OneFortyOne has confirmed that it will not be undertaking any further investigation into a proposed greenfields particleboard mill at Tarpeena. Source: Timberbiz The decision not to proceed to the next stage follows two years of extensive work into the feasibility of such an investmen

Canadian forestry expert Ken Wu is in New Zealand on a nationwide tour explaining that imported cedar must come from certified sources to protect ancient British Columbia specimens. Source: Stuff NZ Cedar is the Canadian equivalent of New Zealand’s kauri with some forests 2000 y

Federal Labor is promising to revisit and fix any logging agreements with state governments that are not based on “proper, independent and full scientific assessments”. Source: The Guardian In a pledge that could have implications for the rollover of nine agreements due to expire in N

A portfolio of eight forests located in Northland, Waikato, Gisborne/East Coast and Canterbury has been put on the market with a substantial portion of the trees ready to harvest now. Source: The New Zealand Herald Project Tapuwae Forest Estate comprises a total crop area of 2503ha, p

The Anti-Dumping Commission is once again investigating claims that imported A4 copy paper has been dumped into Australia, damaging the sole domestic producer, Australian Paper. Source: IndustryEdge, Timberbiz Initial investigations estimate the dumping margin could be as much as 34%.

Austrian wood processing group Schweighofer has sold all its forest areas in Romania to Swedish GreenGold Group, the company announced. Source: Romania Insider Schweighofer sold its local subsidiary Cascade Empire, which owns 14,283 hectares of woodland in Hunedoara, Gorj, Valcea, Pra

Forestry and mining workers’ wage growth has been tumultuous over the years, yet in the wake of the global financial crisis the median wage for women spiked. Source: Stuff NZ The pay gap between men and women in the industries has been more fluid than in most. Forestry and minin

The Australian construction industry is embracing innovation using Holz DC – an Australian Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) tech company that provides developers and builders access to a national collective of highly qualified independent CLT experts. Source: Timberbiz Holz DC experts hav