NEWS : Value Adding
Wood-Mizer - Top Tip for the week
6 May, 2021
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Wood-Mizer's Top
Tip for the Week is to relax the tension on
your sawmill's blade every two hours or over
lunch breaks. By regularly releasing the
tension on the blade, it will not stretch or
develop cracks and you can use the blade for
longer.
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TWK posts interim profit growth on the back of diverse revenue streams
5 May, 2021
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Diversified agricultural company TWK says the diversity of its income
streams has provided resilience amid the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in
the company posting a 41% year-on-year increase in profit after tax to
R90-million for the six months ended February 28.
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Why ISO Certification Matters
30 April, 2021
ISO certification sets the worldwide benchmark for the
highest level of standardisation and is therefore one of the most important
metrics to consider when choosing a timber treatment product. According to JJ
du Plessis, Business Manager at Lonza Wood Protection South Africa
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If you’re looking for renewables, look no further than wood
23 April, 2021
The
theme for this
year's
International
Day of Forests
(IDF) is Forest
restoration: a
path to
recovery and
well-being"
and it's one
that resonates
with the local
forest
industry. "Many
people don't
know that
timber
plantations in
South Africa
were
originally
established to
provide an
alternative
timber supply
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EARTH DAY 2021 | Keep recycling – South Africa’s paper recycling rate is on the up
21 April, 2021
During
2020, South
Africans
recycled 1.1
million tonnes
of paper and
paper
packaging,
putting the
country's
latest paper
recovery rate
at 73%, up
from 68.5% in
2019. This is
according to
RecyclePaperZA,
the paper
recycling
association.
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Reinventing a Timber Treatment Business
14 April, 2021
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Lance Chapman is
growing Lamtim by optimising quality - of
its timber products and service levels -
and needed a CCA supplier who would do the
same.
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Obituary: Gary Willis, Sales Director, First Cut
14 April, 2021
11 March, 2021
Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation (PRO) for
the South African paper and paper packaging sector, is calling on South
African food producers to help drive awareness that food and beverage
cartons are recyclable.
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Hive Energy Invests R50m fighting Climate Change with Mobile Biochar Plants in South Africa
2 March, 2021
Hive Energy through its South African Subsidiary, Hive CarbonTM, has acquired a patented system that revolutionises the production of biochar from Alien Invasive biomass providing enhanced levels of output and lower costs of production.
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Outpost Treated Timber signs up with Lonza
1 March, 2021
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Murray Hibbs of Outpost Treated Timbers says Lonza Wood Protection South Africa's hands-on approach to quality control and customer satisfaction won him over as a customer.
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Rich Veins of Growth
10 December, 2019
Dolphin Bay was encouraged to see rich veins
of growth for our industry this year, despite tremendous business
uncertainty both locally and globally.
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Illegal treaters"fearless" as authorities turn blind eye
20 November, 2019
The
illegal treatment industry in South Africa
is becoming increasingly bold, stealing
drums of CCA in broad daylight and even
starting to conduct armed robberies, in the
face of years of inaction by the
authorities.
Charges
have been laid with police in cases...
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How African plants could increase output by 30 percent
25 September, 2019
Wood treatment processing plants across Africa
can increase their efficiency - and turnover
- by 30% or more, by implementing a
cost-effective modification.
In much of Africa, where the industry is still
relatively new, most plants run dry vacuum
processes....
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Dolphin Bay adds copper azole to product range
25 September, 2019
Dolphin
Bay has added copper azole to its range of
wood preservative products, offering
customers an even broader choice and
increasing their opportunities to export. "While
chromated copper arsenate (CCA) remains the
most effective solution.
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Supply Agreement with Green Resources
7 August, 2019
Dolphin
Bay has signed a three-year sole-supplier
agreement with the Norway-based Green
Resources AS group, cementing a
long-standing relationship.
We
have been supplying Green Resources' Sao
Hill plant in Tanzania and another member of
the group, Busoga Forestry Company in
Uganda...
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Mondi’s Half Year Results
6 August, 2019
Mondi delivered a strong performance in the first half of 2019 against a backdrop of increasingly challenging trading conditions.
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Engineering Winning Customer Experiences
1 August, 2019
Delivering on customer's expectations is always a hot topic and it is
no different when it comes to the wood treatment industry. Lonza Wood
Protection believes that customer relationships and depth of expertise are the
key brand differentiators in today's competitive market.
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Your check list for safe and controlled burning
12 July, 2019
Safire Insurance Company Limited was started in 1987, offering niche
insurance to local timber famers. Today the company has a diverse range
of short-term insurance products but retains its close relationship with
timber-growers through its specialist timber insurance options.
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Sappi says dissolving wood pulp prospects remain strong despite near-term pressures
7 June, 2019
The area of Ireland under forest now stands at around 770,000ha - the
highest level of forestry cover in the country in over 350 years. That's according to the new Forest Statistics Ireland 2019 report, which
was released today by Minister of State for forestry Andrew Doyle.
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Cellulose Nanofibre – The New Alternative to Plastic
15 May, 2019
We take a microscopic look at the sustainable and recyclable
material derived from wood pulp that could replace plastic packaging. There's
little doubt that single-use plastics are now high on the list of
concerns for governments, businesses and individuals alike.
read more
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The management and staff of First Cut, together with local and international colleagues mourn the loss of First Cut's Sales Director Gary Willis, who passed away on Thursday evening 1st April, at the age of 51. Gary had fought an 18 month battle with cancer very bravely, remaining resolutely positive until the end.
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