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Carter Holt Harvey closes sawmill – no worker scheme in place

05 October 2017
Remaining Carter Holt Harvey Morwell sawmill employees went home from work for the last time on Thursday after the company closed its doors permanently. Source: The Latrobe Valley Express CHH announced the closure in late July due to a lack of plantation pine from its key supplier, Ha
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Great Forest National Park – no says Coalition

05 October 2017
The Great Forest National Park will not go ahead if the Victorian Coalition is elected next year, Nationals leader Peter Walsh has declared. Source: The Weekly Times “We are not in favour at all of supporting the concept of the Great Forest National Park,” Mr Walsh said. “At the last
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Winston Peters talks forestry with major New Zealand parties

05 October 2017
Discussing forestry policy is a good place to start for Labour leader Jacinda Ardern when she meets with New First leader Winston Peters to talk about a possible coalition. Sources: Radio New Zealand, Otago Daily Times Labour and NZ First agree almost completely on forestry policy bec
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Quintis’ Wilson says sandalwood is a solid investment

05 October 2017
Frank Wilson, the founder, former managing director and a major shareholder of troubled sandalwood company Quintis, has accused the board of “blame-shifting” and trying to make him a “scapegoat” for its continuing woes. Source: The Australian Mr Wilson, who resigned as Quintis chief i
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Kangaroo Island pontoon purchase not plain sailing

05 October 2017
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) announced in April that it had agreed to buy a suitable pontoon barge to form the floating berth of its proposed Smith Bay deep-water wharf. Source: Timberbiz KIPT announced that it has completed the transaction and taken possession of the pon
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Safe Work October

05 October 2017
Minister for Employment, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, has officially launched National Safe Work Month 2017, reminding Australians that safe workplaces happen when everyone shares their knowledge and experience about what makes work safe. Source: Timberbiz “October is National Safe
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Pink is the new colour for Husqvarna

05 October 2017
Husqvarna has taken the step to ‘Go Pink’ with Saws for a Cause for McGrath Foundation and announced they will be continuing their partnership with the Foundation in 2017 to assist raise funds for Breast Care Nurses around Australia with their Saws for a Cause. Source: Timberbiz This
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OneFortyOne signs sale with Carter Holt Harvey

05 October 2017
OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO) announced it has signed a sale agreement with Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) for the purchase of the Jubilee Highway sawmill in Mount Gambier and the Woodchip operations at Portland.  Source: Timberbiz OFO had previously announced its intention to acquire these
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PF Olsen to manage Kangaroo Island plantation estate

05 October 2017
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) has appointed PF Olsen Australia to manage its plantation estate on Kangaroo Island. Source: Timberbiz PF Olsen will be responsible for the supervision of plantation maintenance, harvest planning and operations, haulage contract management and
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New products to revolutionise engineered wood

28 September 2017
Materialize.X launched two new products that it thinks will revolutionize the US$300 billion-a-year engineered wood market. Source: Tech Crunch Part 1: a non-toxic adhesive A lot of engineered wood is created using an adhesive called urea-formaldehyde, which has recently been labeled
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