Kiwi importers put old growth Canadian cedar at risk
03 April 2018
Canadian forestry expert Ken Wu is in New Zealand on a nationwide tour explaining that imported cedar must come from certified sources to protect ancient British Columbia specimens. Source: Stuff NZ Cedar is the Canadian equivalent of New Zealand’s kauri with some forests 2000 y
Continue Reading →Federal Labor tucks into the RFAs
03 April 2018
Federal Labor is promising to revisit and fix any logging agreements with state governments that are not based on “proper, independent and full scientific assessments”. Source: The Guardian In a pledge that could have implications for the rollover of nine agreements due to expire in N
Continue Reading →Eight forests for sale in New Zealand
03 April 2018
A portfolio of eight forests located in Northland, Waikato, Gisborne/East Coast and Canterbury has been put on the market with a substantial portion of the trees ready to harvest now. Source: The New Zealand Herald Project Tapuwae Forest Estate comprises a total crop area of 2503ha, p
Continue Reading →Copy paper dumping
03 April 2018
The Anti-Dumping Commission is once again investigating claims that imported A4 copy paper has been dumped into Australia, damaging the sole domestic producer, Australian Paper. Source: IndustryEdge, Timberbiz Initial investigations estimate the dumping margin could be as much as 34%.
Continue Reading →Austrian wood baron sells Romanian interests
29 March 2018
Austrian wood processing group Schweighofer has sold all its forest areas in Romania to Swedish GreenGold Group, the company announced. Source: Romania Insider Schweighofer sold its local subsidiary Cascade Empire, which owns 14,283 hectares of woodland in Hunedoara, Gorj, Valcea, Pra
Continue Reading →Median wage for NZ women in forestry higher than men
29 March 2018
Forestry and mining workers’ wage growth has been tumultuous over the years, yet in the wake of the global financial crisis the median wage for women spiked. Source: Stuff NZ The pay gap between men and women in the industries has been more fluid than in most. Forestry and minin
Continue Reading →Holz DC driving innovation for projects using CLT
29 March 2018
The Australian construction industry is embracing innovation using Holz DC – an Australian Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) tech company that provides developers and builders access to a national collective of highly qualified independent CLT experts. Source: Timberbiz Holz DC experts hav
Continue Reading →Hardwood and softwood prices rise
29 March 2018
Prices for most hardwood and softwood sawn timber rose last year, with some hardwood products up more than seven per cent in the last six months, according to Indufor’s December timber market survey. Source: Timberbiz Philip Hopkins The survey recorded softwood prices rises for the la
Continue Reading →Top 5: Australian Market Points from IndustryEdge
29 March 2018
155,059 – approvals of new houses and townhouses for the year to the end of January – accounting for 69.6% of all dwelling approvals. 50% – Australia’s unemployment rate in February 2018, underscoring challenges in attracting and maintaining a skilled workforce. 320,854 m3 – Australia
Continue Reading →What is the future of Victoria’s timber industry?
29 March 2018
Many native forest timber mills in Victoria remain fearful of the future despite the extension of the regional forest agreements (RFAs) until 2020. Source: Timberbiz Philip Hopkins Six sawmills, reeling since their timber supply contracts have not been extended by VicForests, have cal
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