Australasia's home for timber news and information

Environment minister urged to study data from Gippsland Youth on forestry

Victoria’s Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has been urged to read and use data from a Gippsland Youth Symposium’s Future of our Forests report. But State MLC Melina Bath, who represents Victoria’s eastern region, said she did not expect the Minister to read the document. So
Continue Reading →

White Paper – Japan and South Korean Wood Pellet Markets

There have been many forecasts regarding potential wood pellet demand in Japan and South Korea. For demand to materialize and support stable supply, the price that is paid for the pellets must be high enough and have sufficient tenor to support the investments into new production capa
Continue Reading →

Brexit has strongest downward effect on timber and joinery

After a strong start to the year, growing uncertainty around Brexit has led to a marked slowdown in builders merchants’ sales in Q2 in the UK. As the Brexit deadline looms closer it’s clear that the uncertainty continues to impact negatively on merchants’ sales. Source: Timberbiz Tota
Continue Reading →

Finland lobbying to keep control of its forestry

Finland, which currently holds the EU’s presidency until the end of the year, is lobbying to keep forestry a national competency – undermining a key part of the EU’s climate efforts to reduce emissions. The EU considers land use and forestry two of the most important
Continue Reading →

Tours of XLam Wodonga and Hyne Tumbarumba

XLam and Hyne Timber are offering a CLT plant and mill tour from 27-28 November 2019 for building design professionals including architects, developers, engineers, certifiers and cost planners. The two-day event will go behind the scenes at XLam’s CLT plant and Hyne’s Tumbarumba sawmi
Continue Reading →

Tas forestry contractors can access funding for business opportunities

Tasmania’s forestry contractors can now apply for funding to improve their business practices under the $500,000 Forestry Contractor Resilience Program, which is being delivered through Rural Business Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Under the program, Tasmanian forestry harvest and haulaa
Continue Reading →

Report and recommendations post NZ Tasman fires

New Zealand foresters are agreeing with the main recommendations coming out of the just released review of the Tasman fires which happened last February, but say there’s nothing in the report that hasn’t been said before and implementation is overdue. Source: Timberbiz The chair of th
Continue Reading →

Top 5 – Logs & Lumber

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 1.8% – softwood log
Continue Reading →

AFCA urges – take a stand for the industry

The timber industry must stand behind those in Victoria under threat from native forestry closures because only by being united can a solution be found, according to Australian Forest Contractors Association chairman Adan Taylor. In his annual report to the AFCA annual dinner and AGM
Continue Reading →

Nannup mill stripped of native timber supply

Western Australia’s second largest timber mill has been stripped of a major native timber supply contract after it was caught on-selling more than 100 tonnes of marri logs for export. Source: ABC News, Timberbiz Under its contract with the Forest Products Commission (FPC), Nannu
Continue Reading →