City Forests New Zealand is quietly confident booming export log prices will for a second year underpin a strong financial result, for the Dunedin City Council-owned company. Source: New Zealand Herald Records may also be set for Otago Regional Council-owned Port Otago. Chinese demand

A respected forester who has contributed enormously to the global acceptance of forest management and certification has been awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honors. Source: Timberbiz Hobart-based Dr Johannes (Hans) Drielsma, chair, Responsible Wood, has played

Developing tomorrow’s leaders – people with the knowledge and skills to collaboratively drive the future – is a longstanding goal of the Australian forest and wood products industry. Source: Timberbiz For Our Future, the Regional Forestry Collaborative Leadership Program, addresses th

Master Builders Australia’s National Survey of Building and Construction businesses around Australia shows confidence is still high among the nation’s home builders. Source: Timberbiz “The Survey results for the December quarter confirms that 2018 was another particularly good year fo

The Victorian Association of Forest Industries has announced the date for its annual dinner, a premier event for the state’s forest and wood products industry and of particular significance with 2018 being a state election year. Source: Timberbiz The 2018 event will be held on Friday

Komatsu president and CEO Tetsuji Ohashi has signed an agreement to acquire from Prenbec Equipment, a company based in Quebec, Canada, the Quadco and Southstar forestry attachment operations. Source: Timberbiz This sale excludes the forestry equipment businesses of Tanguay and Forespr

The Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) and the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcome the $190 million investment in what will be Australia’s largest plantation hardwood mill and timber product manufacturing facility. Source: Timberbiz The facility is to b

The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth century, the land was covered in 25% to 40% forest. Source: National Geographic Within a few centuries, almost all of the island’s trees were slashed and burned to make room for