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The project includes a new secondary superheater and a three-year agreement covering process monitoring and operator training.Stora Enso’s Varkaus site is an integrated mill producing containerboard, sawn timber and laminated veneer lumber for the packaging and wood products industries (Image: Unsplash)Valmet will modify the recovery boiler at Stora Enso’s...
The appointment is intended to strengthen collaboration between the university, industry and research in sustainable development and the circular economy.Maija Pohjakallio, who specialises in the circular economy and polymer materials, has taken up a part-time professor of practice role at the University of Turku (Image: Metsä Group)Maija Pohjakallio, a...
The funding supports plans to capture biogenic carbon dioxide from the recovery boiler at the Finnish pulp mill. A final investment decision could be made in early 2027.The planned carbon dioxide capture plant would be located at Metsä Group’s Rauma pulp mill in south-western Finland (Image: Metsä Group)Metsä Group’s...
DNA analysis and other forensic technologies are giving authorities new ways to verify the species and origin of timber, supporting timber traceability and investigations into illegal logging.Tracing timber back to its forest origins could help combat illegal logging and timber laundering (Image: Unsplash)Advances in timber forensics are helping researchers...
Dorries will leave the role after more than a decade leading Responsible Wood and supporting the growth of PEFC certification in Australia.Responsible Wood CEO Simon Dorries (Image: Responsible Wood)Responsible Wood has announced that Simon Dorries will step down as CEO after more than 11 years with the organisation.Dorries joined...
The acquisition of the Italian recycling company will strengthen Egger’s access to recycled wood in the Milan region and increase supply to its Caorso plant.The Egger Group has acquired Italian recycling company Lenocart, based in the Milan metropolitan area, as it expands its recycling infrastructureThe Egger Group has acquired...
The funding will support biomass supply chains, export growth and new uses for underused wood and mill residues.Ontario is investing in projects aimed at creating new markets for forest biomass, strengthening supply chains and expanding the use of underused wood and mill residues (Image: Unsplash)The Ontario government is investing...
The wood processing technology company has moved up from Bronze to Gold, placing it among the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis over the past 12 months.Raute’s EcoVadis Gold Medal places the company among the top 5% of businesses assessed by the sustainability ratings provider over the previous...
Nominations for the annual award, which recognises leadership in sustainable forest management and certified supply chains, will remain open until 28 Aug.2025 award recipient Shona Heading with Responsible Wood chief executive Simon Dorries and chair Dr Tony Bartlett (Image: Responsible Wood)Responsible Wood, the national forest certification system for forest...
Satellite analysis finds biomass losses per hectare have risen 46% since 2018, while a separate study projects a decline in the continent’s forest carbon sink.Satellite-based research is providing new estimates of biomass losses from forest disturbances across Europe, including losses from drought, pests, windstorms and harvesting (Image: Unsplash)Europe’s forests...
