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University researcher finds a new way to predict future log prices

16 April 2021
At a time when lumber prices are skyrocketing, an Oregon State University researcher has developed a new way to predict the future price of logs that uses readily accessible economic information. Source: Timberbiz “Log prices are really variable,” said Je! Reimer, a professor of appli
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Scorpion wins Best of the Best in Red Dot awards

16 April 2021
The new Future Cabin included in the Ponsse Scorpion launched in February has won a product design award in the internationally acclaimed Red Dot design competition. Source: Timberbiz The award in question was the Best of the Best award in the Product Design category, granted for the
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Australia’s slow vaccinations force Timber Offsite conference postponement

16 April 2021
June’s Timber Offsite Construction 2021 conference and exhibition has been postponed. Frame Australia director Kevin Ezard said that with so many exciting developments happening in the world of Timber Offsite Construction, it was very disappointing to announce that COVID had forced an
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Largest bushfire recovery program restores NSW forests

16 April 2021
The past 12 months have seen Forestry Corporation of NSW implement a $46 million bushfire recovery program to repair NSW State forests, the largest in the organisation’s history. Source: Timberbiz The equity injection has seen Forestry Corporation repair priority damaged public infras
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KI burnt timber sent to Green Triangle for evaluation to address shortages

16 April 2021
Burnt timber samples salvaged from Kangaroo Island have been sent to mills in the Green Triangle to determine their suitability to meet a shortage of structural pine in the building sector. If the timber is considered suitable, Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber expects to deliver an e
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Forestry sector nabs three Good Employer Awards

16 April 2021
Three of the four category prizes in the New Zealand Primary Industries’ Good Employer Awards this week have been won by the forest sector. The Forest Owners Association says the result shows the industry has come of age as a leading primary sector industry. Source: Timberbiz FOA Vice
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Roundtable creates wood flow for Green Triangle

16 April 2021
New domestic manufacturing opportunities, optimising wood flow and commitments to research and development headlined the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub’s (GTFIH) briefing with SA Premier Stephen Marshall this week. Source: Timberbiz Hub chair Ian McDonnell led an industry roundt
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Opinion: Cr Jim Magee expands his fight for the timber industry

16 April 2021
My career within the timber industry extends over four decades from 1976 as an apprentice wood machinist in the manufacturing of timber windows, doors and commercial joinery to currently providing expert consultancy in green saw milling and dry solid timber machining. In identifying t
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Friday analysis; WWF buys into the war on Australian forestry

16 April 2021
The anti-forestry lobby appears to be going on a war footing. The World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-Australia has reportedly set up a legal fund for community groups to challenge development decisions in forests they say are under threat from land clearing in the aftermath of the 2019-
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Simple 3D design app creates wooden components quickly

14 April 2021
Researchers from the Department of Creative Informatics at the University of Tokyo have created a 3D design application to create structural wooden components quickly, easily and efficiently. They call it Tsugite, the Japanese word for joinery, and through a simple 3D interface, users
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