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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

26 July 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 697,197 bdmt – Indu
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FWPA leadership program makes an impact

26 July 2018
The Forest Products Commission is now home to two graduates of the Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) pilot industry leadership program For Our Future. Source: Timberbiz Senior Policy Officer Bronwen Williams and Operations Projects Officer Jane Charles both completed the inten
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Braddon by-election Reachtel poll results

26 July 2018
Fresh polling shows 7 in 10 voters in next weekend’s Braddon by-election are more likely to vote for a candidate that supports North-West Tasmania’s renewable Forest Industries, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Mr Ross Hampton said. Source:
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LINX Cargo Care Group’s agreement to acquire Pedersen Group

26 July 2018
LINX Cargo Care Group, and its subsidiary C3 Limited, has been successful in its bid to acquire Pedersen Group, a market leading provider of wood chipping and wood yard management services to pulp and paper mills, and forest owners in Australia and New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Peder
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Wildfires rage across Sweden and Latvia

24 July 2018
Wildfires raging through Sweden have exhausted local emergency services and Europe is sending hundreds of people to help contain multiple blazes across the country. Sources: Bloomberg, DW France, Germany and Denmark have dispatched more than 100 firefighters while Poland is sending 13
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Stora Enso Wood Products improved results

24 July 2018
In the second quarter, the earnings figures of Stora Enso’s “Wood Products” division improved significantly compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Source: Euwid According to the quarterly report, EBITDA and EBIT increased by 27.8% to € 55 million and 33
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Wooden tyres from Michelin

24 July 2018
Wooden wheels are a thing of the past, but Michelin firmly believes they can make wooden tyres a reality in 2020. Source: Motoring The French tyre company said in a report published this month of its plans to introduce wood into tyres, and it’s all about moving away from oil. Cy
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$55,000 scholarship for rural leadership development

24 July 2018
Applications for Course 26 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) are open announced Matt Linnegar, Chief Executive of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. Source: Timberbiz The ARLP is a 15-month leadership development program that takes place over five sessions, ac
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NZ forest replanters are between a rock and steep place

24 July 2018
New Zealand agency WorkSafe said cash crop trees like radiata pine might have to be omitted from steep hillsides, where cutting them down could be dangerous for the workers who did it. Source: Radio New Zealand However, forest owners said some had a legal obligation to replant pine on
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Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers FSC accredited

24 July 2018
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) has announced that following a recent independent audit, the company’s timber plantations have been accredited under the Forestry Stewardship Council scheme. Source: Timberbiz FSC certification means that the company’s timber and, subject to c
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