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Mistra Digital Forest is a research program working with the great societal challenges of our time. The demands of climate change and nature’s finite resources mean we have to switch to a circular bioeconomy, and the forest has a central role in this. Forest raw materials can phase out fossil-based materials and products, and replace them with renewable, bio-based alternatives. Digitalisation creates opportunities for forestry to be a sustainable and competitive part of that transformation. This is precisely what Mistra Digital Forest is contributing to.

Mistra Digital Forest makes enormous amounts of data available, increasing our knowledge of the forest and enabling us to make sustainable, resource-efficient decisions when we use this data. In concrete terms, this means that the programme’s researchers develop digital tools and innovations, automating and adding greater precision in forest planning and forest use. This results in increased competitiveness and sustainability in the forestry sector. In order to accelerate digital transformation, the program is working to increase digital knowledge within the industry. Methods for sustainability assessment are also being developed, and provide a fact-based starting point, when various stakeholders are discussing the role of the forest in the transition to a more sustainable society.

The research is divided into four work packages: 1) Program-wide activities, 2) Forest Facts, 3) Efficient Forestry, 4) The Value of the Forest and Forest Products.

Program stakeholders: Mistra Digital Forest is funded by Mistra and participating parties. The program is led by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation and program partners are BillerudKorsnäs, Holmen, SCA, Stora Enso, Sveaskog, Södra, SLU, IVL, Skogforsk, Umeå University and KTH.

Das Rilegno-Netz ist ein Musterbeispiel für Exzellenz in der Abfall- und Recyclinglogistik für Nach-Gebrauchs-Holz und maximiert die Vorteile einer integrierten Kreislauf-Wertschöpfungskette und eines Marktansatzes für den gesamten Holz- und Möbelsektor. Höhepunkte der innovativen Merkmale:

• Das Sammelnetz deckt das gesamte Gebiet mit 419 privaten Sammelplattformen ab, die den industriellen und gewerblichen Sektor bedienen.
• Mehr als 4 500 Gemeinden mit über 42 Millionen Einwohnern haben Vereinbarungen für die städtische Sammlung unterzeichnet.
• 15 große Plattenhersteller recyceln große Mengen, um die Möbel- und Bauindustrie mit Plattenprodukten zu beliefern, was etwa 3,2 Millionen Tonnen an freigegebenen Teilen entspricht.
• 63 % des Materials, das dem Recycling von Platten zugeführt wird, stammt hauptsächlich aus Holzverpackungen wie Paletten, Obst- und Gemüsekisten, Kisten, Kabeltrommeln und Korkstopfen.
• Darüber hinaus werden 60 Millionen Stück bzw. 839.000 Tonnen regenerierte Paletten auf den Markt zurückgebracht, die somit wieder in den Logistikkreislauf gelangen, anstatt zu Abfall zu werden.
• Die dadurch erzielten CO2-Einsparungen belaufen sich auf rund 1 Million Tonnen pro Jahr. Die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen belaufen sich auf rund 1,4 Millionen Euro und 6.000 Arbeitsplätze.

Il network Rilegno è una vetrina d'eccellenza nella logistica dei rifiuti legnosi post-consumo e del riciclo, massimizzando i benefici di una catena del valore circolare integrata e di un approccio al mercato per l'intera filiera del legno e del mobile. In evidenza le caratteristiche innovative:

• La rete di raccolta copre l'intero territorio con 419 piattaforme di raccolta private che servono il settore industriale e commerciale.
• Più di 4.500 comuni che rappresentano oltre 42 milioni di abitanti hanno firmato accordi per la raccolta urbana.
• 15 grandi produttori di pannelli riciclano grandi volumi per fornire prodotti in cartone all'industria del mobile e dell'edilizia, pari a circa 3,2 milioni di tonnellate di materiale rilasciato.
• Il 63% del materiale inviato al riciclo in pannelli proviene principalmente da imballaggi in legno come pallet, cassette per frutta e verdura, scatole, avvolgicavi, tappi di sughero.
• Inoltre, vengono restituiti al mercato 60 milioni di pezzi pari a 839.000 tonnellate di pallet rigenerati, che rientrano così nel circuito della logistica invece di diventare rifiuti.
• Il risparmio di CO2 ottenuto ammonta a circa 1 milione di tonnellate all'anno. L'impatto economico è di circa 1,4 milioni di euro e 6.000 posti di lavoro.

