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NZ election policies disappoint forestry and jeopardise recovery

14 October 2020
The Labour and National parties’ policies on forestry, leading into Saturday’s New Zealand election, are disappointing to forest industry leaders according to the country’s forest industry. Source: Timberbiz The industry claims both parties say the policies jeopardise New Zealand’s po
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Kawerau mill future in doubt

14 October 2020
The future of another major industrial operation in New Zealand is under reportedly review because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Norwegian forest products company Norske Skog is reviewing the future of its Tasman newsprint mill at Kawerau. Source: Timberbiz Norske Skog said Covid-19 has h
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VicForests’ response to media criticism on FSC status

14 October 2020
VicForests has responded to media criticism attacking its failure to be granted FSC status. VicForests reported last week results from an audit taken in November last year, but that was not completed because of the impacts of the coronavirus, remaining challenges arising from last sum
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Finland spruiks wood to Japan with Metsa’s relocatable timber pavilion

12 October 2020
The Metsä Pavilion is Business Finland’s project with Metsä Group built ready to host events organised by Business Finland and Finnish businesses. Using Metsä Wood’s Kerto LVL as the main material made the construction fast, light and green. Source: Timberbiz The official opening of t
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Forest fires engulf Syria and Lebanon

12 October 2020
Massive forest fires in war-torn Syria this week have killed at least two people and burned swaths of land, state media and officials said, as blazes also hit neighbouring Lebanon. Source: Al Jazeera Syrian state television on Saturday morning broadcast scenes from the affected areas,
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Canadian study shows forestry benefits much more than just rural towns

12 October 2020
A supply chain study of forestry in British Columbia, Canada has concluded that it’s not just rural sawmill towns that benefit from logging, sawmilling and pulp mills. The study, conducted by iTotem Technologies on behalf of the Council of Forest Industries (COFI), identified Ca
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Packaging conference repackaged to online version with more speakers

12 October 2020
The Australian Institute of Packaging’s 2020 conference will be moving to a virtual edition later this month. The AIP has transferred the previous program over to the Virtual Edition and has also added some additional speakers. Source: Timberbiz The new program now offers 74 speakers
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HomeBuilder helps to increase housing loans to highest in a decade

12 October 2020
The short-term stimulus from HomeBuilder is emerging in the housing finance data released by the ABS. And the HIA’s Chief Economist Tim Reardon says this is particularly evident in the issuing of loans for the construction of new homes and in lending to first home buyers. Source: Timb
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Gisborne forest bought by offshore investor

12 October 2020
A substantial Gisborne forest has been bought by an offshore investor in a collaborative transaction concluded by Colliers International’s specialist forestry teams in New Zealand and Germany. Te Rata Forest is a 2008ha freehold property, predominantly planted with mature radiata pine
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Nathan Paine appointed SA Forest Products CEO

12 October 2020
A former Property Council executive has been appointed the South Australian Forest Products Association foundation CEO. Nathan Paine was with the Property Council of Australia for eight years as Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for the national operations of the Property Council,
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