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Global timber, pulpwood, pulp, biomass and lumber market update

12 June 2020
There were relatively few price changes for sawlogs throughout the world in the 1Q/20 despite interruptions in trade and uncertainty in short-term lumber demand in many of the key markets. Sources: Timberbiz, World Resources International The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) remained
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Sodra appoints new president and CEO

12 June 2020
The Board of Södra has appointed Lotta Lyrå as new president and CEO. She will take office this year and replace CFO Peter Karlsson, who has been interim president since 20 February 2020. Source: Timberbiz “I am very proud to present Lotta Lyrå as our new President and CEO. She has th
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Malaysian timber industry moves quickly to push past COVID-19

12 June 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic brought much of the world economies to a grinding halt. Malaysia was not spared as the economic indicators showed a worrying trend during the Movement Control Order (MCO) when it was first implemented from 18-31 March 2020 to contain the pandemic. Source: Timberb
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A snapshot of imports and exports of sawn softwood, paper and pulp

12 June 2020
Imports of sawn softwood continued within the expected range in April 2020, with shipments totalling 37,203 m3 for the month. That was 16% higher than the prior month, but 500 m3 below the average of the last year. Source: Tim Woods IndustryEdge However, the average export price plung
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Almost 98% said no to NZ’s forestry regulations bill

12 June 2020
The New Zealand Government is failing to acknowledge the valid concerns raised about its rushed and unpractical forestry regulation bill, which has led to the industry sending the Prime Minister an open letter pleading for the bill to be delayed, National’s Forestry spokesperson Hamis
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Northern Tasmanian Forestry Hub appoints experts to lead strategic assessment

12 June 2020
As Tasmania’s forestry industry is set to play a vital role in rebuilding the State’s economy, the Northern Tasmania Forestry Hub has appointed industry experts to undertake a strategic assessment of the key factors impacting the forestry sector in order to identify opportunities for
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VicForest responds to Mountain Ash listing as endangered

12 June 2020
The Mountain Ash forest ecosystem in the Central Highlands of Victoria is listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Ecosystems and is categorised as critically endangered. This listing is based on an ecological assessment conducted in 2014.
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Opinion Philip Hopkins: Where is Australia going wrong exporting timber?

12 June 2020
Europe’s huge forestry sector is underpinned by making most of its forests available to industry and much less forest is locked up in conservation areas compared with Australia, the latest forestry reports show. Europe, regarded as the home of sustainable forestry, has 215 million hec
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Opinion: Short-term site-based measures will not save Leadbeater’s possum

12 June 2020
The Federal Court recently ruled that a timber harvesting company couldn’t log the potential habitat of the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum. This decision led to the immediate protection of more Leadbeater’s possum habitats and will lead to further habitats set aside over th
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Friday analysis: From possums to paper bags, the more things change the more they stay the same

12 June 2020
There is no escaping some issues, they resurface over and over but despite very learned reports, researched and written by very learned men and women knee jerk reactions remain – of course I am talking about our Leadbeater’s possum. Clearly cute but clearly not as endangered as we are
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