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Stora Enso hits back at negative TV programs

Finland’s national public service broadcasting company YLE broadcast two television programs about the landless movements in Brazil, featuring Veracel, Stora Enso’s 50/50 joint operation with the Brazilian company Suzano. Veracel manages a pulp mill and eucalyptus plantations in south
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Guy Watt wins award for Dedicated Service to Forestry

One of the most respected figures in the modern forestry industry has won Confor’s prestigious annual award for Dedicated Service to Forestry for 2019. Guy Watt, Managing Director of John Clegg Consulting Ltd, has vast experience across the sector and his contribution was descri
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Landmark lawsuit against EU for renewable energy directive

In a landmark lawsuit filed on 4 March 2019 against the European Union (EU), plaintiffs from the USA and five EU Member States – Romania, Ireland, Slovakia, France and Estonia – claim that the EU’s 2018 Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) is devastating forests and increasing gr
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NSW wants government commitment for forestry growth

NSW’s forest industries are calling on the Coalition and Labor parties to commit to growing the state’s forest plantation estate ahead of next month’s state election to create more regional jobs and meet growing demand for Australian timber. Source: Timberbiz Timber NSW General Manage
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Log ships take away sawmill jobs from New Zealand

Every time a ship leaves New Zealand loaded with raw logs the jobs of 38 sawmill workers for a year go down the tubes, according to industry spokesman Dr Jon Tanner. The chief executive of the Wood Processing and Manufacturing Association (WPMA) has been lobbying Government to improve
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Fire, wind and sound seminar in Queensland

Timber Queensland’s seminar Timber Buildings: Fire | Wind | Sound is an opportunity to hear experts discuss how targeted fire, wind load and sound performance requirements in the BCA for timber buildings are achieved. This half day seminar is a must for all building and design profess
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How to fill the empty wood fibre basket

The winning entry in an essay contest which was held in collaboration with HQ Plantations, FWPA, and Responsible Wood asked young minds how the domestic wood fibre supply basket might be filled, has presented a proposal for better utilisation of Crown land to help increase the resourc
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Top 5 Data Points for February

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 Woodchip Exports So
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Queensland forestry’s parliamentary friends

More than 40 state parliamentarians joined more than 100 industry stakeholders to launch the Queensland Parliamentary Friends of the Forest and Timber Industry Network at Parliament House in Brisbane. Timber Queensland’s Chair James Hyne said this landmark event provided industry an o
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Colbeck reassures forestry at ABARES conference

According to Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Richard Colbeck the outlook for the forest, seafood and horticulture sectors is bright despite clear risks, with continued growth in Australia and overseas providing new markets and opportunities. That was th
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