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Finnish forest industry notably increased its production of sawn softwood timber and plywood at the start of 2017, when construction in the main market areas picked up. Paperboard and pulp production grew strongly, but disparities between product groups in the forestry industry remain high, reports Finnish Forest Industries Federation. The increase in European demand, and[…]

“Just stack nuts, bolts and washers in the no-slip soft ridged grip – start the thread and pull off the grip – your stacked bolts, washers and nuts are ready to go”, according to RToddS Engineering in Florida on their new flexible socket set. What more can I say? Read the write up in the ‘Quality-Handtool-Review’[…]

Weyerhauser have just announced an agreement to sell its timberlands and manufacturing business in Uruguay to a consortium led by BTG Pactual’s Timberland Investment Group (TIG), including other long-term institutional investors, for $402.5 million. The transaction includes over 120,000 hectares of timberlands in northeastern and north central Uruguay, as well as a plywood and veneer[…]

$870M in softwood aid for Canada – The federal government announced last week that it would provide close to $870 million to support Canada’s softwood lumber producers in the face of taxes imposed by the United States. Preliminary countervailing duties were applied on 28 April. Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr, Minister of Foreign Affairs[…]

The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) has welcomed NHVR support for AFCA’s National Forestry Logistics Safety Program (NFLSP) to deliver safer roads as part of the next round of Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative program. The Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative called for implementable, value-for-money initiatives that deliver significant heavy vehicle safety benefits. Stacey Gardiner, AFCA’s General[…]

When the ATV or quad bike made its big debut at trade fairs about 10 years ago, many people sniffed and called it a toy. Today it is a self-evident work tool on a forest property. With experience from Europe and North America, Yamaha Sweden believes the next work tool is now making its entrance[…]

The Czech truck manufacturer Tatra came to Elmia Wood with a logging truck in a special anniversary edition. “Tatra produced its first vehicle 120 years ago,” explains the Swedish general agent Svante Cordestam. Tatra’s speciality is all-terrain vehicles. All-wheel drive plus individual suspension on all wheels have been standard on them for many years. All[…]

The biggest improvement to excavator chassis in many years. Kalle Mattsson, sales manager and co-owner of the Finnish machinery manufacturer Nisula doesn’t hesitate in his presentation of the company’s world first at Elmia Wood. The chassis is mounted on an excavator from Volvo and turns it into an all-terrain vehicle. The development work took ten[…]

Today is the opening day of the world’s largest forestry fair, Elmia Wood, in the forest south of Jönköping, Sweden. This year the fair is bigger and more comprehensive than ever, with more than 550 exhibitors from five continents. Almost 200 of them are exhibiting here for the first time. With the premiere of the[…]

Two years ago – over two weeks – the WoodTECH conference series run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) achieved a record turnout of sawmilling companies. They were drawn from throughout Australia and New Zealand. Over 350 delegates from all major sawmilling companies in the region in addition to leading technology providers from throughout[…]