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

NZ MoU with India on forestry park

Zindia Limited, the largest exporter of timber products to India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Port and SEZ Limited to promote a Timber Industrial Park at Mudra Port in Gujarat. Source: Indian News Link Zindia Managing Director Jacob Mannothra signed the MoU wi
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All timber and CLT building for Dunedin

A drill rig began working in Dunedin in a more than NZ$20 million project to build a wooden accommodation complex to house Otago Polytechnic students. Source: Otago Daily Times Logic Group project manager Sam Cadden said the ground had been stabilised on a section of Union St to build
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Interpret safety data with care

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has cautioned against misconstruing data from Safe Work Australia in its recent report ‘Work-related traumatic injury fatalities, Australia 2015’. Source: Timberbiz AFPA Chief Executive Officer Mr Ross Hampton said while the report not
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Improve safety in Australia and New Zealand

Industry safety champions in both New Zealand and Australia have come forward to show their safety leadership by becoming Principal Partners to the 3rd FIEA Forest Industry Safety Summit. Source: Timberbiz This conference series sold out in 2013 and 2015, and is running again in March
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Strathbogie logging delayed

While many of the shire’s residents have been growing weary of the cold and wet conditions during the winter/spring period, local environment groups are lauding the rain’s ability to prevent VicForest from commencing logging operations in the Strathbogie forest. Source: The Euroa Gaze
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RBA holds steady

Despite some speculation about a Melbourne Cup Day surprise, the RBA Board decided to leave the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 1.50%, according to the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz “The majority view in the financial markets was for a ‘no change’ decision from
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Timber connections

WoodSolutions is presenting a Timber Connector Options and Connection Design Seminar on Wednesday 16 November 2016 at Chatswood, New South Wales. Source: Timberbiz This workshop is intended for the structural engineers, builders and architects looking for an opportunity to learn about
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More pine for more paper

Australia’s paper industry is seeing more than a 12% hike in demand for Australian produced packaging paper, and pine plantations need to expand as a result. Source: ABC Rural That is according to Industry Edge, a market and trade consulting firm who conducts a strategic review
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