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July 2020

Editor’s pickSiempelkamp receives new order from Highland Pellets LLC for four drum dryers

30-07-2020

3D layout of the new order: four Büttner drum dryers, divided into two groups – open spaces in front and behind the dryers mark the locations of the existing energy plants New order for Siempelkamp subsidiary Büttner: The specialist for energy and drying systems will deliver four new drum dryers to the American pellet producer Highland …

Researchers find better way to delineate tree crowns using aerial imagery

30-07-2020
Research, Trees, Forestry

Experiment station researchers have found that the spectral (wavelengths of light) information from natural colour imagery more accurately identifies individual tree crowns – the branches and leaves/needles extending from the trunk – than the traditional canopy height model when used in conjunction with unmanned aerial systems. In a …

Australia: Victorian Government commissions review to safeguard Victorian Forestry Plan

29-07-2020
Australia, Victoria, Forestry, Government

The Victorian Government has commissioned a broad-ranging review to safeguard the Victorian Forestry Plan – and the regional jobs and environmental protections it will deliver. The 30-year plan sets out a long-term and sustainable future for Victoria’s forestry industry. As part of the plan announced last year, VicForests will extend …

Canada: Construction begins for mass timber office tower T3 Bayside

29-07-2020
Canada, Mass Timber, Construction

T3 Bayside, Toronto, Canada (Photo: Hines) New project will deliver over 250,000 square feet of contemporary, mass timber office space to Toronto’s eastern waterfront Hines, the international real estate firm, has begun speculative construction on the workplace component of their Bayside Toronto waterfront master-planned community with the …

DesignSingapore Council to support 7 projects as part of inaugural Good Design Research programme

28-07-2020
Singapore, Research, Design, Mass Engineered Timber

Produce Workshop Pte Ltd, one of the seven R&D projects selected, will study mass engineered timber (MET) as a construction material. Driven by the desire to advance current construction methods using renewable sources, PRODUCE endeavours to further reduce material used, shorten production lead time, and minimise manhours on-site with the …

Katharina Siebert appointed new LIGNA press spokeswoman

24-07-2020
Germany, Trade Fair, Exhibition, Appointment, LIGNA

Katharina Siebert takes over as the press spokeswoman of LIGNA Deutsche Messe has filled the position of LIGNA spokeswoman with a new contact. From 1 July 2020, Katharina Siebert is responsible for international communications for the world's leading trade fair for tools, machinery and equipment for the woodworking and wood processing industries. …

Editor’s pickUBC Faculty of Forestry's portable DNA device detects tree pests in under two hours

23-07-2020
Innovation, Forestry, DNA

New method tests for harmful species like the Asian gypsy moth and sudden oak death pathogen Asian gypsy moths feed on a wide range of important plants and trees. White pine blister rust can kill young trees in only a couple of years. But it’s not always easy to detect the presence of these destructive species just by looking at spots and …

Wood fiber costs declined for both softwood and hardwood pulp producers in 2019 and early 2020

21-07-2020
Economy, Business, Hardwood, Softwood

According to market insights by Wood Resources International, wood fiber costs fell for many hardwood pulp-producing countries worldwide in the 1Q/20. The biggest declines (in US dollar terms) were seen in Southern US, Russia and Latin America, where hardwood pulplog prices were down between 5% and 10% from the 4Q/19. In the US South, hardwood …

Jennifer Cunich to lead FWPA’s WoodSolutions Mid-rise Advisory Program

21-07-2020
Australia, Timber, Design

Jennifer Cunich. Photo: Kelly Chen Former Australian Institute of Architects CEO Jennifer Cunich steps up as head of the Forest and Wood Products Australia's (FWPA) WoodSolutions Mid-rise Advisory Program. Now in its fourth year, the program is operating in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, building on a base of completed projects with …

Sweden: Holmen acquires Martinsons

20-07-2020
Sweden, Acquisition, Wood

Swedish pulp and paper company Holmen has signed an agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden’s leading players in sawn and processed wood products, at SEK 1.0 billion for 100% of the shares. According to a media release by Holmen, the acquisition will almost double Holmen’s sales of wood products to over SEK 3 billion, while also …

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