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Rayonier separates its business groups

30 January 2014
Rayonier announced that it intends to separate its Performance Fibers business from its Forest Resources and Real Estate businesses. Source: Woodworking Network
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Scotland’s economy rests on wood

30 January 2014
Successful European economies like Germany and Sweden have retained strong manufacturing and export sectors – and we need to commit to this for the long-term too, irrespective of the constitutional outcome in the autumn. Source: The Scotsman
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New treatment for ash dieback

30 January 2014
A new fungicide treatment developed at the University of Sussex is emerging as a weapon in the fight to inhibit growth of Chalara fraxinea, which causes ash dieback, according to initial trials at The Sainsbury Laboratory. Source: Farming UK
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DANA events in NY, Melbourne and Rotorua

30 January 2014
RISI-DANA meetings gained momentum with industry leaders, analysts and economists on the program for 11-12 February event in New York city. Source: Timberbiz
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Raynonier doesn’t find NZ taxing

30 January 2014
One of New Zealand’s biggest forestry companies has paid virtually no tax for more than a decade. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ
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NZX Agrifax new log records

30 January 2014
NZX Agrifax market analyst Ivan Luketina said prices for some logs had set new records this month and the Agrifax log price indicator had hit a record level, passing the previous record set in 2011. Source: Radio New Zealand
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NZ forestry organizations appoint safety panel

30 January 2014
Reeling from a horror year for safety in 2013, the forestry industry has appointed a panel to review the high number of serious and fatal injuries in the industry. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ
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Lobbying for forestry in New Zealand

30 January 2014
Forestry industry bosses are to begin lobbying politicians for a national "wood first" Government procurement policy to stimulate investment. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ
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Gay keeps $1mill from insider trading

30 January 2014
The former chairman of collapsed Tasmanian timber company Gunns, John Gay, will not be made to hand back the almost $1 million he made from insider trading. Source: ABC News
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Forest scientist gains Order of Australia

30 January 2014
Injecting scientific knowledge into the forestry debate has been a driving force behind the career of Canberra scientist Sadanandan Nambiar. Source: The Canberra Times
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