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Boa Kingdom a wooden 40 metre superyacht

23 June 2023
Bodrum based company SCA Yachting has announced plans to construct a 40-metre motor sailing yacht. The Boa Kingdom signals SCA Yachting’s entry into boatbuilding, having mostly specialised in yacht charter and refit services previously. They have now unveiled the first images of the m
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Stora Enso restructuring and plant closures

23 June 2023
Stora Enso is planning restructuring actions to strengthen the Group’s long-term competitiveness, improve profitability and focus capital allocation in strategic growth markets. Source: Timberbiz The company is also taking the next step in driving a decentralised operating model targe
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New department for Komatsu Forest to electrify the future

23 June 2023
Komatsu Forest is investing even further in the future and is building a completely new development department focusing on electrification of forest machines. Source: Timberbiz With the initiative, the company wants to take the lead in the forest machinery industry and help reduce net
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OFO’s two new appointments for Australia and New Zealand

23 June 2023
OneFortyOne has appointed Branislav Zoric to the position of Chief Forester working in both Australia and New Zealand. The company has also appointed Shaun Truelock as New Zealand Forests General Manager. Source: Timberbiz Mr Zoric will provide technical and professional advice on for
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Tasmanian Labor keeps ‘mum’ on native forestry

23 June 2023
This week’s dismal failure by Federal Labor to support the thousands of timber workers betrayed by the early shutdown of native forestry in Victoria surprises almost no-one according to Tasmanian Minister for Resources Felix Ellis. Source: Timberbiz Minister Ellis said Tasmanian Labor
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Forest plantation grants will help grow much needed timber

23 June 2023
Forest plantation establishment grants announced this week by the Federal Government will help Australia grow much needed timber and wood fibre supply for the nation’s future, according to Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association Natasa Sikman. Sour
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NZ also calls for more trees in the ground

23 June 2023
New Zealand’s farm foresters are asking the NZ government how it plans to get enough exotic trees planted to store sufficient atmospheric carbon for New Zealand to achieve its greenhouse gas targets. Source: Timberbiz New Zealand Farm Forestry Association president Neil Cullen s
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SA Forest Products Association urgent call for more trees to be planted

23 June 2023
The South Australian Forest Products Association has called on a State Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Timber Industry in the Limestone Coast and other Regions of South Australia to make urgent, bipartisan recommendations to support the planting of
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NSW auditor’s report on Forestry Corp shows weaknesses

23 June 2023
A NSW Auditor General’s report tabled this week in NSW parliament titled Regulation of public native forestry has highlighted issues within the Forestry Corporation (FCNSW). FCNSW manages approximately two million hectares of native forests and plantations. Around half the area of nat
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Opinion: Alex Van Der Meer Simo and Bill Paul – VicForests more than chainsaws

23 June 2023
Plenty has been written on the Victorian Government’s decision to bring forward the cessation of native forest harvesting to the end of 2023. Looking at the wounds that some of those words have caused on our colleagues, we would like to clarify several issues that we think are a misin
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