Conservationists have slammed a suggestion steep sloping areas of forest west of Coffs Harbour could be ‘cable-logged’. Source: ABC News The state’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said the idea has been raised in discussion papers, and a trial proposal from t

Analysis by Future Forests Research indicates that the proportion of the forest harvest from steep hill country in New Zealand (over 20 degrees slope) is currently 44% of the total wood harvest. Source: Timberbiz This is forecast to rise to 53% by 2016 and to over 60% by 2025. Nationa

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A competition run by the United States Department of Agriculture is offering a US $2 million prize (about AU $2.2 million) for new design ideas that will allow taller wood structures to be built in the country. Source: Architecture And Design The Tall Wood Building Prize Competition,

Global demand for decorative laminates is expected to rise 5.6% per year to 10.7 billion square meters in 2018, valued at US$40.8 billion. Source: Investor Ideas Demand will benefit from expected increases in the manufacture of products such as cabinets, ready-to-assemble (RTA) furnit

Spot lumber prices, as reported by Random Lengths (an industry publication), have been on the rise, but slowly and unsteadily. Softer than expected demand from housing and elevated inventories to date have helped alleviate some of the upward pressure on prices. Source: Spendmatters Sp

Nigel Brabyn drills in on a key asset of Nelson Forests – its data repository, which is set to grow exponentially as digital tools are used in logging production. Source: CIO When Mr Brabyn took on the newly created role of business performance analyst at Nelson Forests Limited (NFL),

After a successful trial last summer, a program aimed at reducing the use of methyl bromide has been opened up to exporters. Source: Radio New Zealand Methyl bromide is an ozone depleting gas used to fumigate logs and other timber products and is the main treatment for exports to Aust