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Forests covers 31% of France

22 July 2019
On the northern edge of Provence, France a mountain pass winds its way out of a valley of apricot orchards and olive groves into a startling landscape of emerald forest and limestone ridges. This is part of one of France’s newest regional natural parks, the Baronnies Provençales, set
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Feasibility study for Stora Enso CLT in Czech Republic

22 July 2019
Stora Enso has initiated feasibility studies for a possible cross laminated timber (CLT) unit in connection with its Ždírec mill in the Czech Republic and a new construction beam unit to be located at the Ybbs mill in Austria. Stora Enso also plans to consolidate production to increas
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Drones carry out 18,000-hectare inventory in Russia

22 July 2019
The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) has employed BVLOS drones to carry out tree-wise forest inventory on an area of 18,000 hectares in North-West Russia. A huge need exists for up-to-date, precise forest inventory data in Russia. Source: Timberbiz The transition from extens
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PM’s commitment to forestry welcome but real work needs to be done

22 July 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to make agriculture, fisheries and forestry a $100 billion industry in Australia by 2030. As it also welcomes the new House of Representatives Select Committee to examine rural and regional 
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Coal has gone cold for Fonterra

22 July 2019
Fonterra New Zealand will reduce its reliance on coal and so provide the stimulus for increased biomass fuel supply, the company has announced that it will stop installing new coal boilers or increasing capacity to burn coal immediately. Source: Timberbiz “The increased demand for ren
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Financial adviser appointed for Australian Paper facility

22 July 2019
Australian Paper and SUEZ have joined with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) in an important next step towards a $600 million Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in the Latrobe Valley. SMBC has been appointed financial advisor to the project, bringing significant EfW sector expe
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Junken confirms transport providers – road and sea

22 July 2019
Junken New Zealand (JNL) has confirmed that it is consolidating its providers of general freight services to transport all of the company’s mill supplies and finished products across its four wood processing mills in Kaitaia, Gisborne and Masterton. The company confirmed that Mainfrei
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AFCA gets funding to improve heavy vehicle safety

22 July 2019
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) has been allocated $140,000 to support its Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing program (PODW Program) through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) 2019 Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative, which is supported by the Fede
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Hardwood chip prices at top of market – must come down

22 July 2019
Australia’s hardwood chip export price averaged a record AUDFob238.27/bdmt (bone dried metric tonne) in May 2019. Up 22.0% in Australian dollar terms over the last year, exports were on average 11.5% higher priced in US dollars (USDFob164.80/bdmt). These impressive average prices were
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Senator Duniam declares support for forestry at DANA conference

22 July 2019
Careful planning is aiming to ensure the mistakes of the past in establishing plantations and farm forestry are not repeated, the new federal Minister for Forests, Jonathon Duniam, said yesterday. Senator Duniam, speaking to a DANA conference in Brisbane, reiterated the Government’s s
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