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Wood-Mizer LLC, the world’s leading portable sawmill manufacturer, introduces three new log splitters to their diverse line of wood processing equipment. Manufactured in the USA, Wood-Mizer’s new log splitter line is designed for farm operations, small businesses, and commercial wood splitting companies. Offering three portable, heavy-duty log splitter models, the Wood-Mizer FS300, FS350, and FS500[…]

Bandit authorized small equipment dealer Cal-Line Equipment has expanded its operation to cover Southern California, bringing its knowledgeable sales staff and service technicians to the Southern California city of Santa Fe Springs, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. The grand opening event is scheduled for Sept. 25-26 at the new location at 13030 Firestone Blvd., Santa[…]

Today’s view on our planet from space is the clearest ever – land cover changes such as forest fires and concession roads can be easily detected with the latest Earth Observation (EO) technologies. A project of FSC, the European Space Agency (ESA) and several partners shows how the latest EO technology improves its potential as[…]

Energy is critical to all development efforts across the globe. The absence of reliable energy supply could hamper development efforts, especially for struggling Third World economies. The link between energy and development constitutes the focus of an African Development Bank Group study – Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries – released in Maputo,[…]

In Canada, the Alberta government has directed C$55.2 million in funding to continue pro-active action against mountain pine beetle infestations in the province. “This funding gives us the resources we need to continue our fight against this threat to our forests,” Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) Minister Ted Morton said. “The time to attack the beetle[…]

Tembec today announced a temporary shutdown for at least three months at its Senneterre sawmill located in Quebec, effective May 9. The shutdown decision was based on the lack of wood supply in the region. “The announced shutdown is a clear consequence of the volume reduction brought about by the latest Chief Forester’s evaluation of[…]

German power giant RWE intends to further extend its biomass activities and in particular the use of wood as fuel in cogeneration power stations. To support this strategy, RWE Innogy Cogen, a subsidiary of RWE Innogy, has signed a contract with the tree nursery P&P, based in Eitelborn, Germany. The agreement forms the basis for[…]

Wayne Keith has converted his pickup to run on scraps of wood from his Alabama (US) sawmill. The heart of the wood-powered vehicle is a gasifier, which basically converts solid fuels into gaseous ones. Though the fuel in their tanks is liquid, gasoline and diesel engines actually run on vapour. Thus, the wood gas produced[…]

Research in Australia showing that Murray River flows are strongly impacted by bushfires has vindicated calls for conservation forests to be actively managed to reduce the frequency and severity of major bushfires. Research by scientists at the CSIRO Forest Biosciences has found that the 2003 bushfires could reduce flows into the Murray River by more[…]

With the first edition of International Forest Industries set to land on the desks of the global forestry community in early December, the IFI editorial team has started putting together stories and information for the first edition of the New Year. The launch edition of the magazine included a general overview of current industry issues[…]