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Still no response from China on log exports

06 January 2021
China has still not responded to Federal Government and industry enquiries concerning contaminated log exports. Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said his department had formally written to Chinese authorities on two occasions seeking further information about detections of bark
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KIPT to harvest in earnest in New Year

04 January 2021
Clearance of plantation trees alongside power lines is almost complete on Kangaroo Island and crews are preparing to move into the harvest proper in the New Year, starting with the fire-damaged pine plantations. Source: Timberbiz Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has worked closely w
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India could take up the log slack from China ban

04 January 2021
Gary Addison had been planning to send $3 million worth of logs to China, but amid growing trade tensions with Beijing he has set his sights on India as a new market. Australian company Varied was set to export 20,000 tonnes of wood to China, but the shipment was put on hold at the fi
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China stops WA logs export with limited local outcomes

04 January 2021
The effect of China’s suspension of log exports from Western Australia would be minimal, according to the Forest Industries Federation of WA. China suspended the export of logs from WA on 23 December, with Chinese customs authorities notifying the Australian Department of Agriculture,
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Recovery grant to establish biomass mill on Kangaroo Island

04 January 2021
A $5.5 million bushfire recovery grant will support establishment of a biomass pellet mill plant on Kangaroo Island capable of processing fire-damaged timber.Over the past 12 months, KIPT has worked to secure diversified markets for dry product, that is, logs produced from forests dam
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Review of ABC error-filled story returns a positive for forestry

04 January 2021
The ABC’s Audience and Consumer Affairs Department has admitted that a recently published story made a series of errors which showed Australian forestry in a negative light. Justin Law, Managing Director of community group, Forest and Wood Communities Australia, made the complaint to
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Sustainable Timber Tas opportunities to process low grade eucalypt logs

18 December 2020
Sustainable Timber Tasmania is undertaking a process to identify companies or organisations that are interested in an opportunity to process lower grade eucalypt logs sourced from southern Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz The resource will be available in commercial quantities and is suita
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Green triangle appoints first fire manager

18 December 2020
Experienced forest and fire manager, Anthony Walsh has been appointed the Green Triangle Fire Alliance’s inaugural fire manager. With almost 20 years’ experience working in the Green Triangle managing some of the region’s largest plantation companies, Mr Walsh has developed strong rel
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Midway to build its own facilities at Bell Bay

18 December 2020
Australia’s biggest listed high-quality wood fibre processor and exporter, Midway Limited is building its own wood fibre processing and export facility at Bell Bay. Source: Timberbiz Midway Managing Director, Tony Price, said the company is internally funding up to $5 million on the p
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48hrs after arrest Bob Brown in forest protest again

18 December 2020
Forest and Wood Communities Australia has condemned attention-seeking corporate activist Bob Brown who was arrested twice this week for invading a lawful timber harvesting operation logging in Tasmania’s North Eastern Tiers. Source: Timberbiz Dr Brown was arrested for the second
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