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Slowdown in woodchips impacts the Green Triangle

A predicted slowdown in the export woodchip market is having an impact on the Green Triangle economy with reports of lay-offs and cuts in operating hours in harvesting and haulage sectors. Source: Timberbiz It is understood that the woodchip pile at the Port of Portland has reached ma
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FIAT – there was no request to log native Tas forests

The Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) has made no request for access to log native Tasmanian forests despite reports of a potential short-fall in supply. FIAT acting chief executive Terry Edwards said all the industry has requested was an assessment of 357,000ha of fore
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