Friday, 20 September 2019 09:11
RPS for waste wood extended to 2020
The Environment Agency (EA) has extended a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) on the use of mixed waste wood by a further ten months, to allow completion of a major project. The Waste Wood Classification (WWC) Project is being led by…
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Monday, 09 September 2019 08:09
Wuudis field data collection concept awarded in DatSci 2019
Wuudis service for forest damage monitoring - Data to decisions – awarded as finalist at The European DatSci and AI Awards 2019, organised in collaboration with the Big Data Value Association and Ireland's Centre for Applied AI (CeADAR) yesterday in…
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Sunday, 08 September 2019 17:55
Forestry South Africa celebrates women in forestry with its profile series
This month, Forestry South Africa (FSA) is celebrating women in forestry. Over the next few weeks, FSA will be publishing the stories of 24 women in a series of profiles on www.forestryexplained.co.za. With more than 320 years experience among them in a variety of roles, these…
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Wednesday, 04 September 2019 08:42
Forestry South Africa launches new infographic for Arbor Month
Sunday, September 1st saw the launch of National Arbor Month by Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Ms Maggie Sotyu in Port Elizabeth. This year’s theme is Forests and Sustainable Cities. Against this year's theme of Forests and Sustainable Cities,…
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Tuesday, 03 September 2019 08:10
Valmet to supply a biomass boiler and a flue gas treatment plant to BS Energy's combined heat and power plant in Braunschweig, Germany
Valmet will supply a biomass-fired boiler and a flue gas treatment plant to BS Energy's combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Braunschweig, Germany. The order was included in Valmet's orders received of the second quarter 2019. The total value…
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Thursday, 15 August 2019 11:59
Magnus Björkman appointed President of Södra Cell
Magnus Björkman has been appointed President of the Södra Cell business area. Magnus has been Acting President of the business area since 1 March 2019 and will remain a member of Group Senior Management and report to the President and…
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:50
Forestry sector failing to assess impacts of climate crisis
Forestry companies posing risk to sector and investors with only 6% assessing climate risks ONLY 6% of the world’s most significant timber and pulp producers and traders are taking steps to assess the impacts of climate change – posing a…
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Wednesday, 31 July 2019 19:43
Eco2 looks towards anaerobic digestion with new appointment
Leading Welsh renewable energy company, Eco2 has confirmed its ambition to add anaerobic digestion (AD) to its wide-ranging development and asset management portfolio with the appointment of Robert Richards as Biomass Portfolio Manager focusing on AD. Robert began his career…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 20:18
Wuudis Solutions secured second prize in EU Big Data solution competition
Opening up research and Innovation results for the benefit of society is essential to acknowledge EU tax payers´ money. With this objective, Wuudis Solutions in collaboration with Finnish Forest Centre and other DataBio partners disseminated high-impact results achieved in EU…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 19:29
SCA publishes map of nature conservation areas
SCA has published on its website a digital map of the company’s forests voluntarily set-aside for nature conservation. This is forests that SCA has voluntarily exempted from forest management due to its high conservation values. The areas include forests that…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 19:05
John Deere to invest in customer service centers in Scotland, Sweden and Finland
The new customer service centers supporting John Deere’s forest machinery business will open in 2020 in Perth, Scotland; Ockelbo, Sweden; and Laukaa, Finland. The investments will improve the geographical scope of our customer service and the efficiency of customer service.…
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Monday, 15 July 2019 19:01
SCA acquires another 10,000 hectares of forest land in Latvia
SCA has signed an agreement to acquire Sundin Mezs SIA from the unlisted Swedish company Livland Skog AB. Sundin Mezs SIA owns forest and land assets in Latvia. The purchase price is approximately SEK 260 million (€24.2m) on a debt-free…
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