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OFO to commence work on new $14m project

29 May 2018
OneFortyOne (OFO) has announced that the Wood Products team has been given approval to commence work on a new capital expenditure project worth approximately $14 million for the Jubilee Highway Sawmill. Source: Timberbiz The project will see the construction and commissioning of an ad
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Hardwood chip shipments to China down 1.4%

29 May 2018
Hardwood chip deliveries to China rose to 345,856 bdmt in March 2018, a solid rise of close to 31% on the prior month, while deliveries into Japan fell 10.3% to 184,650 bdmt for the month. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz But monthly data is inevitably very patchy – a single vessel
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Forestry stats look good for Australia

29 May 2018
Australia’s total sawlog harvest has reached a record high of 33.1 million cubic metres, a rise of 10%, with gross value also a record $2.6 billion, up 13%, latest figures show. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Exports also increased by 11% to $3.5 billion, driven by woodchips, ac
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Optimising fire resistance in timber

24 May 2018
Boss Fire & Safety, has released a whitepaper Optimising fire resistance in timber for interior applications that discusses the importance of internal materials in terms of fire hazards and standards. Source: Timberbiz Timber is conventionally thought of as a material best suited
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Mark Thomson responsible for judging architecture in Amsterdam

24 May 2018
Award-winning Brisbane eco-architect Mark Thomson and Responsible Wood Director has been appointed to the international judging panel at the World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam, the world’s largest global gathering of the architectural elite. Source: Timberbiz The festival, dedic
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Hermal is a shot in the arm for Tasmania

24 May 2018
So far, more than 500 people and businesses have shown interest in the Hermal Group’s $190 million Cross Laminated Plantation timber mill and production facility to be built in Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz There have been 350 inquires about employment opportunities at the mill, and 150
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

24 May 2018
Imports worth nearly $2 billion– the value of Australia’s imports of wood and wood products were valued at AUS1.981 billion for the year-ended March 2018 114,744m3 – imports of particleboard rose 21.1% over the year to the end of March – a new import record USD143.05/bdmt – the averag
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Hyne Timber gets cheeky with GLT

22 May 2018
Hyne Timber has released its new Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) campaign – and it’s not what you’d expect from an Australian softwood processor. Source: Timberbiz Playing on the love story Hyne Timber has with Australian pine, and with a focus on building relationships at eve
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WoodSolutions Tour after Frame

22 May 2018
Following on from Frame Australia’s conference in Melbourne a three-day tour is planned to visit Australia’s largest CLT plant in Wodonga and a number of mass and timber framed buildings in Sydney. Source: Timberbiz The tour commences in Melbourne, travelling by coach to Wodonga to se
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CLT blasted by US Air Force

16 May 2018
Wood Products Council, in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Lab and Softwood Lumber Board, conducted a second series of blast tests on three existing two-storey, single-bay cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, USA. Source
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