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Replanting with 3 million seedlings in Bathurst

11 July 2022
Forestry Corporation of NSW has started its 2022 replanting program, with three million seedlings set to be replanted into 2400 hectares of Bathurst pine plantations previously harvested. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation’s Silviculture Manager Mike Freeman said this winter’s pla
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Planting more trees is a must for our future

11 July 2022
Urgent progress on the Billion Trees Plan is required if Australia is to have sufficient fibre to meet its future needs, according to the Australian Forest Products Association. Source: Timberbiz “Getting more trees in the ground now is an absolute must,” AFPA CEO Ross Hampton said. “
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Euro poll shows people support Deforestation-Free law

08 July 2022
Despite food and agriculture industries’ campaign to delay anti-deforestation legislation, the European public doesn’t buy the excuses according to a poll by YouGov. Seven out of 10 people surveyed in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain think ‘industry is using the crisis in Ukr
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Vietnam and Malaysia sign MOC to strengthen timber industries

08 July 2022
Vietnam and Malaysia’s timber industries have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to further strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries. Source: The Vibes The MoC will also pave the way for Vietnamese and Malaysian timber manufacturers to create opportunities to pr
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FSC launches verification loop for Asian paulownia

08 July 2022
The Forest Stewardship Council has launched a transaction verification loop (TV loop) on FSC-certified paulownia, a type of hardwood species that is native across Asian countries, such as China, Japan, Korean, Laos and Vietnam. Source: Timberbiz According to FSC, a TV loop is “is the
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Australian Pine Log Price Index

08 July 2022
The latest Australian Pine Log Price Index for the July to December 2021 period has just been released. The Australian Pine Log Price Index is compiled by KPMG using data provided by Australian softwood growers. The Index documents changes in pine log prices achieved by large-scale co
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Hackathon event for students in the Green Triangle

08 July 2022
Strategies to recruit more female foresters, new solutions for fire management and raising revenue to plant more trees are among the innovative solutions Mount Gambier High School students have presented in the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub’s inaugural Hackathon event. Source:
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Barking up the wrong tree for tanning leather

08 July 2022
Locally produced tanning agents for leather are being sourced from New Zealand pine trees after Scion was given a NZ$11.4 million grant to explore the feasibility of a bark biorefinery to extract tannins. Source: Timberbiz “Has the New Zealand leather industry been barking up the wron
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Damian Paull retires as FSC CEO

08 July 2022
Damian Paull has retired as CEO of the Forest Stewardship Council Australia and New Zealand after three years in the role. Source: Timberbiz Patricia Fitzsimons will be taking the reigns as the newly appointed Acting CEO of FSC ANZ. Mr Paull was instrumental in the development, growth
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EOI’s to deliver growth and productivity to Queensland forestry

08 July 2022
Queensland’s Regional Forestry Hubs have announced five new expressions of interest this week to deliver projects to foster growth and productivity across the State’s forest and timber industry. Source: Timberbiz Supply chains and infrastructure, bioenergy and carbon, forestry and pla
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