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NZ log price drop

20 August 2015
New Zealand export log price fell in August as demand in China weakened, with inventories more than double the normal level. Source: IHB According to nbr.co.nz, and quoting AgriHQ’s monthly survey of exporters, forest owners and sawmillers – the average wharf gate price for New
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Ta Ann plywood mill open for business

20 August 2015
Following a year-long construction phase, Ta Ann Tasmania executives showcased the company’s new $16 million plywood mill at its official opening last week. Source: Circular Head Chronicle Assisted by a $7.5 million federal government grant from the Tasmanian Jobs and Growth Package,
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Substandard plywood causes concern

20 August 2015
While Australia’s planning laws and standards for building product manufacturing are notoriously stringent, there is widespread concern that a growing amount of dodgy imported building materials are being used across the country. Source: Architecture & Design A 12-month market sur
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Prefab timber opportunities for Tasmania

20 August 2015
There are hopes Tasmania’s timber industry may find a new path to profitability, with the increasing use of prefabricated timber structures in major building projects. Source: ABC News Associate Professor Greg Nolan from the University of Tasmania said European and US builders w
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Intergrain Timber Vision is far sighted

20 August 2015
The sheer number of entrants for the 2015 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards gives weight to the argument that there is a resurgence of timber use in Australian architecture. Source: Architecture & Design With 124 entries across five categories in 2015 the Intergrain Timber Vision Aw
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Steering a positive course in mid-rise construction

20 August 2015
A recent Timber Opportunities in Mid-Rise Construction Symposium unanimously agreed that this new market holds an ‘opportunity’ for wood products and systems. Source: Timberboz Many saw the symposium as the start of a journey, now the focus is on establishing a “hands on”
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View inside the OSB house

13 August 2015
The Inside View House, under construction with the USDA Forest Products Laboratory and the APA Engineered Wood Association by Beechen & Dill Homes, shows how OSB (Oriented Strand Board) can be part of design plans to replace joists, studs, wall and floor framing methods to save en
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China okay to deforest other countries, not China

13 August 2015
While China clamps down on logging within its borders, illegal Chinese loggers are felling the world’s forests with abandon for the sake of teak floors and fancy chairs. Sources: Global Post, The Week In late July, 153 Chinese nationals were sentenced to life in prison for illeg
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Three trees for Sainsbury

13 August 2015
Sainsbury’s has been named in the top band of UK companies for sourcing timber and timber products responsibly. Source: European Supermarket Magazine The WWF scorecard ranks companies from ‘zero trees’, which means that a company has not yet shown any progress on sus
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Ta Ann to source private forestry timber

13 August 2015
Ta Ann Tasmania says the private forest industry will be a vital source of timber as the company ramps up production at its new plywood plant in the north-west. Source: ABC Rural The new $16.4 million-dollar Smithton mill was co-funded with a $7.5 million-dollar Commonwealth grant and
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