Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) is seeking to appoint at least three non-executive directors to its skills-based board. Source: Timberbiz FWPA is an unlisted public company (limited by guarantee) that provides national, integrated promotion, research and development services

Plywood imports up 28.2% – Australia’s imports of plywood rose 28.2% over the year-ended March 2018, lifting to a huge 517,836 m3 345,774 m3 – softwood log exports in March fell to their lowest monthly level in six months 1,815 – the total number of approvals of 1 and 2 Storey Flats f

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Mongabay have launched a partnership to increase the dissemination of news about the status of the world’s forest ecosystems. Source: Timberbiz The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a scientific organizatio

Canadian OSB exports stabilised in the first quarter at the level reached after soaring in the third and fourth quarters of 2017. Source: Euwid Figures from Statistics Canada show that Canada’s OSB industry booked a double-digit year-on-year growth for the third quarter in a row with

Metsä Group has established a new innovation company, Metsä Spring Ltd. The company will, together with partner organisations, invest in new endeavours with the target to identify and develop new business opportunities in sustainable forest-based bioeconomy and circular economy. Sourc

Northland needs at least 74 new forestry workers to replace those retiring or changing jobs in one of the fastest growing sectors in the region, an industry trainer says. Source: New Zealand Herald Competenz chief executive Fiona Kingsford said demand for forestry workers this year al

A Nelson-based iwi says it has to keep growing pine forests in the Maitai Valley near Nelson, even though it wants some of the land for other things. Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāti Koata said a recent decision by the Nelson City Council to cut some of its forestry operations has high

Tasmanian woodchopper Daniel Gurr has been crowned rookie Stihl world timber sport champion after smashing the underhand final round to win by just three-tenths of a second in Marseille, France recently. Source: The Australian The 21-year-old from Deloraine said he wasn’t looking at h