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Trans Tasman certification

15 November 2018
Responsible Wood’s Simon Dorries travelled to the land of the long white cloud to discuss forest certification at a meeting with the New Zealand Forest Certification Association (NZFCA), the National Governing Body for PEFC in New Zealand. Mr Dorries spoke about the benefits of a join
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Wairarapa forestry needs better rail

15 November 2018
Those with “skin in the game” say the Wairarapa forestry industry in New Zealand can continue to grow, but only if rail infrastructure expands with it and employment training is better supported by the Government. More than five years since the Wairarapa-based logging and trucking com
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Uptake of drones in forest management for better data

15 November 2018
There has been a significant uptake of drones or ‘Unmanned Ariel Vehicles’ (UAVs) in forest management, according to a leading industry researcher interviewed during the latest episode of WoodChat, Forest and Wood Products Australia’s (FWPA) podcast series. The episode focuses on the
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

15 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 -3.9% – number of l
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Gough Cat NZ to distribute Weiler products

15 November 2018
Gough Cat New Zealand has announced an agreement with United States company Weiler to distribute its forestry product line in New Zealand. The products complement the Caterpillar forest machines that the company will continue to offer according to Gough Cat Executive General Manager C
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400 tonnes of timber for auction in WA

15 November 2018
About 400 tonnes of logs and a selection of sawn timber are up for auction on Saturday 24 November in Western Australia. The auction, for timber from the South West and Goldfields regions, will take place at the WA Forest Products Commission Harvey Mill. It will kick off at 10am. The
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IChemE award goes to lignin product

13 November 2018
LineoTM by Stora Enso, a lignin-based product launched by the company earlier this year, has been awarded ‘Innovative Product Award 2018’ by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Source: Timberbiz Shortlisted alongside products from a range of companies including Dow and Joh
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US softwood largest decline since 2011

13 November 2018
In October, prices for softwood lumber in the US dropped 10.3% – the largest decline since May 2011, according to the Producer Price Index (PPI) release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: Lesprom The producer price index for softwood lumber has fallen 21.2% since setting
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US housing market may have peaked

13 November 2018
In 2018, expectations are that the US housing market will build something less than 1.3 million dwellings. According to Forest2Market, [https://www.forest2market.com/] that will be the same for both 2019 and 2020, followed by softening in 2021, before growing to around 1.280 million d
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Study shows NZ redwood matches US redwood

13 November 2018
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) has the potential to be a high-value timber crop. Its timber is attractive and its high stability and natural durability make it ideal for outdoor uses. There is strong local and international market for naturally durable timber that does not requi
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