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The step by step process to create high performance and sustainable bio-based alternatives to plastics has moved forward again thanks to a new product from Stora Enso, a wood-based biocomposite – DuraSense. This innovation, enables the use of renewable fibres, such as wood, to substitute for a large portion of fossil-based plastic. The production of[…]

Coillte predicts Irish forestry will double in value to nearly €5bn. But chief executive Fergal Leamy insists State is slow to embrace sector’s potential reports Eoin Burke-Kennedy – Irish Times. The chief executive of Coillte estimates that output from Irish forestry will double in value to nearly €5 billion over the next 10 years, as[…]

David Pelly MA MSc has joined Tilhill Forestry’s Investment and Property team. His appointment adds to the wealth of knowledge and resources Tilhill can provide to people wanting to invest in the forestry sector. Pelly who lives in South Queensferry, Scotland, has taken on the role of Investment Forester after joining from forestry agents John[…]

Softwood logs and softwood lumber imports to China have more than tripled in ten years with lumber volumes surpassing logs by 36% in 2017, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Imports – China imported record high volumes of softwood logs and lumber in 2017, making the country the largest log importer in the world and the[…]

Arana & Runa Kuru of A & R Logging NZ have recently taken delivery of a new Cat 568LL forest machine for their East Coast operation, featuring a SATCO 325T processing head reports NZ Logger. Arana is cutting up shorts in the Hikurangi Forest Farms log yard for a few months before taking the machine[…]

DC Equipment officially launched the Falcon Forestry Equipment brand (FFE) to U.S loggers at the 2018 Oregon Logging Conference in Eugene Oregon on February 22-24. “It’s been a really good year for FFE in New Zealand, Canada and Chile. Being able to officially launch the brand and our Falcon Winch Assist in the U.S in[…]

‘More than enough’ wood fibre to supply proposed $180M Kawerau plant, report says – Concerns that there may not be enough wood fibre to supply a new $180 million particleboard plant proposed for Kawerau have been quashed by an industry study which concludes “there is more than enough wood available” although it notes the increased[…]

Sumitomo Forestry NZ, the local unit of the Japanese timber conglomerate, posted a record profit last year after buying the timber plantations of US forestry investor Hancock in 2016 to secure more supply for its wood processing plant. The timber company , Sumitomo Forestry NZ posted a profit of $48.9 million in the year ended Dec. 31,[…]

The CEO of the BC Forest Safety Council (BCFSC), Rob Moonen, and the President and CEO of FPInnovations, Stéphane Renou, have announced that the two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work collaboratively on enhancing safety performance in the forest industry by sharing leading, innovative scientific and technical applications. Under the MOU,[…]

Federal Government figures released yesterday (Abares) showing a continuing decline in Australia’s plantation timber estate, should be a wakeup call for policy makers, according to Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Mr Ross Hampton. The ABARES report graphically shows the decline in available timber for domestic processing and continues a troubling[…]