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First full-scale commercial black pellet plant

09 January 2014
Aconex, provider of the world's most widely used construction project management software, is supporting Zilkha Biomass Energy, a renewable energy company, in the design and building of a black pellet fuel plant. Source: Penn Energy
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UAE WoodShow 2014

09 January 2014
The UAE wood industry is expected to register cumulative growth of 126% over the next seven years driven by the boom in the construction sector as part of the Expo 2020 build-up. Source: Emirates 24/7
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Norske Skog sells remaining stake in the Brazilian operations

09 January 2014
Norske Skog has entered into an agreement to sell the remaining 49% of the shares in Norske Skog Pisa in Brazil to Papeles Bio Bio SA (formerly Norske Skog Bio Bio). Source: Timberbiz
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NZ research into radiata pine as an agricultural crop

09 January 2014
University of Canterbury (UC) research could revolutionise New Zealand’s forest industry by treating radiata pine as an agricultural crop and screening for strength and stability at a young age. Source: Voxy NZ
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Extended deadlines for Gunns sale

09 January 2014
Kordamentha partner Bryan Webster extended the deadline for expressions of interest in all or part of Gunns Group to the second week of January at the request of potential bidders. Source: The Australian
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Nu-Steel launches timber building company

09 January 2014
desu Designer Homes, a new Sunshine Coast designer timber residential building company has launched with all the strength of leading national building firm Nu-Steel Homes. Source: My Sunshine Coast
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Forest Contractors Wood First promotion

09 January 2014
The Australian Forest Contractors Association is pitching a 'Wood First' program to communities, councils and state governments this year. Source: ABC Rural
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Sandalwood smugglers

09 January 2014
Long valued for its scent by perfume makers and worshippers at Indian temples, sandalwood is proving irresistible to another group: packs of smugglers roaming the Australian outback. Source: The Australian
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Bioenergy opportunities for the Green Triangle

09 January 2014
The VTT Technical Research Center of Finland recently authored a report for the Australian government that investigates bioenergy opportunities in the Green Triangle region, located in the country’s southwest region. Source: Biomass Magazine
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Greens want coal plants not biomass

09 January 2014
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, said Australians could expect to see a stream of desperate anti-forestry campaigns. Source: Timberbiz
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