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New head of forest division for Stora Enso

05 December 2019
Stora Enso has appointed Jari Suominen as EVP, Head of Forest division as of 1 January 2020. He will continue as a member of the Group Leadership Team. Mr Suominen has led Stora Enso’s Wood Products division since 2014. He has held several leadership positions in Stora Enso’s paper an
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Indonesia and EU forest governance plan is working

05 December 2019
The EU and Indonesia embarked on an ambitious journey to improve forest governance and promote trade in legal timber over a decade ago. Recently the two parties celebrated the third anniversary of a key result in that work, the launch of the world’s first ‘FLEGT’ licensing scheme, gua
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UN Climate Change Conference – today it’s about forestry

05 December 2019
PEFC will have an important role to play on the fourth day of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 25, currently underway in Madrid. Today is set to be devoted to analysing the role of forests in the face of climate change. Source: Timberbiz In addition to the negotiations on the redu
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Rocky ground for building approvals

05 December 2019
Building approvals fell by 3.7% in the three months to October 2019 after several months of positive growth according to HIA Economist Angela Lillicrap. The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently released its monthly building approvals data covering all states and territories. Sourc
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OFO keeps the Xmas spirit going with free trees

05 December 2019
The team at OneFortyOne (OFO) is getting into the spirit of Christmas and giving away Christmas trees this December. For the fourth year in a row, OneFortyOne will have pine trees fresh from the forest available at its depots in Mt Gambier, Nangwarry, Mt Burr and Glencoe for the gener
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Xmas in Queensland under a pinus radiata

05 December 2019
Staff and visitors to the Queensland Parliamentary Annexe are enjoying the fresh smell of pine from having a real Christmas tree located in the building’s foyer. Speaker of the Queensland Parliament, Curtis Pitt was thrilled for the Parliament to host a real Christmas tree. Source: Ti
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New Forests appoints property manager

05 December 2019
New Forests has appointed Forest Enterprises Growth Limited as property manager for its New Zealand forestry assets in the Wairarapa and Southland areas. Forest Enterprises, based in Masterton, commenced its role on 1 December 2019. Source: Timberbiz Matt Wakelin, who recently joined
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Parkside Timber purchases two WA mills

05 December 2019
More Western Australian jobs are expected to be created in the local forestry industry over the coming months with Queensland miller, Parkside Timber purchasing two South-West mills. Source: Timberbiz Parkside Timber, a Queensland-based company, has a long history of creating hardwood
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Timber framing campaign

05 December 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association has launched a new education and promotion campaign called ‘Timber Framing – The Ultimate Renewable’. The campaign promotes the many benefits of using renewable timber framing products to supply chain partners, builders and consumers. Source:
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Timber Release Plan – VicForests’ open house in Gippsland

05 December 2019
VicForests is inviting the community to learn more about proposed changes to the Timber Release Plan (TRP) 2019 at an Open House in Traralgon on 11 December 2019. Regular revision of the TRP is an important part of VicForests’ routine planning for timber harvesting in Victoria’s east.
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