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Shortage of timber hampers construction sector

18 August 2021
CoreLogic’s national measure of residential construction costs show an increase of 1.4% in the three months to June 2021, outpacing the Consumer Price Index of 0.8% for the same period. Sources: CoreLogic, Timberbiz The latest Cordell Housing Index Price (CHIP) results show an annual
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50 containers of Aussie bound timber abandoned in China

18 August 2021
Five hundred homes worth of timber destined for Melbourne has been abandoned at a Shanghai dock because a shipping company accepted a lucrative offer to divert course to Los Angeles. Source: The Age, The Hardware Journal The Master Builders Association of Victoria (MBAV) said 50 conta
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China’s largest wooden structure

16 August 2021
With the aim of revitalizing the agricultural area in the Chinese province of Sichuan, the Tianfu Agriculture Expo Park which has an exhibition area of around 75,000m2 is the largest wooden structure in China to date. The Hasslacher Group in cooperation with StructureCraft has supplie
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Komatsu’s new Umea factory to begin forestry machinery production

16 August 2021
Forest machine production is soon to begin at Komatsu Forest’s newly built factory outside Umeå in northern Sweden. Here, assembly will take place on a single production line, around which the flows of both materials and people are optimised and automated to ensure high product
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Wood waste could replace aluminium in chip packets

16 August 2021
Aluminium plays an important protective role in food packaging; however, it requires a lot of energy to produce and it can be difficult to recycle. Now a crucial discovery has been made by Jiaying Li, who is working with the Dutch Advanced Research Centre Chemical Building Blocks Cons
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Australia’s oldest paper mill

16 August 2021
Though it has not been in operation for many years, Australia’s oldest paper mill is still standing on the banks of the Barwon River at Fyansford, just outside Geelong in Victoria. Constructed from 1876-78, the mill’s bluestone and brick buildings are still in place, as are the manage
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Lockdowns impact new home sales with drops in most states

16 August 2021
New Home Sales fell by 20.5% in July, with declines experienced in almost all major states according to HIA Economist Tom Devitt. The HIA New Home Sales report – a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states – is a leading indicator of future detached
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CEO of Hermal CLTP business resigns

16 August 2021
Chris Skeels-Piggins CEO of Hermal’s CLTP business, the company’s plantation hardwood business based in Burnie Tasmania, will be leaving the Group. Source: Timberbiz Mr Skeels-Piggins has been leading the CLTP business over the course of the last four years, and according to the compa
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Father and son graduate forestry course as a team

16 August 2021
A father and son duo from Southland have shown there’s value in getting back to the books, even after four decades in the game. Sources: The Southland Times, Stuff NZ Bobby Baird and his 65-year-old father Robert completed their Level 4 New Zealand Certificate in Forest Harvesting wit
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Minister Barnett praises PFT role and new board

16 August 2021
Tasmania’s forestry industry continues to grow in strength and Tasmanians should be proud of our world-leading and sustainable managed forestry sector according to Guy Barnett, Minister for Resources Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Australia’s current timber shortage and the challenges it
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