Digitalisation is becoming increasingly important in the forestry sector and the need for digital transformation is becoming ever clearer, especially in the forestry-timber supply chain, i.e. the value chain from the forest to the processing industry. In order for this transformation to bring about the greatest possible improvement in efficiency in economic and ecological terms for the actors involved, it is necessary to identify at which points and in which processes in the supply chain there is the greatest need for digital technology, or where this can be expected to bring the greatest benefits. Changes can range from optimised work processes to the emergence of new or modified business models. Core elements are the networking of relevant points and processes - also between the actors - and the creation of interoperability of applications and systems, many of which are already available but still mostly isolated.

The Wood Supply 4.0 project aims to identify the most beneficial digital technology possible and relies on qualitative methods to determine demand, on economic methods to assess the potential of digital technology, and on case studies to test the feasibility of individual technical approaches and to assess their effects. The aim is to explore in detail (a) where the operational potential of Industrie 4.0 lies in the optimisation of existing value creation processes and (b) where the strategic potential of Industrie 4.0 lies for the further development of existing or the development of new business models. Building on these findings, the ecological and social benefits of these potentials will be clarified through a differentiated and holistic assessment.

The following project results are to be generated in the course of this research project: 1) Process map with operational potentials of Industry 4.0 technologies in the forestry-wood chain, 2) Detailed description of extended business models (e.g. new service offers), 3) Evaluation of new value chains through experimental, disruptive business model scenarios, 4) Creation of an evaluation matrix of strategic and operational potentials, and 5) Documentation of experiences from case studies. With these results, the Wood Supply 4.0 research project not only forms a foundation for further research in the field of Wood Supply 4.0, it is also, in particular, an initial step on the way to implementing Industry 4.0 in forestry and wood industry practice in a targeted manner.

The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) through the Agency of Renewable Resources (FNR Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.) under the funding code FKZ 22015317.

Digitalisierung gewinnt in der Forstwirtschaft zunehmend an Bedeutung und besonders in der Forst-Holz-Bereitstellungskette, d.h. der Wertschöpfungskette vom Wald bis in die verarbeitende Industrie, wird die Notwendigkeit der digitalen Transformation immer deutlicher. Damit diese Transformation für die beteiligten Akteure eine möglichst große Effizienzverbesserung in ökonomischer und ökologischer Hinsicht bewirkt, gilt es zu identifizieren, an welchen Stellen und bei welchen Prozessen in der Bereitstellungskette der größte Bedarf für digitale Technologie besteht, bzw. diese den größten Nutzen erwarten lässt. Veränderungen können dabei von optimierten Arbeitsabläufen bis zur Entstehung neuer oder veränderter Geschäftsmodelle reichen. Kernelemente sind die Vernetzung relevanter Stellen und Prozesse – auch zwischen den Akteuren – und die Schaffung von Interoperabilität von Anwendungen und Systemen, die vielfach zwar schon verfügbar, aber nach wie vor zumeist isoliert sind.

Das Projekt Wood Supply 4.0 hat die genannte Identifikation möglichst nutzenbringender digitaler Technologie zum Ziel und stützt sich dabei auf qualitative Methoden zur Bedarfsermittlung, auf Methoden der Ökonomie, um das Potenzial digitaler Technologie zu bewerten, und auf Fallstudien, um die Umsetzbarkeit einzelner technischer Ansätze exemplarisch zu testen und ihre Wirkungen abschätzen zu können. Es soll im Detail ergründet werden (a) wo die operationalen Potenziale von Industrie 4.0 in der Optimierung bestehender Wertschöpfungsprozesse und (b) wo die strategischen Potenziale von Industrie 4.0 zur Weiterentwicklung bestehender oder zur Entwicklung neuer Geschäftsmodelle liegen. Aufbauend auf diesen Erkenntnissen soll über eine differenzierte und ganzheitliche Bewertung der ökologische und gesellschaftliche Nutzen dieser Potenziale geklärt werden.

