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International Congress on Planted Forests held in China

23 October 2018
The fourth International Congress on Planted Forests (ICPF) will be held in Beijing this week, the first time for the conference to be held in Asia. Source: Xinhua The ICPF is an international academic conference organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations wi
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Best social housing award to Scottish CLT apartments

23 October 2018
CCG’s recently completed Ellerslie Road development won the Best Social Housing category at the 2018 Structural Timber Awards in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The seven storey building is built entirely from PEFCTM certifield CLT by Stora Enso and is Scotland’s tallest timber buildi
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Australians triumphant at Stihl Timbersports Liverpool

23 October 2018
The 2018 Individual World Champion of the Stihl Timbersports Series has been crowned: Australian Laurence O’Toole conquered the world of logger sports for the first time. In a world-class competition in the Echo Arena in Liverpool, the 36-year-old dethroned defending champion Ja
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Master Builder of the Year – CBD Contracting

23 October 2018
An audience of nearly 800 people witnessed CBD Contracting Group Pty Ltd receive the award for Master Builder of the Year. Source: Timberbiz CBD’s winning project, a robust, geometric home in Brighton, stands in high contrast to many of the traditionally-styled houses that surround it
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Santanol sandalwood sale to Mercer

23 October 2018
Mercer International has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Santanol Group, which owns and leases approximately 2500 hectares of existing Indian sandalwood plantations and a processing and extraction plant in North West Australia. Source: Timberbiz The prop
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Tracks permanently closed to halt kauri dieback

23 October 2018
New Zealand Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage has announced that the Department of Conservation (DOC) will close 21 tracks across kauri land to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback. Source: Timberbiz An additional 10 tracks will also be partially closed and the open sections upgr
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Working together to grow Australian forestry

23 October 2018
Progress continues on the plan to build on the achievements of Australia’s forestry industries and secure the economic and social well being of regional communities across the country. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator Richard Colbeck co-
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China dominates hardwood log trade

23 October 2018
Australia’s exports of hardwood logs were within their normal range in August, at 64,752 m3, but the prominence of supplies to China was again on display, accounting for 98.7% of the total. The return of China’s near absolute dominance came after shipments to Malaysia slumped back, ha
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Victorian Nationals give pre-election support to forestry

23 October 2018
Landscape planning for native forest harvesting, a guaranteed timber supply, no protesters allowed in coupes, no Great Forest National Park – that was the forestry. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Mr Walsh, who is the Opposition spokesman on agriculture and forestry, was addressi
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Andrews Government voices pre-election support for timber and forestry

23 October 2018
A leading Andrews Government minister, Philip Dalidakis, vowed to the Victorian forestry industry on Friday night that he would boycott Bunnings and Officeworks if they refused to sell Victorian forestry products. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz “As far as I am aware, I’m the onl
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