Wood pellet exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached a record high in the 4Q/11 thanks as demand in the United Kingdom increased, according to a report. Exports of wood pellets from North America to Europe reached a record of over two million tons in 2011, according to analysi

Wood pellet exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached a record high in the 4Q/11 thanks as demand in the United Kingdom increased, according to a report. Exports of wood pellets from North America to Europe reached a record of over two million tons in 2011, according to analysi

Forest certification is to be explained in Tasmania at information sessions held this month. SFM Forest Products is to conduct information sessions that “cover all aspects of forest certification”. Land owners and farmers are invited to attend. The first session will be held at the Ca

ForestWorks Industry Skills Council has congratulated the host city of Mt Gambier and everyone involved in putting together a hugely successful AUSTimber 2012. ForestWorks CEO Michael Hartman said the conference meant the public was given a great opportunity to gain an insight into th

Luke Foley seems to have missed the boat with his claim for increased penalties for Forests NSW operations, according to the NSW Forest Products Association. “It was his government that made the regulations and set the penalties. They spent billions of dollars reserving forests and pu

The main drivers for the sawmill industry in China are the country’s rapid urbanisation, transportation construction, the development of the real estate market and increasing purchasing power for high-quality wood furniture. Over the next five years, the Chinese government will

GREEN groups have offered to suspend their market-based campaign against Tasmanian veneer maker Ta Ann for a month to give forest “peace talks” a chance but the move has raised the ire of Coalition Forestry Spokesman Richard Colbeck. “The conditional nature of the protest

“I’ve been involved in events like this for many years, all over the world and AUSTimber 2012 is the best I have experienced.” That quote from Robert Sanders, Market Development Engineer/Demo Operator, Caterpillar, summed it all up for the four-yearly feature event for the forest and