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Hardwood chip prices up 3.6% in China in September

28 November 2018
A sure sign of continued strength in fibre markets, the Australian hardwood chip price rose 3.6% to an average USDFob156.78/bdmt (bone dried metric tonne) in September. The record average price was on softer volumes of 233.1 kbdmt however, shipments to China in the September Quarter t
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Well managed forest yields opportunities

28 November 2018
Best practice silviculture is creating more opportunities for timber production from regrowth karri forest. Stands of regrowth karri at Warren 1 about 15 km south west of Pemberton, were regenerated in 1972 and have just been thinned for the second time after an initial thinning in 19
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

28 November 2018
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 Up 10.1% – Australi
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Regional council collaboration can boost timber industry growth

28 November 2018
  The Queensland timber industry has applauded Gympie Mayor Mick Curran in promoting the further development of the forestry and timber industry in the local and surrounding regions. Hosting a timber industry forum, the Mayor consulted with industry representatives from across th
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VicForests’ strong endorsement from Responsible Wood audit

28 November 2018
General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Alex Messina, said VicForests was proud of its Responsible Wood AFS certification which has been maintained for more than 10 years. The May 2018 Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) Surveillance Audit report, the latest for Responsible Wood certific
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Forestry chief dumped from new Victorian Cabinet

28 November 2018
Former Victorian forestry chief, Philip Dalidakis, has been dumped from the new Victorian Labor Cabinet because half the ministers will be women. Mr Dalidakis, a former chief executive of the Victorian Forest Industries Association and a strong forestry supporter, was omitted from the
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Value-adding to the enth degree with bark

26 November 2018
Three million tonnes of softwood bark is produced annually In the Finnish mechanical and chemical forest industry, and this currently is mainly used for energy production. Now, however, using a method developed by VTT, a high yield of pure tannins can be extracted from the bark for us
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Specialist steep slope logging conference series

26 November 2018
The conference team at Innovatek, Logging & Sawmilling Journal and TimberWest has announced its newest industry conference for leading loggers and forest managers for 2019. Formerly called the Steep Slope Logging Conference, the new name – HarvestTECHx – covers all machined based
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Automated platoon trucking will help to drive forestry into the future

26 November 2018
Truck platooning research has taken a quantum leap forward and in the process earned a spot in history by successfully road testing the emerging technology in the deep forests of Quebec in the first trial of its kind in Canada. The day-long trial (by FPInnovations and partners) took p
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Inflation below target – low wages growth at core of failure to spend

26 November 2018
At an annualised 1.9%, Australia’s inflation rate for the year-ended September is feeding into concerns about faltering consumption and a possibly slowing economy. The annualised rate was below the 2.1% recorded in the June Quarter and sees inflation fall below the RBA’s target band o
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