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Beetles, bushfires and the President push lumber prices up

28 June 2018
What do forest fires, wood-eating beetles and US President Donald Trump have in common? They have all helped push the price of lumber to historic heights, leading to record share prices for lumber producers and higher prices for US homebuyers. Source: Financial Times The price of lumb
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The forest that is London 

28 June 2018
Most people would never think of London as a forest. Yet there are actually more trees in London than people. And now, new work by researchers at University College London shows that pockets of this urban jungle store as much carbon per hectare as tropical rainforests. Source: The Con
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Logging is dangerous everywhere in the world 

28 June 2018
Logging is dangerous work. Everyone in the forest products industry knows that, but being in and around logging all the time, it is sometimes easy to not keep this front of mind. Source: Forest Resources (US)  While every job has its dangers, there is no question that logging is parti
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Greenfleet grows a new forest and new fauna in Victoria 

28 June 2018
What began as barren hills surrounding a reservoir in Victoria’s South Gippsland, has bloomed into a biodiverse and life-sustaining forest. Source: Greenfleet The story of Battery Creek is a remarkable one that proves that with a little nurturing, nature can thrive, flourish, and even
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Devastating damage from 1M tonnes of forest debris

28 June 2018
An estimated one million tonnes of forest debris was swept onto properties and roads during two flood events in New Zealand but the question of who will pay for the clean up and compensation remains up in the air. Source: Radio New Zealand The Gisborne District Council said an investi
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Timber Trainers at Mt Gambier 

28 June 2018
Australian Timber Trainers Association (ATTA) is holding a workshop from 30 July until 1 August in Mt Gambier, South Australia. Source: Timberbiz The three-day event will be held at the Best Western Southgate Motel starting with a Sunday event pre-workshop drinks and networking sessio
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From sawdust to graphite in hours 

28 June 2018
Blenheim, New Zealand company CarbonScape has patented an innovative method for turning waste sawdust, such as from common radiata pine, into valuable graphite. Sources: Timberbiz, The Marlborough Express Graphite is used in many applications such as lithium-ion batteries and is consi
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge  No pic 

28 June 2018
Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz 37% – imports of MDF were
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Calling for more waste biomass 

28 June 2018
Enriva’s latest project, in full operation for a month, will offset 60,000 tonnes of CO2e over its expected lifetime by using 5000 tonnes per annum of otherwise discarded forestry and timber processing residues collected from the area. Source: Timberbiz Located at Lyndhurst just
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Review calls for long-term extension of RFAs 

28 June 2018
“The sawlog industry and their communities say they face an uncertain future as a result of government failing to secure timber supplies of the right species, quality and age for their high sawlog products.” By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz An independent review has called for the NSW
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