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Largest US forestry experiment to answer how to balance timber and conservation

28 May 2021
Despite lingering tensions among environmentalists and loggers, a plan to launch the largest forestry experiment in the United States, and perhaps the world, last month cleared a major hurdle. Source: Nature Controversially, the study would allow logging in a new research forest, in a
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Cardboard cans’ solution celebrates its second birthday

28 May 2021
Alzamora Group, a leading Spanish cardboard packaging manufacturer, has recently celebrated the second year of its LatCub packaging solution. The revolutionary renewable, biodegradable and fully recyclable cardboard packaging replaces the plastic ring-pull and shrink-wrap around bever
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JCB appoints new dealer for its OEM engines in Australia

28 May 2021
JCB Power Systems has appointed a new dealer to sell and support its OEM engines in Australia – EIP. Source: Timberbiz “EIP will be a powerful strategic partner for us with the ability to bring new opportunities in the Australian market. The JCB Power Systems range will integrat
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Paper highlights key role of forestry in Sustainable Development Goals

28 May 2021
A new paper has highlighted the key role that forests, forest managers and forest science can play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs were agreed by nations globally in 2015 to tackle the world’s most pressing problems, such as hunger, poverty, inequality,
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Australians beware Myanmar to auction illegally harvested teak

28 May 2021
Myanmar’s ruling military’s plans to auction tonnes of illegally harvested teak logs worth tens of millions of dollars was a warning to Australian consumers that they need to be aware of where imported timber comes from, according to the Australian Forest Products Association. Source:
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Green Triangle gears up for planting 27 million trees

28 May 2021
The Green Triangle forest industry is gearing up to plant an estimated 27 million trees this season, across 20,000 hectares, comprising around 19.6 million softwood pine seedlings and 7.5 million hardwood blue gums. Source: The Border Watch It is a labour-intensive task that relies on
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Construction frenzy leads to investment in tech and capacity in Queensland

28 May 2021
Queensland’s timber industry is investing in technology and additional capacity to maximise timber volumes for the market in response to the recent housing construction frenzy. Peak industry body Timber Queensland’s CEO Mick Stephens said the industry is doing everything possible to i
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South Australia asleep at the wheel when the perfect storm hit

28 May 2021
  The South Australian Government has been accused of failing to manage to critical lack of building timber in the State. SA-Best MP Frank Pangallo, who is also a member of a Select Committee investigating the state’s timber industry, said SA’s critical $16 billion building secto
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Opinion: Rob de Fégely – Our aim must be to get profitability growing trees and forests

28 May 2021
Well known north American forest market specialist Russ Taylor reported that at 1 May US sawn timber prices have soared approaching US$1000 per cubic metre ($1300/m3). The same could happen here. Not everyone will agree with me and it is my opinion, but I have been watching the supply
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Friday analysis: Timber’s perfect storm hits the building industry

28 May 2021
The causes of the nation’s current timber shortage have been widely described as “the perfect storm”. The description is probably correct. The causes have been identified as the success of Homebuilder, a spike in the price of timber exported from Australia, and delays in timber being
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