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A window of opportunity in Italy

10 July 2018
Together with its German subsidiary ZUANI, Italian woodworking tool specialist TWT conducted an elaborate market study to find out exactly what customers want from state-of-the-art wooden windows. Source: Timberbiz As part of this project, led by ZUANI’s managing director Martin
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Liberals pledge $10m to AKD Softwoods

10 July 2018
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended AKD Softwood’s Caboolture sawmill with local LNP candidate for Longman Mr Trevor Ruthenberg to announce a $10 million pledge towards the $50 million expansion of the mill. Source: Timberbiz It is expected that this expansion will add 100 new jo
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

05 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. 746 million m3 – Australia’s apparent consumption of sawn so
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Melbourne’s first timber office building

05 July 2018
Melbourne will get its first timber commercial office building with a wood engineered structure and with an end value of $56 million. Source: Sydney Morning Herald It will join Australia’s first multi-storey timber apartment tower and a landmark wooden public library in the Docklands
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New online platform maps Australia’s renewable energy hotspots

05 July 2018
A new online platform called AREMI identifies the location, availability and volume of biomass, and has been flagged as a pivotal tool to boost investment in Australia’s renewable energy sector. Source: Timberbiz Businesses and investors now have access to a data-rich platform which m
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Laminex previewing at AWISA 2018

03 July 2018
The Australian Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association (AWISA) Exhibition is Australia’s largest exhibition of woodworking technology and design. The annual event is taking place this week at ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre and Laminex is there showcasing new and existing products and
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Renovations to the rescue? Not over the last 15 years

03 July 2018
Watch commercial television over the last few years and you would think Australia has become gripped by a home renovation mania. While this is true over the short-term, the longer-term picture shows expenditure on Alterations & Additions has performed quite poorly over the last 15
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge  No pic 

28 June 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. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz 37% – imports of MDF were
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Calling for more waste biomass 

28 June 2018
Enriva’s latest project, in full operation for a month, will offset 60,000 tonnes of CO2e over its expected lifetime by using 5000 tonnes per annum of otherwise discarded forestry and timber processing residues collected from the area. Source: Timberbiz Located at Lyndhurst just
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Dangerous Designs

25 June 2018
Australian designers are being challenged to use wood and wood products in attractive and innovative ways as part of the annual Dangerous Designs competition run by FWPA’s WoodSolutions arm. Source: Timberbiz Student Jeff Thornton’s Valium Lamp – a lamp where the shades change shape –
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