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- "Our industry has several common challenges, including documentation. Through our membership of the Norwegian Wood Cluster, we can work on these challenges in a larger community, share experiences and expand our network," says CEO. Morten L. Johansen in Splitkon.

This week we gathered around 80 stakeholders from Sweden and Norway for a conference on wood reuse in the construction industry. We talked about large-scale reuse in practice, how reuse systems are created and guidelines for sustainable procurement.

In Norway, picking analyses have been carried out to obtain data and experience related to the recycling of wood materials. This has taken place as part of the extensive SirkTRE/CircWOOD project and has been carried out by Ragn-Sells in close collaboration with NIBIO and Treteknisk.

After listening to Walter Qvam, long-time industry leader and chairman of the board, describe the key points of a successful cluster, it was great to be able to see that the Norwegian Wood Cluster is ticking along in key areas. "We are a cluster in good development, but it is important to draw on the experiences of others who have succeeded well," says NWC chairman Jan Tore Meren.

As part of SirkTRE, the Norwegian Wood Cluster is currently conducting the "Finance and Sustainability" project, which includes the development of a sustainability reporting guide for the forest and wood industry. At a recent workshop, Karoline Kjos-Nordli, Glommen Mjøsen Skog, praised the working draft that is now available.