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Longer log trains deliver for KiwiRail

18 July 2019
Longer log trains between Waingawa and Wellington in New Zealand will deliver clearer roads and lower greenhouse gas emissions according to KiwiRail Group Chief Executive Greg Miller. KiwiRail has increased the number of wagons on its daily trains transporting logs from Masterton to C
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FWPA RD&E projects to support industry

18 July 2019
FWPA has supported a range of RD&E projects, funded jointly by industry and the Australian Government, under its voluntary matched funding program. Voluntary matching has allowed FWPA to work with some of the best minds in the country on the development of technologies and initiat
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Radiata cuttings program for WA

18 July 2019
Western Australia’s West Manjimup Nursery and Seed Centre has begun a Pinus radiata cuttings program to ensure the best available genetics are used in Forest Products Commission (FPC) planting programs. Nursery and Seed Centre Manager Jeff Cook said the cuttings program was introduced
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Birds thrive on KIPT properties

18 July 2019
Surveys on Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers properties have shown that the remnant vegetation on the plantation properties is providing valuable habitat for birdlife. Last year was the first time that bird surveys had been conducted in KIPT’s plantations, which were visited between
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Big River Group picks up Plytech and Decortech in Auckland

18 July 2019
Big River has started on its global expansion strategy to better serve its customers across the Tasman and grow its business in the plywood and specialty segments in New Zealand with the acquisition of Plytech, Auckland and Decortech in Penrose, Auckland. Source: Timberbiz “Plytech an
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Feasibility study of Eden to Canberra rail

18 July 2019
A $1 million feasibility study is underway in New South Wales into the viability of a Canberra to Eden rail line – a project that could boost the state’s forestry industry. The study was announced late last year in Parliament by the Deputy Premier and Nationals leader, John Barilaro,
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Industry groups call for urgent Australia-wide action on building regulation

16 July 2019
Building industry groups have signed a joint call for urgent Australia-wide action on building regulations. The letter, signed by the Property Council of Australia, the Insurance Council of Australia, Ai Group and the Australian Construction Industry Forum, says Australia’s fragmented
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Global forestry equipment market projection to 2026

16 July 2019
The Global Forestry Equipment Market, valued at US$9,559.4m in 2018, is projected to reach US$13,109.9m by the end of 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.09%. The global market is estimated to grow, with an increasing focus on forest management activities according to a report by Fortune Bus
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John Deere completes new US training facility

16 July 2019
John Deere has completed the construction of its new facility in Coal Valley, Illinois. The 696m2 facility is part of the Construction & Forestry Training Campus and includes three classrooms that can be used separately for training purposes, or combined to hold over 250 people fo
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NZ could set fire to China’s log jam

16 July 2019
It is reported that New Zealand logs are piling up on Chinese wharves as cheap, sawn timber makes its way by train into the People’s Republic from Russia and Scandinavia. Five million tonnes of logs, mostly from New Zealand are sitting on wharves in China unsold. Source: Timberb
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