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Europe harvesting flat

31 October 2013
The volumes of timber harvested annually in Europe has remained flat at around 370 million m3 per year, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Source: FestForest
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Treemetrics more than just tree mapping

31 October 2013
They have begun mapping every single tree on the planet with satellites, used 3D lasers to see the wood from the trees, and now they have developed a system to monitor logging machines as they work. Source: The Irish Examiner
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First half year increased lumber production in the US

31 October 2013
The first half of 2013 saw increased production of lumber in the US, lower prices and higher importation from overseas, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Higher lumber consumption in the US has resulted in both increased domestic production and a rise in importation of lumber in 201
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Tachikawa payouts on hold

31 October 2013
Workers who have lost their jobs after a Rotorua sawmill closed say they are worried they will not receive redundancy payments. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Ballarat hardware business shake up

31 October 2013
Dahlsen’s has sold its Sebastopol site to Ballarat-based business G Gay and Co Hardware for $7.25 million. Source: The Courier
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NZ homes wrapped in arsenic

31 October 2013
Kiwi homes are being wrapped with plywood containing an arsenic treatment banned in several overseas countries because of toxicity concerns. Sources: Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax NZ News
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Hancock Timber after Gunns property

31 October 2013
US company Hancock Timber Resources Group and three Canadian superannuation funds are believed to have entered talks with receivers about a potential purchase of 200,000ha owned by Tasmanian timber company Gunns, which is expected to sell for more than $400 million when it goes to mar
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NZ government to import pre-fab steel framed houses

31 October 2013
A timber industry reeling from the liquidation of Rotorua-based sawmill Tachikawa Forest Products faces the possibility that a Government tender will lead to thousands of Chinese-built, pre-fabricated, steelframed houses flooding the Auckland market. Sources: Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax NZ M
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Biomass discussions after Bioenergy conference

31 October 2013
Doug Bradley will visit Victoria and Tasmania for discussions on biomass and is keen to meet with people in the biomass supply area. Source: Timberbiz
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Standard for Valuing Commercial Forests in Australia seminar

31 October 2013
The Institute of Foresters of Australia in conjunction with forest industry specialists Pöyry Management Consulting Australia will launch a revised version of its ‘Standard for Valuing Commercial Forests in Australia’ at a seminar in Melbourne on Friday November 8. Source: Timberbiz
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