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Euro survey results on the effects of COVID-19 on the timber sector

22 April 2020
CEI-Bois, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries that represents 21 European and national organisations from 15 countries is the body backing the interests of the industrial European wood sector. The organisation recently opened a questionnaire on the impacts to the indu
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Eco Log and Gremo to merge

22 April 2020
Eco Log and Gremo are planning for a common future in the forest machine business. A first step has been taken as an Intent of Merger has been signed to move the production of Gremo machines to the Eco Log Factory in Söderhamn – a move that is planned for later in 2020. Source:
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Koppers partners to help local community during COVID-19

22 April 2020
Koppers Holdings, a Pittsburgh-based global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds, has partnered with the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh (ULGP) to launch a community-wide fund to obtain and distribute essential household products to under
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Remote aid in bushfire recovery through CSIRO

22 April 2020
People-powered science will play a role in Australia’s bushfire recovery with more than 20 projects underway involving citizen scientists of all ages. CSIRO is working with key agencies and community groups to support research underway throughout bushfire impacted areas. Source: Timbe
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WoodSolutions free seminars Zoom to weekly

22 April 2020
With the popular WoodSolutions face-to-face seminars no longer a practical option, Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has turned to the growing medium of webinars to promote the benefits of using wood and wood products to the design and build sector. Source: Timberbiz Run on th
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Review of SA bushfires must prioritise fire ready not suppression

22 April 2020
The peak organisation representing more than 1000 professional and scientific forest land managers have stressed the need to prioritise broadscale fire preparedness in place of fire suppression as they put forward their submission to the Independent Review into South Australia’s 2019/
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New Zealand goes back to work

22 April 2020
New Zealand’s timber industry says it is ready to resume operations following the move to level 3 of lockdown from Monday next week. Alert level 3 will be held for two weeks and then Cabinet will assess whether to move down another level. Source: Timberbiz The Forest Owners Associatio
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NSW establishing $140m bushfire recovery package

22 April 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government that it is establishing a $140 million Bushfire Industry Recovery Package and ensuring a strong focus on the State’s forest product industries damaged by the catastrophic fires. Source: Timb
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Green Triangle Awards cancelled for 2020

22 April 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another “victim” with this year’s Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards cancelled.The awards, which began in 2018, awards recognise individuals and companies in the Green Triangle timber industry for their dedication to best practise, continuous impro
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Calamitous decline in housing coming says AFPA

22 April 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is forecasting a “calamitous decline” in housing construction and says an urgent recovery package is needed. The AFPA is calling on Australia’s leaders to urgently put in place a stimulus recovery package for the sector to counter the
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