Forestry

LIGNA 2023 provides orientation for the industry

The focus topic "Woodworking Transformation" at LIGNA 2023 outlines viable scenarios for the wood and furniture industry along the current and future lines of development in digitization, as well as solutions for the woodworking trade.

Digital and resource-saving: Mosca at Ligna 2023

• SoniXs M-RI and SoniXs MP-6 T: Ultrasonic as a standard technology for the timber industry
• KOV-111 strapping system for large-volume timber products
• Narrower edge protection for reduced material consumption

LIGNA 2023 provides valuable Impulses for sustainable Management

With its focus on "Green Material Processing," LIGNA 2023 is setting an important signal for the development of international sustainability strategies. As the world marketplace for the wood industry, it is the ideal place for this.

Agmatix Partners with NASA Harvest to Support the Uptake of Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Promoting Resilient Agriculture Worldwide

Agmatix, a start-up AgTech business specializing in turning agronomic big data into powerful models and insights, today announces a partnership with NASA Harvest – NASA’s global Food Security and Agriculture Consortium – to support crop production in a sustainable way at the field level and mitigate the impact of climate change.

Epson and WWF Launch 3-Year Partnership to Recover and Restore Forests around the World

Seiko Epson Corporation (TSE: 6724, "Epson") today launched a three-year international partnership with global conservation organisation WWF focusing on forest restoration and conservation around the world. This partnership is the first of its kind for a Japanese corporation in the electronics and precision instruments sector and builds on the existing relationship between the two organisations that started in March 2022 working on marine conservation in Southeast Asia.

Greeneye Technology Precision Spraying System and FBN Announce Strategic Collaboration: FBN to Invest in Greeneye and Partner as a Sales Channel to Fuel US Growth

FBN Will Sell Greeneye Systems with New Customized Crop Protection and Nutrition Packages to Reduce Costs and Drive ROI for Growers

In 2022 Comprehensive FBN On-Farm Field Trials, Greeneye’s Precision Spraying System Reduced Herbicide Use By An Average of 86%

WOOD TAIWAN 2023 - Envision a Greener Future Showcases Sustainable Wood Production

Co-organized by TAITRA and TWMA, WOOD TAIWAN 2023 will be held at Taipei Nangang International Exhibition Center, Hall1 from April 4 to 7, echoing the theme - Envision a Greener Future. From production to consumption, WOOD TAIWAN 2023 will showcase how wood is produced, processed, and manufactured in the woodworking machinery industry, and how it is used in a sustainable fashion on the consumer end for environmental protection and energy conservation.

Essity on CDP’s A List for sustainability

The hygiene and health company Essity has once again been recognized for its leadership in sustainability by the global non-profit environmental organization CDP. The company is awarded a place on CDP’s prestigious A List for its work in combating deforestation.

BASF SE and its partners publish year six impacts for ‘Pragati’, the world’s first sustainable castor bean program

More than 6,200 farmers now certified

Over 6,000 hectares of generally semi-arid land repeatedly farmed according to the SuCCESS® sustainability code
Further commitment for the world’s first sustainable castor program

Products causing deforestation banned from being sold in the EU

The European Parliament and Council have reached historic agreement on a new EU law on deforestation-free products. All operators placing commodities on the European market that can generate global deforestation will now be subject to mandatory due diligence rules. This closes an important loophole that allowed products linked to the degradation and destruction of forests to be sold in the EU. Intergraf and our members have called for printed products to be included in the scope of this legislation for over a decade. We are delighted to see our efforts succeed.

Stora Enso inaugurates world-class production site for cross-laminated timber

Stora Enso’s new production site for cross-laminated timber (CLT) in Ždírec, the Czech Republic, was inaugurated today. Following a EUR 79 million investment, the new CLT site is one of the most modern in the world, supporting Stora Enso’s strategy of growth within wooden building solutions. With the new site, Stora Enso’s CLT production capacity will grow substantially to meet the increasing demand for sustainable, cost-effective and renewable building materials.