), enabling a safe and sustainable alternative for fresh food packaging. The Group is also investing in more formed fiber capacity in Sweden and China. / Stora EnsoLäs mer