OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO) has announced it is in advanced discussions to acquire the Jubilee Highway sawmill in Mount Gambier and the Woodchip operations at Portland from Carter Holt Harvey. Source: Timberbiz OFO Chief Executive Officer, Linda Sewell described the intended acquisi

Russia has emerged as one of the winners from the trade dispute between Canada and the US over lumber. Source: Bloombergs The US is importing more softwood lumber from overseas after it slapped tariffs on Canadian supplies, making them more expensive. Russian shipments are 42% higher

Engineered wood also known as man-made wood or composite wood, has become popular in recent times due to its cost effective and ecofriendly properties, it is expected to see steady growth to 2017. Source: Find Market Research These woods are formed of composite materials manufactured

In the mid-1990s, 1000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park. Today, that area is covered in lush, vine-laden forest. Source: Timberbiz A team led by Princeton University researchers surveyed the land

A ministerial visit to the region has seen 15,000 tonnes of timber from the Murray Valley National Park allocated to the commercial timber harvesting industry, a move advocates are calling a ‘‘step in the right direction’’. Source: The Shepparton News NSW Deputy Premier and Minister f

New Zealand structural log prices hit a new record as local mills compete with the export market to secure supply to meet the demand from the busy domestic construction market. The price for structural S1 logs lifted to NZ$127 a tonne this month, from NZ $124 a tonne last month, and N

It has been two years since a project to recover once lost timber from Lake Pieman began. The Hydrowood project continues to gain momentum on a national scale. Source: The Examiner Karina Clarke runs her hand over the core of a celery top pine trunk. “We can tell the ages of a tree by

The shortlist for the 2017 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards, which recognize excellence in the use of timber in the built environment, has been released. Source: ArchitectureAU From 158 submissions, 31 projects have been shortlisted in five key categories: Commercial Exterior, Commerci