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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Continued support for ERF

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the Government’s statements on the need for a balanced, flexible and technology-neutral national policy approach to meeting Australia’s long-term emissions reduction targets in its Climate Change Review. Source: Timberbiz “AFP
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Submissions invited to review NSW Regional Forest Agreements

The Australian and NSW Governments have invited public submissions on the Report on progress with implementation of the New South Wales Regional Forest Agreements: Second and third five‑yearly reviews July 2004 – June 2014. Source: Timberbiz The review outlines progress towards implem
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Recent graduates doing well in New Zealand’s forestry sector

Recent tertiary graduates are earning good incomes from their employment in the forest industry, according to a recent survey by the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF). Source: Timberbiz A survey of 600 NZIF members indicates recent graduates in the forestry sector are attaining
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Australian first for Forico plantations

In a first for the Australian plantation forest sector, Forico and CO2 Australia have secured the opportunity to enter into a long-term contract to sell carbon credits generated from plantation forestry activities to the Australian Government under its $2.55 billion Emissions Reductio
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Christmas wishes

Ryan Media staff and management would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and fabulous New Year. Ryan Media office will be closed from Monday the 25th of December and re-open on Tuesday the 2nd of January This is the last of Daily Timber News for this year. We extend best wishes to all
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OFO sawmill acquisition given the all clear

It’s official …. OneFortyOne Plantations’ acquisition of the Jubilee Highway sawmill and export woodchip operations has been given the all clear by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. “We are delighted that the ACCC has cleared this acquisition and we
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Tree-mendous weddings

A mass wedding isn’t appealing at the best of times but this group of women walked down the aisle to find a tree waiting for them. Source: The Daily Mail Having donned white wedding dresses, the women tied the knot with the trees as part of a performance in a park in Lima, Peru.
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Rising lumber export prices as demand picks up in key markets

Global Lumber Trade Demand for imported softwood lumber to the US has fallen by 6% during the first nine months of 2017 as compared with the same period in 2016. Source: Timberbiz In contrast, Chinese import volumes have been up 21% year-over-year, according to Hakan Ekstrom, Presiden
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