Metsä Group, an international forest industry group and frontrunner in the sustainable bioeconomy, and CollectiveCrunch, a leading AI company specializing in forestry solutions, have teamed up to release an innovative solution that equips forest owners with detailed and timely information about potential threats in forests. “Bark beetles and storm damages pose significant threats to forest […]
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CHAR Technologies to receive government funding over $11.3 million to expand Thorold in Ontario, Canada
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Dec
Dec
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they are investing more than $11.3 million to expand CHAR Technologies’ facility in Thorold, Ontario, to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and biocarbon – creating the largest facility of its kind in Canada, and the only RNG facility in the country to exclusively use woody biomass. Joint […]
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Nov
Nov
Nine Dragons Paper, a paper manufacturing company headquartered in Hong Kong, had the highest net income of any forestry and paper company worldwide in 2020, at 911 million U.S. dollars. This was followed by the British multinational packaging and paper group Mondi, which had net earnings of 848 million U.S. dollars. Based on revenue, International […]
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Nov
Nov
At the COP26 in Glasgow, over 100 world leaders pledged to end deforestation by 2030. The countries combine to account for roughly 85 percent of the world’s forests and include China, Brazil, Russia, the United States, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although how this pledge will be enforced remains unclear, this infographic […]
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Nov
Nov
Nine Dragons Paper, a paper manufacturing company headquartered in Hong Kong, had the highest net income of any forestry and paper company worldwide in 2020, at 911 million U.S. dollars. This was followed by the British multinational packaging and paper group Mondi, which had net earnings of 848 million U.S. dollars.
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Oct
Oct
SP Maskiner announces that Lion Equipamentos has been appointed as authorized SP dealer for the Brazilian states of Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Headquartered in Curitiba/PR, Lages/SC, and Guaiba/RS, Lion performs its activities with 20 years of experience in the forestry business.Within its varied areas of performance, Lion stands out in the […]
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Oct
Oct
Metsä Group launches a programme to be implemented between 2021 and 2030 to provide financial contributions and expertise to support regionally relevant and effective development projects that improve biodiversity and the state of waters in Finland. These projects, which will be implemented outside commercial forests, may relate, for example, to bird waters and wetlands, watercourse […]
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Sep
Sep
Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, a forestry group promoting sustainable bioeconomy, starts up a new tissue line in Germany to provide sustainable hygiene products to the Western European region. With the new line we are aiming to serve the growing professional hygiene market predominantly with our Katrin brand. The new Metsä Tissue line in it’s Raubach mill in Germany produces folded tissue hand towels for professional use. With the additional capacity provided by the […]
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Jun
Jun
During one year, SCA have planted over one million seedlings on its forest holdings in Latvia. Most of the seedling come from SCAs tree nursery in Sundsvall, Sweden. SCA’s planting work in Latvia started in spring 2020, when SCA needed to move 100 00 seedlings from Estonia to Latvia. The plan ting continued in […]
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May
May
Avery Dennison today announced its ambition to be net-zero on greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This commitment comes as the company raises the bar on its sustainability goals with new targets for 2030. As part of these new targets, the Label and Graphic Materials (LGM) business commits to 100% of its core film and paper […]
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