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

IBIS update on Australian logging industry

Australia’s logging industry has been affected by the construction cycle with lower construction activity resulting in a decline in revenue which is the reason research company IBISWorld updated its report on Australia’s logging industry. Source: San Francisco Chronicle
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Speakers and topics for Frame Australia 2012

Speakers and topics for Frame Australia 2012 A growing interest in pre-fabricated panellised buildings and new concept engineered wood construction systems developed both in Australia and overseas are just two of a comprehensive range of topics to be presented at the Frame Australia
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Speakers and topics for Frame Australia 2012

Speakers and topics for Frame Australia 2012 A growing interest in pre-fabricated panellised buildings and new concept engineered wood construction systems developed both in Australia and overseas are just two of a comprehensive range of topics to be presented at the Frame Australia
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Timber conference next week in Surfers Paradise

EWPAA Annual Conference Day and Industry Dinner will be held next week in Surfers Paradise. The event includes a dinner with entertainment and presentation of industry awards to members of the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia. The conference program will include pre
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New database tracks worldwide pulp and paper mills

RISI, a leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the release of its new Mill Asset Database. The database combines new pulp and paper mill data with information previously available from five separate RISI services: the Lockwood-Post Online
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Forestry Tasmania welcomes inquiry

Forestry Tasmania’s certification auditors have been requested by PEFC International to look into concerns by the Chairman of the Intergovernmental Forest Agreement’s Independent Verification Group Professor Jonathon West that FT has been harvesting above the sustainable y
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IKEA to plant 2 million trees in US

Two million trees have been planted across America. That’s a big impact on our environment. Through the IKEA Plant A Tree program, in partnership with American Forests, these trees have directly helped to restore vulnerable ecosystems and endangered habitats. Plus two million trees pl
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Plans for recycled pulp mill in Victoria

Australian Paper has announced a detailed Feasibility Study into the development of a major recycling plant at its Maryvale Mill, and increased access to plantation wood as an update to its 2011 Future Fibre Strategy. CEO Mr Jim Henneberry said as Australia’s only manufacturer of recy
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