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Forest Industry Council celebrates growth

18 June 2013
Promoting log truck safety, awarding three forestry training grants and taking part in the ‘Festival of the Falling Leaf’ are among the achievements highlighted at the Forest Industry Council’s (FIC) Annual General Meeting. Source: Timberbiz
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NZ Renewable Energy Bill

18 June 2013
New Zealand’s Bioenergy Association supports the introduction of legislation that encourages bioenergy for the production of electricity, as it will provide employment and economic growth for rural areas. Source: Timberbiz
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Greenheart NZ lifts annual harvest by 60%

18 June 2013
Greenheart NZ Forestry, the Northland forester whose ultimate owner shifted from failed Sino-Forest Corp to a Cayman Islands based company this year, has lifted its annual harvest by 60% and sales by 35%, its 2012 accounts show. Source: Scoop Independent News
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OneFortyOne Plantations management team

18 June 2013
Forestry group OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO) has finalised its Australian management team with the appointment of its chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO). Source: Timberbiz
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Global wood chip market update

13 June 2013
There have been steady increases in the global trade of wood chips in the past 10 years with Japan and China importing 83% of traded hardwood chips in 2012. Source: The Wood Resource Quarterly
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Government bans use of Chinese machines in Africa

13 June 2013
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Management has banned the use AMEC machines in state owned plantations. Source: All Africa
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Green Triangle reduces dependence on forest

13 June 2013
Figures in a government report show the Green Triangle region has reduced its dependence on the forestry industry for employment. Source: ABC News
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NZ Institute of Forestry conference

13 June 2013
Forestry professionals will head to the centre of dairy farming country at the end of this month to attend the NZ Institute of Forestry’s annual conference “The Place of Forests in Collaborative Land Use Decisions”. Source: Scoop NZ
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Planting 3.9 million pine seedlings in NSW

13 June 2013
The Forestry Corporation of NSW (formerly Forests NSW) has begun planting 3.9 million pine seedlings in plantations around Tumut, Tumbarumba and Batlow. Source: Timberbiz
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New Zealand timber prices rising due to exports

13 June 2013
Strong overseas demand for New Zealand logs is putting pressure on local supply and pushing up timber prices for consumers. Sources: NZ Herald, Otago Daily Times
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