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Timber conference next week in Surfers Paradise

12 April 2012
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

10 April 2012
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

10 April 2012
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

10 April 2012
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

10 April 2012
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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US wood pellet exports reach record high

05 April 2012
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
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US wood pellet exports reach record high

05 April 2012
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
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Forest certification explained in detail

05 April 2012
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
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ForestWorks congratulates all involved for AUSTimber success

05 April 2012
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
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Increased penalties for Forests NSW “unjustifiable”

03 April 2012
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
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