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Forestry to add $41m and 234 new jobs on Kangaroo Island

12 October 2017
The forestry industry will create 234 jobs on Kangaroo Island and contribute more than $41 million to its economy annually, according to an economic impact report prepared by EconSearch. Source: Timberbiz A comparison with other agriculture on the island shows plantation forestry will
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How to grow Eucalypts for poles

05 October 2017
The two species that grow well in hotter, drier areas are eucalyptus camaldulensis and eucalyptus tereticornis. Source: New Vision Uganda Growing Eucalyptus well is not easy and requires careful cultural practices, especially the use of improved seeds, intensive land preparation and t
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Production cost margins for sawmills

05 October 2017
Wood costs are by far the largest and most important cost component when manufacturing softwood lumber. Source: MarketWatch The Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ) has tracked quarterly sawlog prices worldwide since 1995 and is now also reporting the quarterly sawmill cost margins for key l
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River log jams – log jam Hancock proposal

05 October 2017
Hancock Forest Management has gone back to the drawing board for a new look at a proposed crossing of the Mangakahia River to carry heavy machinery to harvest a pine plantation at Pakotai, 48km northwest of Whangarei in New Zealand. Source: The New Zealand Herald The company is redesi
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Australia increasing log exports

05 October 2017
Timberland owners in Australia are increasingly exploring opportunities for the exportation of logs as an alternative to selling logs in the domestic market. From 2012 to 2016, the export volume was up 300%, and 2017 is likely to set a new record high, according to the Wood Resource Q
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NZ forestry to hit speed bumps

05 October 2017
New Zealand’s forestry sector is heading into 2018 with some speed wobbles, following stellar times during the past almost two years. Source: Otago Daily Times Chinese demand and an easing in competition from some other countries has seen forestry notch up some its best log export pri
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Carter Holt Harvey closes sawmill – no worker scheme in place

05 October 2017
Remaining Carter Holt Harvey Morwell sawmill employees went home from work for the last time on Thursday after the company closed its doors permanently. Source: The Latrobe Valley Express CHH announced the closure in late July due to a lack of plantation pine from its key supplier, Ha
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Great Forest National Park – no says Coalition

05 October 2017
The Great Forest National Park will not go ahead if the Victorian Coalition is elected next year, Nationals leader Peter Walsh has declared. Source: The Weekly Times “We are not in favour at all of supporting the concept of the Great Forest National Park,” Mr Walsh said. “At the last
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Winston Peters talks forestry with major New Zealand parties

05 October 2017
Discussing forestry policy is a good place to start for Labour leader Jacinda Ardern when she meets with New First leader Winston Peters to talk about a possible coalition. Sources: Radio New Zealand, Otago Daily Times Labour and NZ First agree almost completely on forestry policy bec
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Quintis’ Wilson says sandalwood is a solid investment

05 October 2017
Frank Wilson, the founder, former managing director and a major shareholder of troubled sandalwood company Quintis, has accused the board of “blame-shifting” and trying to make him a “scapegoat” for its continuing woes. Source: The Australian Mr Wilson, who resigned as Quintis chief i
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