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Earthrings for earthlings

21 June 2024
Earthrings are 100% recyclable and compostable packaging rings designed to withstand moisture and make your beer look as good as it tastes. Source: Timberbiz The company says it has reinvented cardboard, making it rugged enough to stand up to soggy coolers and rainy fishing trips. Plu
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Sodra is not barking up the wrong tree

21 June 2024
Södra is investing in a production line at Värö which will create a vegetable tanning agent from bark. This new tannin can be used to process leather in a more environmentally friendly way. Source: Timberbiz Scheduled to be commissioned in 2026, the plant will have the capacity to pro
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Trial of remote-controlled forestry machinery in limited connectivity area

21 June 2024
With the help of a drone equipped with its own portable mobile base station, a forestry machine has been remotely controlled via 5G in an area with limited connectivity. Source: The Fast Mode The test was carried out in a forest outside Västerås, central Sweden, as part of a research
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Increased costs with construction code drop home sales

21 June 2024
New home sales nationally fell by 12.6% in May after the draw forward in sales in April due to increases in costs associated with National Construction Code (NCC) 2022. The HIA New Home Sales report is a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states and
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Quarterly ETS auction fails to attract any bids

21 June 2024
The blame for the recent failure of the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme auction can be laid squarely at the feet of the Climate Change Commission along with the previous Labour Green Government, reflecting a series of manufactured crises rather than a fundamental issue with the ma
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Forico’s fourth Natural Capital Report

21 June 2024
Forico has released a fourth Natural Capital Report, now available to download free from the company’s website. Source: Timberbiz Forico also has a strong commitment to Natural Capital and believes it to be a fundamental requirement for a sustainable global economy. Recognised worldwi
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Locally grown SA timber will build new facilities

21 June 2024
Locally grown and manufactured timber will provide the building blocks for South Australia’s new technical colleges at Tonsley and Mount Gambier, as announced by the State Government. Source: Timberbiz “This announcement is great news for the timber manufacturing industry in South Aus
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Vic and Tas winners at the Timber & Hardware Awards

21 June 2024
The National Timber & Hardware Association’s 2024 Victoria & Tasmania Timber & Hardware Industry Awards have showcased the outstanding achievements and contributions within the industry and recognised the exceptional talent and dedication of all participants. Source:
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Opinion: Jack Bradshaw – WA’s new Bill to lock in forest destruction by mining

21 June 2024
Having killed off the native forest timber industry by edict, the WA government is now taking the next step to cement its hypocrisy in legislation. Reece Whitby, the Minister for the Environment has recently introduced an amendment to the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (WA)
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Darren Chester visits ASH to show support

21 June 2024
Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester says he is committed to continuing to expose the hypocrisy of bans on the native hardwood timber industry after visiting Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) in Heyfield. Source: Timberbiz Mr Chester said ASH was ‘continuing to make an out
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