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The Koreas to talk forestry, rail and roads

25 June 2018
South and North Korea will hold a series of meetings to discuss cooperation on railways, roads and forestry over the next two weeks. Source: KBS World Radio The Unification Ministry said that the two sides would discuss cooperation on railways, then roads and finally forestry. The upc
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MEDEX cancelled

25 June 2018
MEDEX in Iran has been cancelled this year. The international trade fair for woodworking and wood processing, materials, accessories, furniture and laminate flooring was scheduled to be held at the Permanent Fair Ground in Tehran, 10 to 13 July 2018. Source: Timberbiz However, in the
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Australia a top 10 importer of Vietnamese wood products

25 June 2018
Vietnamese wood enterprises have plenty of opportunities to export to Australia thanks to a number of factors that play into their favour, trade experts said. Source: Việt Nam News Việt Nam’s favourable geographical location as well as Australian strong import demand and preferences b
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US forestry model canvassed in Australia

25 June 2018
The forestry model of one of the world’s most respected environmental groups, The Conservation Fund based in Washington DC, is being canvassed to Australia’s forest industries. Source: Timberbiz “Senior Vice President of the Conservation Fund, Mr Robin Murphy, is currently visiting Au
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Dangerous Designs

25 June 2018
Australian designers are being challenged to use wood and wood products in attractive and innovative ways as part of the annual Dangerous Designs competition run by FWPA’s WoodSolutions arm. Source: Timberbiz Student Jeff Thornton’s Valium Lamp – a lamp where the shades change shape –
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NZ log prices at 25 year high

25 June 2018
New Zealand structural log prices rose to the highest level for 25 years as local mills compete with the export market to secure supply for the domestic construction market amid strong demand from China. Source: Scoop Media The average price for structural S1 logs increased to NZ$135
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Kiwibuild calls on prefab industry

25 June 2018
The New Zealand government will be inviting companies to set up or expand offsite manufacturing factories to make KiwiBuild homes, indicating it may rely on prefabricated manufacturing to build its promised 100,000 affordable homes. Source: NZ Adviser Housing and Urban Development Min
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19th Australian Timber Design Awards

25 June 2018
There is still time to enter your creations, but hurry 19th Australian Timber Design Awards entries close 6 July 2018. Source: Timberbiz The Awards are organised under three timber design categories Timber Design, Merits, and Timber Products. Your entry may also be nominated for any M
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Diversity in speakers at Canberra Forest Conference

25 June 2018
Landscape architecture, marketing, carbon and plantations are just some of the topics that will be canvassed in the 2018 IFA/AFG Conference – Forests for healthy cities, farms and people being held in Canberra from 2-5 September. Source: Timberbiz The variety of speakers and views wil
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Forestry sector the key to reducing greenhouse emissions

25 June 2018
Australia’s forestry sector could reduce the Federal Government’s 2030 greenhouse emissions target by almost a quarter if the right policies are put in place, according to an industry body. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Forestry could take 18 million tonnes (megatonnes) of greenhous
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