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VAFI says government should not abandon recycled paper

08 October 2015
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) is urging the Federal Government to reconsider its decision to abandon a policy to use 100% recycled paper in its offices. Source: Timberbiz VAFI CEO Tim Johnston said that under the policy, that had been in place for five years, a
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Picture perfect timber

30 September 2015
Photographer Tyson Haslam has an interesting hobby: he takes vintage cameras and gives them a new look by replacing the rubber grips and various other panels with wooden veneers. Source: Petapixel, photo courtesy Tyson Haslam Unlike photographer Patrick Ng’s wooden-styled Canon F-1n,
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China International Forest Products Fair

30 September 2015
The 8th China Yiwu International Forest Products Fair, coorganized by the State Forestry Administration of China and the government of Zhejiang province, will be held at the Yiwu International Expo Center on November 1-4 in 2015. Source: PR Wire This year is the seventh consecutive ye
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Remote controlled felling

30 September 2015
New Zealand’s first remote-controlled forest-harvesting machine will help ensure the safety of forestry crews working on steep land. Sources: The New Zealand Herald, The Northern Advocate That was the verdict of Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy after he saw the machine in
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Agreement signed between NZ and Solomon Islands

30 September 2015
An agreement has been signed by the Solomon Islands Sawn Timber Industry and New Zealand Imported Tropical Timber that signifies a step towards reducing illegal timber imports. Source: Solomon Island Broadcasting Corporation Pacific Periscope reports under the agreement, the Solomon I
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TasPort finalizing Tribunna wharf sale

30 September 2015
TasPorts is finalising the sale of the government-owned Triabunna mill wharf on Tasmania’s east coast to an unnamed buyer. Source: ABC News The land-locked port has not been used since Gunns stopped exporting woodchips from the site and closed the mill in 2011. Entrepreneur Grae
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Drone gathers tree data in NT

30 September 2015
The company in charge of Australia’s largest African mahogany plantation has enlisted the services of a drone to gather data on its trees in the Northern Territory. Source: ABC Rural African Mahogany Australia (AMA) manages nearly 13,000 hectares of mahogany trees in the Douglas
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GPS trackers hidden in timber to nab thieves

30 September 2015
Construction companies are beefing up security measures, including hiding GPS trackers in loads of timber, in a bid to track down “unscrupulous builders and tradies”. Source: The Daily Telegraph Police in Adelaide’s south have revealed they are investigating claims rogue builders are
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A reason to diversify forestry markets

30 September 2015
Australia’s largest forestry investment company says drought in China that forced the temporary closure of one of the world’s biggest paper processors, in Rizhao, earlier this year is reason for Australia to diversify forestry export markets. Source: ABC Rural The closure
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CHH postpones public offering, again

30 September 2015
The Graeme Hart-controlled Carter Holt Harvey revived plans for an initial public offering of its New Zealand Carters Building Supplies distribution business in August, after scrapping its original plan to float its Australian and New Zealand timber products and building supplies busi
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