The Australian forest industries delegation which visited Japan last week has been hailed a success, forging new relationships with Japanese forest products companies and showcasing Australia’s renewably-sourced wood fibre to Japan’s lucrative wood biomass market, a rapidly-expanding

MobileTECH 2019 will play host to a number of international guest speakers and technologies. MobileTECH is one of New Zealand’s largest annual agritech events. Of the over 30 speakers at MobileTECH 2019, close to half are flying into New Zealand to take part in the program. Source: Ti

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Big River Group has acquired the assets and trading business of MB Prefab Framing Pty Ltd (MB Prefab) in Geelong, Victoria. MB Prefab is the 14th distribution site for the company, following four other business acquisitions in 2017. It is a key step in Big River’s continued expansion

Quintessential Equity has hailed the opening of a new Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) processing and offsite manufacturing factory at Avalon Airport’s new industrial precinct, as a major win for both the City of Geelong and the building industry’s march toward more sustainable methods of

After 10 years of studying and analyzing REDD+ through its Global Comparative Study, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has published a new book, Transforming REDD+: Lessons and new directions, which provides a critical, evidence-based analysis of REDD+ implementat

The third quarter of 2018 brought developments in East Asia, as Chinese imports of hardwood chips reached a record high and Vietnam expanded its market share at Australia’s expense, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. In the 3Q/18, Chinese importation of hardwood chips reached

The Timber Forest Training College (TFTC) in Lae, Papua New Guinea has sent six students to New Zealand for employment for the first time this year. This is after 39 years of offering certificates in skills training. College principal Vagi Lovo said this was history for the school dur