Folgende Projektergebnisse sollen im Zuge dieses Forschungsvorhabens generiert werden: 1) Prozesslandkarte mit operationalen Potenzialen von Industrie-4.0-Technologien in der Forst-Holz-Kette, 2) Detaillierte Beschreibung erweiterter Geschäftsmodelle (z.B. neue Serviceangebote), 3) Evaluierung neuer Wertschöpfungsketten durch experimentelle, disruptive Geschäftsmodellszenarien, 4) Erstellung einer Bewertungsmatrix der strategischen und operationalen Potenziale, und 5) Dokumentation der Erfahrungen aus Fallstudien. Mit diesen Ergebnissen bildet das Forschungsvorhaben Wood Supply 4.0 nicht nur ein Fundament für weitere Forschung im Bereich Holzbereitstellung 4.0, es ist insbesondere auch ein initialer Schritt auf dem Weg, Industrie 4.0 zielgerichtet in der forst- und holzwirtschaftlichen Praxis zu implementieren.

Das Projekt wird vom Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) durch die Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) unter dem Förderkennzeichen (FKZ) 22015317 gefördert.

Forest Finland - participating in combating climate change

Forest Finland is the joint communication project of the Finnish forest sector, launched in May 2020. The campaign will awaken and raise peoples’ interest and encourage discussion about the forests’ role in everything in Finland. Forest Finland talks about the sustainability of the use of the northern forests and about the solutions the sustainable use of them offers. The forest will be seen on TV and heard on the radio, in outdoor advertising and in social media. Forest Finland aims to surprise, awaken interest in the forest and encourage us to discuss sustainable use of the forest. Forest Finland updates our perception of modern forestry. It presents products one could not imagine being made using wood.

The concept is based on the observation that almost everything Finns do is always accompanied by a forest. At christenings, student parties, graduations, weddings and funerals; or on holidays, events and on spare time, forest is always there - at least in the pictures. In fact, we don’t even realize that almost all of our photographs, and with it our memories, always have - at least in the background - a forest. Finns have a special relationship with the forest because it is involved in everything.Everyone can participate. One can share the information in your own organization or on social media, e.g. by sharing pictures you have taken of the forest or by highlighting solutions that the forest produces for all of us.

Choose Forest is a member organization which main purpose is to ensure that forest-based industry and society has sufficient, correct, and high-quality competence, for value creation and sustainable resource management.

Choose Forest will achieve this by: Ensure forestry education in Norway at all levels that are important to the industry. Work actively with reputation building of forestry towards relevant recruitment arenas for forest education, and towards the advisory apparatus in the educational system. Be a liaison between the industry, institutions, administration, students and universities. A co-operation forum between the educational institutions and industry, industry and administration related to forests and outfields. Ensure the quality of studies / education at all relevant educational institutions, by providing input based on society and industry needs.

Choose Forest is financed by members of the industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Skogbrukets Landsforening and NHO Mat og Drikke, as well as funds from forestry's various project funds.

A forestry plan gives you an overview of the property and provides a basis for making good priorities. The forestry plan divides the forest into stands and recommends which measures should or must be carried out in the individual stand. With ALLMA, the forestry plan has become digital and is always with you via iPhone and tablet. Technological developments have made the forestry plan even better and more useful than before.

Advantages using Allma:

• -Full overview of own forest and property boundaries.
• -Always updated forestry plan in your pocket.
• -The forest is growing - in ALLMA the growth is calculated and updated.
• -Gives a clue as to when it is most profitable to harvest.
• -Takes into account important environmental values.
• -Opportunity to submit a request for forest services from your local cooperative.

ALLMA is an abbreviation for ALLSKOG, Mjøsen Skog and AT Skog. These three forest cooperatives are behind the development of ALLMA. The foundation in ALLMA is a modern database for storage and production of forestry plan data.

Never has the world had greater need for sustainable solutions. Think wood is an industry initiative from several companies and organizations within the Norwegian forest and wood industry. Together, we want to show how forests and trees can contribute in the fight against climate changes. Since its inception in 2019, the project has developed a number of articles and films, which easily and engagingly show what kind of products can be made of wood. Everything that is currently made of oil can in principle also be made of wood – and that with far lower emissions. The overall goal of the initiative is to show people why forests and wood are an important part of the climate solution. If we are going to achieve the UN’s sustainable climate goals, consumers, businesses, and politicians must actively choose renewable resources, such as wood, over non-renewable resources like petroleum and coal. Wood is the future. Not only as a resource, but as a green job creator all over Norway.