Australasia's home for timber news and information

New Zealand Forest Expo 2010 postponed

20 May 2009
Organizers of the popular four-yearly Forest Industries Expo have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2010 event until the global economic downturn has eased.
Continue Reading →

Hoo Hoo International Convention

18 May 2009
The Rameses, with help from Black Bart #181, invite you to join them for the 2009 HHI Convention in Reno, Nevada, 'The Biggest Little City in the World.' Reno and surrounding area is known for its good ol’ western hospitality.
Continue Reading →

CATERPILLAR launches new 18t and 20t forwarders

18 May 2009
Cat Forest Products announces the launch of a new forwarder line with the introduction of two models with 18 metric tonne and 20 metric tonne capacities.
Continue Reading →

New machines, new heads and a new thinning concept

13 May 2009
Three new machines and two new heads. Komatsu Forest is launching five unique world premieres at Elmia Wood 3-6 June 2009.
Continue Reading →

Volvo sets its sights on the forest industry

11 May 2009
Felling and off-road transport are areas Volvo is now focusing on in order to offer a total machinery solution to the forest industry, according to Jukka Moisander, director, global forestry solutions at Volvo.
Continue Reading →

Foresters mooooving with the times to combat weeds

11 May 2009
A visit to Lion Match Forestry’s Clifton estate in Mpumalanga, South Africa, led to a surprise meeting with their new weed control team.
Continue Reading →

Paper industry giant prioritizes green goals

01 April 2009
In 2004, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management awarded the Barton plant a Pollution Prevention Achievement Award for the plant’s good environmental footprint and design. In 2008 SCA established a new carbon-dioxide target of a 20% reduction in emissions from fossil fuels
Continue Reading →

Wood chip prices fell in Canada in the 1Q/09

01 April 2009
Wood chip prices fell in Canada in the 1Q/09 as pulpmills reduced their operating rates substantially, reports WRI.
Continue Reading →

Wood fibre prices tumble globally

04 March 2009
Global wood fibre prices in the 4Q/08 experienced the largest drop in over 20 years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
Continue Reading →

West Fraser Timber trims lumber production again

04 March 2009
VANCOUVER, British Columbia(Reuters): West Fraser Timber Co (WFT.TO) will cut back production at seven of its British Columbia sawmills because of continued weak lumber demand, the company said.
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.