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Komatsu from head to toe

16 September 2019
Komatsu Forest is has launched a web shop for the sale of work wear, casual wear and accessories. According to the company the products are specially selected to suit a machine operator’s everyday life, both in the cab and after the working day is over. Source: Timberbiz The new
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Malaysian and Chinese delegations visit Finish sawmill

16 September 2019
A Malaysian delegation of timber council members form wooden packaging, furniture and molding industries visited the Junnikkala Sawmill in Kalajoki, Finland. The members of Malaysian delegation have never used Finnish timber, so they visited the sawmill to study Finnish wood and timbe
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TTJ Timber Innovation Award winners

16 September 2019
Sonae Arauco’s Three Dimensional Fiberboard (3DF) and a research project which harnessed bio technologies to create sequins from naturally abundant wood-derived cellulose have been named the winners of the TTJ Timber Innovation Award 2019. Source: Timberbiz The Award, which consists o
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Forestry contractors to benefit from new Tasmanian assistance scheme 

16 September 2019
The forestry sector is poised to receive a boost by way of a joint initiative announced by the Hodgman government. Securing funding the newly announced Forestry Contractors Resilience Program (FCRP) combines business upskilling by way of business management training with financial gra
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Mount Lofty forestry safety workshop

16 September 2019
Road transport safety will be the focus of a workshop for Mount Lofty Ranges forest industry members later this month. ForestrySA will co-host the event for industry operators, managers, workers and contractors, as part of its ongoing commitment to transport safety in the region. Sour
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FICA surveys log pricing levels

16 September 2019
Industry adjustment to the new log pricing levels is continuing to take place in New Zealand. As with all adjustments this affects businesses and individuals in very different ways depending on their individual financial circumstances and the part of the sector they are operating in.
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Combined ANZ log exports up 9.5% in 2018-19

16 September 2019
Combined exports of softwood logs from New Zealand and Australia totalled 26.4 million m3 in the 2018-19 financial year. Total exports from the two countries lifted 9.5% compared with the prior year, in line with the 10.5% per annum increases recorded over the decade since 2009. Sourc
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Trespass laws passed but not for forestry on Crown Land

16 September 2019
Tough new farm trespass laws to protect Australia’s farmers including wood processing facilities, from the unlawful actions of animal activists have passed both houses of Parliament. The Government amended the Bill to include wood processing however, forestry operations on Crown land
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Vale: Glenn Britton

16 September 2019
Tasmanian timber stalwart Glenn Britton passed away in at the Royal Hobart Hospital last Thursday night, following a stroke. Mr Britton was most recently managing director of Tasmanian timber company, Britton Timbers. He was aged 76. Source: Timberbiz Australian Forest Products Associ
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Tech transfer for the softwood sector to improve processing

16 September 2019
A new approach to tech transfer and skills development was delivered through a workshop to help the softwood sector improve its understanding of how to better use the massive quantities of data collected during mill operations, with a view to improving processing activities. Source: T
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