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Allegations of Indonesian pulp producers mislabelling in China exports

15 January 2021
TPL and APRIL, two major pulp and paper producers in Indonesia, may have deprived the country of US$168 million in taxes from 2007 to 2018 by mislabelling a type of pulp that they exported to China, a new investigation alleges. Source: Mongabay.com Two major pulp and paper producers a
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Putting a roof over a Jaguar’s head

15 January 2021
Jaguar Land Rover’s Advanced Product Creation Centre has the largest engineered timber roof in the UK, reflecting the design quality and company values associated with one of Britain’s most iconic automotive businesses. Source: Timberbiz Encompassing 1,512mÑ of PEFC-certified glulam b
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Indicators for renovations and new homes in US look good

15 January 2021
In the first full week back to work of 2021, the latest data of housing construction and home sales out of the US shows a marked increase over the previous year. The economic indicators for future home building, and remodelling, are rosy. Sources: Madison’s Lumber Reporter, Timberbiz
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Wollemi Pines declared an Asset of Intergenerational Significance

15 January 2021
The NSW Government has announced the Wollemi Pines, in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, will be the first site in the State to be declared an Asset of Intergenerational Significance. Source: Timberbiz The declaration is a legally recognised mechanism to bolster existing measure
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Passive House Training

15 January 2021
The Australian Passive House Association will be providing Certified Passive House Training Courses starting in March. APHA’s program will accommodate designers and trades people Australia-wide, building capacity with a world class curriculum and platform. Source: Timberbiz The course
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62,686 gifted new trees to be planted in NZ

15 January 2021
Around 62,686 more native trees will be planted in New Zealand in 2021 thanks to generous Kiwis who chose to go green for Christmas gifting. Trees That Count, a program of the Project Crimson Trust, provides an accessible option to help grow Aotearoa by gifting a native tree. Source:
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New CFO appointed at New Forests

15 January 2021
Sydney-based investment management firm New Forests has appointed Adrian Williams as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) commencing in January 2021. Mr Williams, a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), has over 30 years of experience in finance and accounting in both Australian and interna
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China to add new regs for timber imports

15 January 2021
China has notified the World Trade Organisation that it will introduce new regulations covering anti-pest measures for timber imports, including those from Australia. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The chief executive of Tasmania’s Tree Alliance, Penny Wells, said it was underst
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Opinion – Andrew Walker: Logging forests aren’t a fire risk, but state forests are

15 January 2021
Indigenous Tasmanians managed the forests right for 60,000 years, now our state forests are left to become tinderboxes under a struggling Parks and Wildlife department, wrote Andrew Walker in The Mercury newspaper. The time has come to have a mature debate about the future wellbeing o
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Friday analysis: China’s talking, and things are looking up post Trump

15 January 2021
There appears to be some movement in the China situation. Firstly, it appears there may be some response from China. That response – that China has notified the World Trade Organization that it will introduce new regulations covering anti-pest measures for timber imports, including th
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