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Agroforestry – the solution to the emission problems?: A lot has been said and written about carbon dioxide emissions and how to deal with them. Some suggest that we stop the emissions by forbidding fossil fuels etc. Some others mean it’s better to store… https://t.co/rO0ciLUzX7

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Ponsse reports increased sales but less profit in 2022: The Finnish forest machine manufacturer Ponsse presented its financial statement for 2022 on the 17thof February. The net sales for continued operations were 755,1 million Euros, an increase of… https://t.co/FBG5lJbc5k

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Who takes the Bride?: Here in Sweden, we are fascinated by the timber prices in our neighboring country, Germany. Maybe it’s because we “suffer” from the lowest timber prices in Europe and are envious. On the other hand, we don’t have the type of… https://t.co/kMpjf0rgKB

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My forest machine biography #3: In 1990, the forestry business in Sweden was slow. But early that year Germany suffered three or four heavy storms that resulted in millions of cubic meters of windthrow. By that time, our type of forest machines hadn’t… https://t.co/YKbpY8xFge

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Eco Log ends the production of Gremo: In a press release (in Swedish) Eco Log informs that the production of the smaller forwarders, in other words, the “Gremo range”, will stop. The reason is that continued production of this range would require vast… https://t.co/MZ22bwdgxV

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Good tree planting – Good for who?: Planting trees has become common among companies within different businesses that do not necessarily have anything to do with forestry. Recently we wrote about how Stihl supports tree-planting projects in Uganda and… https://t.co/azxxCYw1ZN

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Tailwind for Rottne in Canada – new premises and increased sales: The Swedish forest machine manufacturer Rottne Industri AB delivered 40 new forest machines in Canada last year. To meet the increased demand in Canada, a property with modern premises has… https://t.co/1LKl5F3jAo

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Wind turbine towers of wood: The expansion of wind power has been big during the last few years in Sweden. In 2021 alone, over 450 new windmills were built in Sweden. So far all have been built of steel but now wood is available as an optional material.… https://t.co/0TVbR3XmVm

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Forestry shows in 2023 in Europe: 2022 was the year of the comebacks for forestry shows. After two years of waiting due to the Covid -19 pandemic, it all took off again and 2022 became the year of the forestry shows. So, is there anything left for 2023?… https://t.co/H1uc8hRyY0

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Yet another timber price record in Germany: A year ago, we wrote about timber auctions in Bavaria, Germany where record prices were reached. “The Bride”, the most valuable oak log at the auction, rendered a price of 786 € (Euros) per cubic meter which… https://t.co/I4ndxaaNqP

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Swedish State Forest decreases felling by 45 percent in North Sweden: Last summer, the Swedish State Forest, Sveaskog, announced that they will cut down felling by 1 million cubic meters annually. That is approx. 20 percent of Sveaskog’s normal annual… https://t.co/RKeMKL74as

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Stihl expands partnership with Fairventures: Stihl has supported the organization Fairventures Worldwide with funding, equipment, and expertise since 2017. Now, that partnership is expanded by a project in Uganda and on Borneo where Fairventures will… https://t.co/SFCblGEN4F

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Let the net decide what to plant with Seed4Forest: Have you ever felt that a little help deciding what to plant after a clear-felling would be desirable? Well, hear this: It’s on the net like everything else. You can visit the doctor and the shrink on… https://t.co/C12mG0C7JY

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PlantMax and MidiFlex join forces: According to a press release on the 9th of January, Grangärde Konsult och Innovation AB acquired Alftaprodukter AB including their wholly owned subsidiary MidiFlex AB. PlantMax and MidiFlex Grangärde Konsult och… https://t.co/MrcTD4el4E

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Are we running out of forest?: Sometimes, especially in public media, you get the impression that we are in fact running out of forests. In some parts of the World that is true. But the volume of forest is growing in countries like Sweden, where… https://t.co/Hl1S2EecmM

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Rottne F11D – with crane tip control: Rottne has offered crane tip control for their harvesters for some time. Now, this offer also goes for the forwarders. The first Rottne forwarder, a Rottne F11D, with crane tip control was recently delivered to a new… https://t.co/1wIo6xIJSE

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Merry Christmas dear readers!: A year ago I wrote that I had the feeling that 2022 was going to be a good year. I referred to two years of restrictions due to Covid-19/Corona and the fact that many forestry fairs had had to postpone or cancel. Maybe not… https://t.co/rnfBCBcpxs

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Norbert Schalkx new CEO at ProSilva: The Finnish forest machine manufacturer ProSilva appoints Norbert Schalkx as the new CEO of the company. He will succeed Keijo Ojala and assume responsibilities on the 1st of January 2023. Norbert will keep his role… https://t.co/4HkBkk6FUj

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Updated battery saws and security equipment from Stihl: In February we wrote about the new Stihl MSA 300 battery saw, and recently we tested it. Now, Stihl has also presented updates on the MSA 160, 200, and 220 models. Not only that: A new helmet and… https://t.co/F4s9QTWlsw