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Forest Products Association of Canada - Carbon Capture
#DYK Canada’s forest sector can pull the equivalent of 30 megatonnes of CO2 out of the atmosphere every year. That’s the equivalent of taking 9,000,000 cars off the road....
Posted: 8th Nov 2022
Time for Timber
Housing 90% of the world’s growing urban population in mid-rise wooden buildings could prevent 106bn tons of carbon emissions by 2100, says the research. #TimeForTimber
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Posted: 5th Nov 2022
More Members and Partners are joining WoodScanner
During this year, all organizations underwent a revision, realignment to new ways of working. As we have slowly recovered from the Covid pandemic and we move into Q4, companie...
Posted: 1st Nov 2022
Capture carbon and reduce CO2 by using more wood
Using more timber products can have a positive difference for a more sustainable built environment. Using more wood also encourages a flourishing forestry industry which means...
Posted: 20th Oct 2022
Weyerhaeuser employees to strike over low wages
For the first time in 36 years, Weyerhaeuser employees will strike for low wage increases and healthcare premiums in Oregon and Washington.
Over 1100 Weyerhaeus...
Posted: 26th Sep 2022
Port of Felixstowe strike from 27 Sept to 5 Oct
Port of Felixstowe received notice of 2nd strike from 27 September to 5 October
Unite will strike over a pay dispute from September 27 to October 5 as the collective ...
Posted: 18th Sep 2022
An impressive mass-timber metro station under construction in Naples.
Barcelona-based studio EMBT has revealed images of a mass-timber metro station, which is under construction in the Centro Direzionale area of Naples.
The Naples Undergro...
Posted: 11th Sep 2022
Lebanon has the same forest cover as the UK
Lebanon has the same forest cover as the UK
Measured by satellite imagery, the amount of forest and woodland cover in the UK is 14% of total land area which is equi...
Posted: 21st Aug 2022
May saw an 11% decrease in Russia's wood production
In May 2022, the total volume of industrial production in Russia fell by 1.7% year on year and compared to April, the indicator fell by 1.9%.
Annually, the output of f...
Posted: 19th Jul 2022
Cargo disruption as Chennai ports strike
The strike has been declared after discussions between three associations involved in the trade failed to agree to increase the rates.
On 7 July, labor action stopped ...
Posted: 12th Jul 2022
Looking for IT experts for your business?
Connective Technologies bring together significant expertise in technology deployment and management services and are able to provide comprehensive, end-to-end solutions that ...
Posted: 10th Jul 2022
BuildDeck's Composite Decking on WoodScanner
One of our Partners, BuildDeck, provides high quality composite materials that are environmentally friendly, using only recycled, 100% FSC-certified wood and reclaimed...
Posted: 20th Jun 2022