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NSW wants government commitment for forestry growth

07 March 2019
NSW’s forest industries are calling on the Coalition and Labor parties to commit to growing the state’s forest plantation estate ahead of next month’s state election to create more regional jobs and meet growing demand for Australian timber. Source: Timberbiz Timber NSW General Manage
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Log ships take away sawmill jobs from New Zealand

07 March 2019
Every time a ship leaves New Zealand loaded with raw logs the jobs of 38 sawmill workers for a year go down the tubes, according to industry spokesman Dr Jon Tanner. The chief executive of the Wood Processing and Manufacturing Association (WPMA) has been lobbying Government to improve
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Fire, wind and sound seminar in Queensland

07 March 2019
Timber Queensland’s seminar Timber Buildings: Fire | Wind | Sound is an opportunity to hear experts discuss how targeted fire, wind load and sound performance requirements in the BCA for timber buildings are achieved. This half day seminar is a must for all building and design profess
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How to fill the empty wood fibre basket

07 March 2019
The winning entry in an essay contest which was held in collaboration with HQ Plantations, FWPA, and Responsible Wood asked young minds how the domestic wood fibre supply basket might be filled, has presented a proposal for better utilisation of Crown land to help increase the resourc
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Top 5 Data Points for February

07 March 2019
Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au Woodchip Exports So
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Queensland forestry’s parliamentary friends

07 March 2019
More than 40 state parliamentarians joined more than 100 industry stakeholders to launch the Queensland Parliamentary Friends of the Forest and Timber Industry Network at Parliament House in Brisbane. Timber Queensland’s Chair James Hyne said this landmark event provided industry an o
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Colbeck reassures forestry at ABARES conference

07 March 2019
According to Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Richard Colbeck the outlook for the forest, seafood and horticulture sectors is bright despite clear risks, with continued growth in Australia and overseas providing new markets and opportunities. That was th
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China’s forestry development goals unveiled

05 March 2019
China’s forestry authority has made a plan to boost the domestic forestry industry and increase its forest resources to the world’s average by 2050. The plan unveiled by Zhang Jianlong, chief of State Forestry Administration, at a conference, is the latest move taken by go
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Sustainability high on Metsa future agenda

05 March 2019
Finnish forestry giant, Metsa Group, has renewed its strategic sustainability objectives, aiming to increase its environmental performance by 30% in the next decade. A key factor will be increasing the amount of carbon stored in forests and forests products by 2030. Source: Philip Hop
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US sawn lumber flows changing

05 March 2019
The US sawn lumber market is in a process of change that has implications for the global lumber market and could impact supply into countries like Australia, according to latest analysis by Forest2Market. Although the US housing market is softening, the impact of extensive tariffs on
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