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Irish eyes are not smiling at tree takeover

It’s known as lovely Leitrim – the county is well known for its picturesque lakes, hills and wooded areas. But planting large numbers of new trees is proving very controversial. Source: BBC News The Republic of Ireland is hoping to increase its wooded area from less than 1
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Key players in wood based panel market

Europe’s wood based panel market has generated huge profitability and strong growth in the last few years on account of the growth of the furniture sector and rising construction industry. Source: The Camping Canuck However, the increasing cost of a range of inputs such as wood, energ
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Researchers help EU assess forestry and climate change

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) researchers have led the development of new guidance for EU member states estimating greenhouse gas emissions and removals from their forests and developing plans to show how they will account for these emissions and removal
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XLam appoints head of business development

In the midst of an investment a growth phase, New Zealand prefabricator XLam is expanding its senior management team with the appointment of John Eastwood as the head of business development for Australia and New Zealand. XLam is Australasia’s only manufacturer of CLT. Sources: Timber
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Leon Rademeyer joins AFPA

South Australian forest industries have gained a powerful new voice to advocate for their combined interests in the appointment to the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) South Australian branch manager position of Mr Leon Rademeyer.  Source: Timberbiz Mr Rademeyer was most
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Engineered Timber Products seminar

Timber Queensland has organized an engineered timber products seminar that squarely focuses on new construction methods. Source: Timberbiz Under the banner of Engineered Timber Products: GLT | CLT | LVL  Simplifying the design & construction of timber buildings, the seminar will b
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What and where Australians will build next

As the housing market tightens, everyone wants to know about tomorrow’s housing. Specifically, they want to know who is building what, and where they are building it. That data, and the analysis to go with it, is now available. Source: IndustryEdge The good news is, its available for
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Labor responses to AFPA Braddon candidates survey

With the Braddon by-election a done deal for Labor’s Justine Keay, but a tight win for the candidate it is fitting to show Labor’s responses to the questions put by AFPA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Ross Hampton in the preceding weeks. Source: Timberbiz This is what the Labor party sai
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Labor wins Braddon, and more

Federal Labor is celebrating four by-election wins in Braddon, Longman, Perth and Fremantle. Bill Shorten declared it a “Super Saturday night” for the Labor party, calling the by-election results a signpost to Labor winning government at the next federal poll. Sources: ABC
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The race to zero deforestation

Forests cover almost one-third of the world’s land area and over one billion people rely on them for their livelihoods. Source: Steve Nicholson, director of sustainability at Solaris Paper As of March 2017, nearly 450 companies had made 760 commitments to curb forest destruction in su
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