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Building momentum for breakthrough technology

06 February 2014
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is calling on its Federal Government to renew and replenish the highly successful Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program to help the sector further develop innovative breakthrough technologies. Source: Timberbiz
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Indonesian APRIL reviewed

06 February 2014
An Indonesian pulp mill criticised for its logging practices said a new forest management policy will exceed any of its previous commitments. Source: ABC
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Australian Timber Design Awards open for business

06 February 2014
Entries for the 15th annual Australian Timber Design Awards will open on 10 February and close on 27 June 2014. Source: Infolink
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Jim Henneberry resigns as CEO of Australian Paper

06 February 2014
Jim Henneberry has resigned from the position of Chief Executive Officer at Australian Paper after eight years with the company. Source: Timberbiz
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FIEA NZ forest investment conference

06 February 2014
The Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) is running the 3rd biennial forest industry investment conference – Forest Investment and Market Outlook – in Auckland on 9–10th April 2014. Source: Scoop NZ
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NZ Farm Forestry Association conference

06 February 2014
A British climate risk specialist and Jeanette Fitzsimons, former co-leader of the Green Party, will be key speakers at the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association national conference being held in Blenheim in April. Sources: The Marlborough Express, Stuff Co NZ
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SA mill could be a fire sale

06 February 2014
The devastation of Wirrabara Forest, South Australia in the Bangor blaze could cost 44 jobs at Jamestown. Source: The Flinders News
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Canberra conference crucial to industry

06 February 2014
The important Industry Development Conference will take place on 4 March and will feature a series of Innovation Skills Forums designed especially for managers and business leaders across the full spectrum of industry.
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Logs export – local jobs fall out

06 February 2014
A boom in logging exports could mean wide-scale job losses for the New Zealand timber industry. Sources: NewstalkZB New Zealand radio, Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ, Scoop News NZ
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World Heritage rewind

06 February 2014
Last year, after decades of fighting, environmentalists and the forestry industry reached a landmark agreement that added 170,000 hectares of old growth forest in Tasmania as a part of a World Heritage Site. Source: Eco-Business
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