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Trees are a sustainable and renewable source of timber. Wood processing is a general term to describe the different types of methods to utilise wood. The timber can be used for construction, heating, producing electricity and fuel. Wood fibre is used for manufacturing clothing and some of the food that we eat.
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TimberTec chosen due to unique competencies and resources 19th January 2023, Stockholm. TimberTec, an Iptor company, announces today that Holmen Wood Products, a leading supplier of high-quality products from sustainably managed forests,…
Today, Stora Enso – a leading provider of renewable products in packaging, biomaterials, wooden construction and paper, and one of the largest private forest owners in the world – launches their new…
Due the downturn in the economy one of the oldest BSW sawmills will be closing its doors for good by the end of 2022. The closure of Boat of Garten…
Soaring energy costs are crippling the companies involved in wood processing. This is having a major knock-on effect for the people working at the blunt end of forestry. It is…
Stora Enso and Peab Asfalt paved an area of the Sunila pulp mill in Kotka, Finland, with asphalt in which part of the fossil-based bitumen has been replaced with renewable…
To rebalance inventories and adapt to current demand, Södra Wood is now adjusting its production. For the remainder of 2022, sawn timber production will be reduced by approximately 100,000 m³.…
The largest integrated timber and forestry business in the UK, and a member of Binderholz, BSW Group has entered a joint venture with Power Sheds. BSW has acquired a stake…
Chipper Unit-Scania G450 Tractor Unit c/w self-propelled Jenz HEM 561 chipper & Epsilon Q130 LD Crane, Woodchipper mounted on turntable with 530hp engine For sale is this Scania G450, 450hp…
The Finnish Paperworkers’ Union has agreed to a settlement proposal to end the devastating long-running strike action at UPM. The 112-day strike at papermaking giant UPM Kymmene, which crippled production…
FAE is upgrading the PT-300 to be more productive and efficient FAE is upgrading the PT-300 tracked carrier with the debut of two technologies that increase productivity and improve uptime…