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FSC public consultation of Conversion Remedy Procedures

06 April 2020
The first draft of FSC Conversion Remedy Procedure (FSC-PRO-01-007 V1-0 D1-0) is available for a public consultation from 1 April to 31 May 2020 and can be accessed on the international FSC website. Source: Timberbiz Subsequent to the recent consultation on the second draft of the Pol
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Sumitomo Forestry joins RE100 for renewables

06 April 2020
Sumitomo Forestry has joined the international initiative RE100, led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, which aims to have companies utilize 100% renewable energy for electricity used in their operations. Source: Timberbiz Sumitomo Forestry aims for 100% renewable energy by
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Update on Indonesian forestry licensing

06 April 2020
On 27 February 2020, Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade (MoT) issued Regulation No 15/2020 on the export of forestry products. Subsequently, on 13 March 2020, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs issued a press release about a Non-Fiscal stimulus package intended to address
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WPMA to publish final timber design guides

06 April 2020
The Wood Processors and Manufacturers’ Association (WPMA) in New Zealand knows that standardised, good quality information helps the wider construction sector confidently design with and approve timber structures using the many new engineered timber solutions available today. It will
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Tasmania urges government to include forest products as essential

06 April 2020
The forest industry in Tasmania has written to the Tasmanian Minister for Resources Guy Barnett urging the Government to include Tasmania’s forest products industries as an essential service, should further restrictions on what businesses can operate be required to contain the spread
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Container crisis started in China to continue for months

06 April 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic crisis continues and deepens globally, shipping and freight continue to be the life blood for many nations. Beyond mere economics and trade, it is shipping and freight that delivers food and medical supplies to much of the world, every month. Source: IndustryE
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Tasmanian safety code review finds funding

06 April 2020
The Tasmanian Forest Safety Code provides practical guidance on how to manage risks in the Tasmanian forestry industry.  The Code, last reviewed in October 2007, is an approved code of practice under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. Now funding has been sourced to review it. Sourc
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OFO’s carbon negative approach for now and the future

06 April 2020
OneFortyOne’s annual report card has shown the entire operation is carbon negative from its tree seedling through to the final wood product, a scenario common for much of the forestry sector. Source: Timberbiz Last year the company calculated its carbon footprint to understand how muc
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KIPT getting back on its feet after fire and flu

06 April 2020
Twelve weeks since the devastating bushfires, Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has made substantial progress on its business recovery and last week the company reached a milestone when it lifted the voluntary suspension on trading of its shares. Source: Timberbiz “We have kept the i
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Shane Fitzsimmons steps down as RFS Commissioner

06 April 2020
NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is stepping down as head of the volunteer organisation to take on a new government role. Source: Timberbiz Mr Fitzsimmons was RFS Commissioner for 12 years and his decision to leave comes after overseeing an unprecedented 2019-2020
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