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Indonesia chases EU with SVLK

03 May 2012
Indonesia's trade minister, Gita Wirjawan, will travel to Europe to press the case for more timber trade with all member states of the European Union with the support of Indonesia’s forestry sector. Source European Voice
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Measuring the impact of forest fires

03 May 2012
A team of scientists from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station and the University of Córdoba in Spain recently developed a new methodology that measures the economic impact of forest fires on timber resources. Source: Timberman
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Industry welcomes increased threatened species surveys

03 May 2012
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) has welcomed the announcement by the Victorian Government that a $1.86 million project is being undertaken to collect new information on threatened species. Source: Timberman
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Tassie outlook bleak and worse without Gunns

03 May 2012
Tasmania remains Australiaʼs worst performing state in terms of construction and the outlook for property industry capital growth and should Gunns pulp mill not proceed virtually no growth in overall civil construction activity is slated to occur over the next three years. Source
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Building materials & paper tops manufacturing

03 May 2012
It was a good sign that the building materials sub-sector has set a scorching pace to the top of the manufacturing table in April and also heartening that the only other sector to experience expanded manufacturing activity was paper, printing and publishing. Sources: Timberman, Design
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No peace yet in Tassie forests

03 May 2012
It has been revealed negotiations to finalise the boundaries of new native forest reserves under Tasmania's peace deal have not started yet, despite a June 2012 deadline. Source: ABC News
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NZ Super out to purchase Kaingaroa forest

03 May 2012
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund confirmed that it and global investment firm GMO Renewable Resources were in discussions with Harvard Management Company over the possible purchase of Harvard’s majority stake in the Kaingaroa forest estate. Sources: Timberman, Television New Zealan
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Kangaroo island to burn bluegums

03 May 2012
Residents of Kangaroo Island in South Australia say a managed investment scheme disaster could be salvaged by burning bluegums for energy and harvesting them for sawn timber. Source: The Weekly Times
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US sells more to China, NZ sells less

01 May 2012
Over the past decade, China’s fast expanding economy and boom in housing lifted the country to being the world’s largest importer of sawlogs and the second largest importer of softwood lumber after the U.S. Source: Troy Media www.troymedia.com
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EU rules offence to sell illegal timber products

01 May 2012
New European Union Timber Regulations coming into force on 3 March 2013 will affect all British retailers. This means that from this date it will be an offence to sell products that contain timber that has been harvested illegally within the EU. Source: Bdaily Business Network
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