Red Stag super mill steps up production
31 August 2017
Red Stag Timber, which developed New Zealand’s first ‘super mill’ a year ago, plans to step up production next year to meet demand in its local and overseas markets. Source: Scoop NZ The Rotorua-based Waipa Mill increased its production of sawn timber to an annual 550,000 cubic metres
Continue Reading →OneFortyOne to buy Jubilee timber mill
31 August 2017
OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO) has announced it is in advanced discussions to acquire the Jubilee Highway sawmill in Mount Gambier and the Woodchip operations at Portland from Carter Holt Harvey. Source: Timberbiz OFO Chief Executive Officer, Linda Sewell described the intended acquisi
Continue Reading →Russia wins in US dispute with Canada
24 August 2017
Russia has emerged as one of the winners from the trade dispute between Canada and the US over lumber. Source: Bloombergs The US is importing more softwood lumber from overseas after it slapped tariffs on Canadian supplies, making them more expensive. Russian shipments are 42% higher
Continue Reading →Engineered wood market to show steady 10 year growth
24 August 2017
Engineered wood also known as man-made wood or composite wood, has become popular in recent times due to its cost effective and ecofriendly properties, it is expected to see steady growth to 2017. Source: Find Market Research These woods are formed of composite materials manufactured
Continue Reading →Pulp and peel promotes new growth forest
24 August 2017
In the mid-1990s, 1000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park. Today, that area is covered in lush, vine-laden forest. Source: Timberbiz A team led by Princeton University researchers surveyed the land
Continue Reading →Murray Valley timber allocated to commercial harvesting
24 August 2017
A ministerial visit to the region has seen 15,000 tonnes of timber from the Murray Valley National Park allocated to the commercial timber harvesting industry, a move advocates are calling a ‘‘step in the right direction’’. Source: The Shepparton News NSW Deputy Premier and Minister f
Continue Reading →NZ structural log prices at new record
24 August 2017
New Zealand structural log prices hit a new record as local mills compete with the export market to secure supply to meet the demand from the busy domestic construction market. The price for structural S1 logs lifted to NZ$127 a tonne this month, from NZ $124 a tonne last month, and N
Continue Reading →Design Tasmania displays Hydrowood from Lake Pieman
24 August 2017
It has been two years since a project to recover once lost timber from Lake Pieman began. The Hydrowood project continues to gain momentum on a national scale. Source: The Examiner Karina Clarke runs her hand over the core of a celery top pine trunk. “We can tell the ages of a tree by
Continue Reading →Intergrain Timber Vision Awards shortlist
24 August 2017
The shortlist for the 2017 Intergrain Timber Vision Awards, which recognize excellence in the use of timber in the built environment, has been released. Source: ArchitectureAU From 158 submissions, 31 projects have been shortlisted in five key categories: Commercial Exterior, Commerci
Continue Reading →NSW report measures socio-economic impact of softwood
24 August 2017
A new report has for the first time measured the socio-economic impact of the southern NSW softwood industry, which adds more than $1 billion to the region’s economy annually. Source: The Border Mail It found ongoing plantation investment was needed to support processing and spin-off
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