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Parquetry mill takes shape

30 April 2015
Bespoke patterns are taking shape at the South Grafton Parquetry Mill in the hope they will floor city developers and architects. Source: The Clarence Valley Daily Examiner The Australian Timber Company’s business partner Tony Di Milia said a number of new patterns and reinventi
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Timber flooring conditions are challenging

30 April 2015
Despite a comeback in new home construction, conditions within the flooring industry in Australia remain extremely challenging according to leaders within the industry. Source: Sourceable Australian Timber Flooring Industry Association CEO Randy Flierman said that notwithstanding a re
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WWF targets Australia for deforestation

30 April 2015
Eastern Australia has been listed in a new WWF report as a global front for deforestation. Source: The Daily Telegraph WWF-International’s Living Forests Report: Saving Forests at Risk lists eastern Australia as one of 11 places around the world that will account for 80% of global for
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Paper shades

23 April 2015
Shwood has made a name for itself with its take on the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarers made from exotic woods like Zebrawood, Cherry, and East Indian Rosewood. Source: Gizmodo But the grain on its latest design isn’t strictly wood — it’s a veneer made from 488m of recycled newspapers that a
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Speeding up tree growth is a reality

23 April 2015
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that manipulation of a specific gene in a hardwood tree species not only makes it easier to break down the wood into fuel, but also significantly increases tree growth. Source: Phys org In a paper published recently in Biotechno
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This Apple buys its own trees

23 April 2015
Apple has purchased 36,000 acres of forest in Maine and North Carolina in order to sustainably harvest materials for use in packaging products. Source: Macworld Australia Apple’s packaging is one of the things that sets it apart form other consumer electronics companies. The unboxing 
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Mixed results for NZ timber market

23 April 2015
Hancock Forest Management (NZ), a division of the world’s largest timberland investment manager, is confident about the outlook for New Zealand timber. Source: Sharechat “The domestic market right now is on a pretty firm footing. There is some pretty solid construction act
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Gympie forester a Fellow of the Institute of Foresters

23 April 2015
  Recently retired Gympie forester Ernie Rider has been inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Foresters of Australia. Source: The Gympie Times Mr Rider started his 50-year career by taking an honours degree in forestry from Queensland University and then at the Australian Nati
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No word still on Forestry Tas future

23 April 2015
The future of Forestry Tasmania remains under a cloud as the State Government commits to detail its plans for the company before the May budget. Source: The ABC Officials from Treasury, State Growth and the Premier’s Department have reviewed the company. Three weeks ago they handed th
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Milking Fonterra for forestry model

23 April 2015
The Fonterra milk co-operative model that’s created billions of dollars for farmers is being proposed for Māori owned forestry. Source: Radio New Zealand The Mayor of the Far North District Council, John Carter, said the proposed model has huge potential and he is pushing his co
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