South Australia’s timber manufacturing sector is undergoing a revolution with one of the largest mills beginning a $20m upgrade and progressing plans for a biomass facility worth up to $100m. Source: The Border Watch

Forest Products Association of Canada and the Canadian government are working together towards becoming a world leading wood fibre supplier. Source: Timberbiz

Along with the rest of the world, we’re forecasting housing demand in 2014 and global economic growth in general with cautious optimism said Ed Elias, president of the APA-The Engineered Wood Association. Source: Woodworking Network (US)

INTERFORST 2014 on 16-20 July in Germany will deal with the digital topic at its special show “eForest – IT Diversity in the Forest”. Source: Timberb

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that new home lending remains steady while price growth has strengthened across Australia’s cities. Source: Timberbiz

Putaruru's timber museum could soon be open again thanks to some friends of the museum. Source: Stuff Co NZ

The timber plantation on the Tiwi Islands has refused to die, it has been saved again with a new marketing deal worth up to $200 million over five years. Source: The Telegraph

New Zealand forest growers, long overshadowed by booming returns from the dairy industry, look set to cash in on record prices for logs as they prepare to harvest trees planted in a flurry of activity two decades ago. Source: Scoop NZ