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New International Sustainable Forestry Coalition headed by Australians

08 September 2023
Prompted by the urgent call to action on climate change, biodiversity loss, reducing emissions by halting and reversing deforestation, some of the world’s largest forestry companies are today launching a new initiative. Source: Timberbiz The group, known as the International Sus
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Bunnings builds its own Victorian frame and truss facility

08 September 2023
Bunnings is investing $75 million in plants to manufacture timber wall frames and roof trusses for houses, townhouses and low-rise apartment buildings as it seeks to make its commercial business as big as its consumer-focused retail side. Source: Australian Financial Review Wesfarmers
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VicForests teetering on the verge of demolition

08 September 2023
Victoria’s state-owned logging business is on the verge of being dismantled and absorbed into other areas of the bureaucracy after the state government reclassified it and announced a review of its operations. Source: The Age, Timberbiz VicForests has been under financial pressure aft
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Opinion: Nick Steel – Building homes out of local timber

08 September 2023
The State Government’s plan to build 10,000 new homes by 2032 will not only help put more Tasmanians in a home today but, with the forestry industry’s support, into the future, writes TFPA CEO Nick Steel. We know that Tasmania, and in fact the whole country, is in the depths of a hous
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Friday analysis: Victoria is TIREd of waiting for road repairs

08 September 2023
The latest Timber Industry Roads Evaluation Study paints an interesting picture of the amount of traffic Victorian roads can expect to see over the next four years. And we are talking about timber freight traffic. Forget all the rest, just timber freight traffic. The report, prepared
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JCB Loadall for narrow aisles

06 September 2023
A new 3-tonne lift capacity compact telescopic handler has been launched by JCB for the 6.0m lift height sector with a comprehensive specification that offers significant performance and productivity advantages. Source: Timberbiz The JCB Loadall 530-60 AGRI Super is ideally sized for
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Aldi scraps all single use wooden cutlery

06 September 2023
Discount supermarket Aldi has announced that it is scrapping all of its single use cutlery from its Food To Go Range. Sources: New Food, Aldi In a bid to encourage consumers to opt for reusable cutlery, discount supermarket Aldi has removed all of its single use cutlery from its Food
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Norwegian forest fertilization falls 77% due to war in Ukraine

06 September 2023
Fertilization of forest land fell by 77% between 2021 and 2022, according to the Norwegian Forestry Agency’s action survey. Fertilization has not been this low since nitrogen fertilization was introduced on a large scale in the 1960s. The decline was caused by the high prices of
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Bingo redirects waste engineered timber

06 September 2023
BINGO has entered an agreement with ReDirect Recycling to supply waste engineered timber to Australian Panels to be utilised in particleboard manufacturing. Source: Timberbiz Australian Panels is a manufacturer of melamine panels and components for kitchen cabinets and joinery in Aust
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Central North Island industry award winners

06 September 2023
The Central North Island forestry industry stepped up to bring in a record number of nominations for the second year of its awards program with 77 contenders taking to the stage at the Energy Centre Rotorua in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Mayor Tania Tapsell of Rotorua acknowledged
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