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Rayco new stump cutters and trailer

01 November 2018
Rayco Manufacturing has released two stump cutter models the RG55 and RG80 as well as a new TRG stump cutter trailer. These are the first new product introductions for Rayco since the company was acquired by Morbark in November 2017. Source: Timberbiz RG55 Stump Cutter This is an upda
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Prefab housing industry in Germany to expand

01 November 2018
At 2.86bn €, sales revenue generated by the German prefabricated-house industry in the current business year will probably be 7.7% higher than in 2017. According to information from president Johannes Schwörer at the meeting of members of the federation of the German prefabricated bui
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Malaysian Timber Council’s first timber conference

01 November 2018
According to the World Bank, the global demand for timber will quadruple by 2050 and Malaysia as one of the world’s leading suppliers of tropical timber-based products, needs to revisit the imperatives that will sustain or enhance its position in the global marketplace. Source: Timber
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Melbourne’s Hungry Fox satisfied with tulipwood

01 November 2018
The link between our physical environments and our emotional wellbeing has been substantiated by a number of studies. Australian designers seem to have a unique affinity with the natural environment and an innate understanding of how best to bring nature closer to life and leisure. So
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Building specifier research tracks perception of wood

01 November 2018
Conducted by a Sydney research firm, the latest WoodSolutions tracking survey involved nearly 700 development, design and construction professionals involved in the specification of building materials. Source: Timberbiz The key findings of the research were positive for wood and wood
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Package it with Responsible Wood

01 November 2018
Responsible Wood continues to grow with more scheme holders engaging with the Responsible Wood brand. Presenting at the Responsible Wood Annual General Meeting in Brisbane, Responsible Wood CEO Simon Dorries outlined the schemes take up amongst forest growers and chain of custody hold
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Fenglin okay to build factory in Kawerau

01 November 2018
China’s Guangxi  has been given a green light to lease land to build and operate a NZ$100 million-plus particle board factory in Kawerau. Source: Newsroom Fenglin last year announced plans to establish a plant in Kawerau by 2020 to produce 600,000 cubic metres of panel board a year an
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

01 November 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. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au 1.021 million m3 –
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New showcase building demonstrates benefits of structural timber

01 November 2018
A showcase midrise timber building launched this week will benefit Australia’s construction and forestry industries by demonstrating the extraordinary capacity of timber as a sustainable, renewable and versatile building resource. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Agriculture a
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VAFI Industry Review 2018

01 November 2018
Victoria’s plantation estate needs to be increased by about 20% to 500,000 hectares over the next decade, according to one of Victoria’s peak industry bodies. Source: Philip Hopkins for  Timberbiz Victoria now has about 421,700 hectares of hardwood and softwood plantations, the Victor
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