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Wood on a knife edge

21 August 2018
Canadian design house Maison Milan has produced a multi-functional wooden kitchen knife. The implement consists of a solid walnut blade attached to a stumpy cast-iron handle that enables it to stand upright without any support. Sources: FWPA, Maison Milan, Timberbiz Conceived by Maiso
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Peatlands management in Indonesia

21 August 2018
Found in more than 80 countries and covering only 3% of the world’s land but storing 30- 40% of soil carbons, tropical peatlands have the potential to play a large role in the future of climate change. Source: Timberbiz The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) with the s
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Market statistics on dashboard for the EU

21 August 2018
The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Independent Market Monitor (IMM) has launched a dashboard that provides access to statistical data on imports into the European Union (EU). Source: Timberbiz These are imports of timber, paper and pulp from the 15 countries eith
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Race to plant 1.7 million seedlings in WA

21 August 2018
It was a race against time to get the Forest Products Commission’s (WA) newest pine plantation planted. Manager silviculture Graeme Hobson said that the 1300 hectares of plantation was planted with around 1.7 million seedlings. Source: Timberbiz “We were trying to get it all planted b
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New marketing comms manager for Responsible Wood

21 August 2018
Ahead of his appointment this week as marketing and communications officer for Responsible Wood, Jason Ross was well-equipped with the facts, figures and features of sustainable timber production in Australia. Source: Timberbiz Meeting with personnel at Timber House in Brisbane, Mr Ro
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OneFortyOne purchase of Nelson Forests confirmed

21 August 2018
OneFortyOne (OFO) has received confirmation that the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has approved its purchase of Nelson Forests. The completion date for the purchase will be Tuesday the 4th of September 2018. Source: Timberbiz Nelson Forests, currently owned by investment funds advi
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Expanding the nation’s plantation estate

21 August 2018
Farmers will only grow plantations if the trees are an integral part of a farm plan with sustainable access to a local processor. They also must have trust in specialists who have put forward an evidence-based business plan. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz That was a key message by Wa
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Nominations extended for GTTIA

21 August 2018
Nominations were to officially close on Friday but the Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards (GTTIA) committee has extended the closing date by two weeks. It was felt that forestry companies were just gathering momentum and needed that extra time to get behind this inaugural event whi
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Stink bug spreads its stench – could cost millions

21 August 2018
Analysis of the potential impact of the ‘Stink Bug’ on the pulp and paper industry in Australia shows costs in 2018-19 could be as high as $6.5 million. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz The analysis indicates that with all wood product imports from the countries impacted by the Brow
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Mainstream media taken to task for negative slant on forestry

21 August 2018
A recent article in ‘The Age’ shows how easy it is for the mainstream media to feed negative perceptions about the native forest industry, according to forestry writer and consultant, Mark Poynter. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Mr Poynter, in an address to the National Timber Counci
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