WoodTECH Issue 42 - Latest news and resources
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Welcome to the latest issue of WoodTECH.News.
We start this month with new research on how the millennial generation (the largest generation now in our workforce) views the timber industry. The US-based study highlights a generally negative perception of the industry which is significantly impacting on how we’re able to attract new skills into our operations. The key takeaway here is the industry needs to better communicate with millennials, push the value of new technologies that are now being employed and build on the positive environmental benefits.
In other news, there has been a lot of developments in the bioenergy/biofuels space. We have an AU$30 million deal to produce hydrogen from waste timber in Victoria's Port Anthony and another AU$5 million deal that’s been announced in NSW to convert packaging waste into high-performance building materials. There’s is also a new study from the University of Canterbury on breaking down wood waste into hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas and a report showing wood pellet demand is projected to skyrocket in the coming years.
And finally, USNR and the Wood Fiber Group have just announced they’re merging. This brings together several major brands in wood processing equipment, technology and tooling under one global supplier.
Check out these stories and much more below. Enjoy this month's issue.
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Announcing merger of USNR and Wood Fiber Group
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USNR and Wood Fiber Group are excited to announce their merger in a transaction that will create the world’s most comprehensive supplier of the equipment, technology, and essential tooling used in modern wood processing facilities. USNR is an industry-leading global supplier of sawmill and plywood mill machinery, aftermarket parts, and technical and engineering services. Wood Fiber Group is the largest supplier of cutting ...
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How to reduce unplanned downtime with effective maintenance and repairs
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Whether it’s the result of a jammed line, a generator going down, or a key piece of machinery failing, unplanned downtime can be crippling to your operation. When processes stop unexpectedly, it can lead to hours of productivity drops and hundreds of thousands of dollars being lost. Unplanned downtime, whatever the cause, can have a significant impact on your business. ...
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AU$30m deal to turn waste timber into hydrogen
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The developer of the largest clean hydrogen hub in Australia’s south-east has struck an AU$30 million deal with United States-based manufacturer Babcock and Wilcox to deliver a biomass-to-hydrogen project at the site. As governments and industry step up investments in building the nation’s nascent zero-emissions hydrogen economy, Port Anthony Renewables is bringing New York-listed Babcock and Wilcox’s technology for producing ...
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How Millennials view the wood products industry
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The industry is facing the dilemma of how best to market to and recruit a generation that is uniquely different. U.S. Wood Products industry members constantly strive to determine how to best promote and position their industry and products. Studies show that many in the public know little about the industry or the variety of wood products produced and hold ...
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Hyne’s AU$14.5 m CT Drying Kiln operating celebrated
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Hyne Timber’s much anticipated, new Continuous Drying Kiln (CDK) has commenced operations, a milestone marked with an official ribbon cutting event held on Friday. Since the initial announcement in March 2021, around 60 additional team members have been recruited to assist with scaling up the Tuan Mill with an added 20% capacity over the next few months. Hyne Timber CEO, ...
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Wood wastes for green hydrogen
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Mountains of wood waste could be broken down into hydrogen and carbon dioxide gas to reduce fossil fuel consumption, University of Canterbury researchers say. Chemical engineers Shusheng Pang and Alex Yip are developing a novel way to make climate-friendly hydrogen, which is being touted as a replacement for natural gas. Today, green hydrogen is made using electricity, though about 20 ...
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30-40% rise in projected demand for wood pellets
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Discussions are going on about the EU-Commission’s new forest strategy. In the discussions, sawn timber is pointed out as a winner and bioenergy from the forest as a looser. Europe – the largest market for wood pellets The European market accounts for 75 % of the World’s consumption of wood pellets. WRI predicts a strong growth of this market, at ...
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Timber Framing Collective launched
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Yesterday marked the launch of Australia’s Timber Framing Collective. The Timber Framing Collective is responsible for the marketing of timber framing in Australia. It sees previously fierce competitors (local producers and importers, amongst others), join forces for the greatergood of the industry to promote, establish and consolidate ‘Timber Framing. The Ultimate Renewable’ is the leading building materials brand in Australia ...
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Funding for new waste-to-building product
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New Zealand company saveBOARD has received an AU$1.74 million grant from the Australian and New South Wales Governments towards setting up an AU$5 million facility that will turn packaging waste into high performance building material. Australian builders will then be able to replace plywood, particle board and plaster board, with low carbon, environmentally sustainable construction boards made from packaging waste ...
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