Greenpeace has ended a five-year truce with one of the world’s largest paper companies, accusing it of cutting down tropical forests in Indonesia during the entire time the two were cooperating on conservation. Source: AP News The recent announcement abruptly ends a landmark 2013 agre

New Zealand’s forestry sector has had a stellar two to three years, with China soaking up the country’s logs as fast as they could be sent there. However, Westpac industry economist Paul Clark explains clouds are gathering. Source: Otago Daily Times New Zealand’s forestry owners

The “Strength in Support” cocktail party which is being held on 2 June at the Hamilton Hotel in Hamilton, Queensland provides an opportunity for women in the industry to network and support each other. Source: Timberbiz The invitation to attend the event is extended to all

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

The Australian Forestry Contractors Association (AFCA) will host its next round of free safety workshops for forestry workers in regional NSW, Victoria and South Australia. Sourc: Timberbiz The NHVR has joined forces with AFCA, providing funding for the Forestry Logistics Safety Progr

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

Australia’s trade deficit in paper and paperboard was AUD$1.681 billion for the year-ended March 2018, meaning the value of imports outstripped the value of exports by this massive amount. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz The annual value of imports lifted just 0.4% to AUD$2.741 bil

Australia’s timber plantations are continuing to decline, with more hardwood estates being converted back to agriculture, the latest figures show. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz “This is a crisis,” said Ross Hampton, chief executive of the Australian Forest Products Association,