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EU scheme inspires and supports second building to promote timber

07 January 2022
An EU scheme was inspired by clever forest-dwelling giants. Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre will construct a 500-sq-m demonstration building made of novel wood-based materials and components to showcase the benefits of timber in rural and urban development. Source: Global Cons
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Neuson Forest tracked levelling harvester

07 January 2022
Neuson Forest has released its largest purpose-built tracked levelling harvester the Neuson 264 HVT with applications ranging from second thinning to harvesting individual trunks and final felling. Source: Timberbiz This is a completely new design with Neuson’s tried and tested parall
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CEO Ben Gunneberg departs PEFC

07 January 2022
PEFC has announced that Secretary General and CEO Ben Gunneberg is leaving the organisation. Michael Berger, PEFC’s Deputy Secretary General and the head of its technical unit will act in the role of secretary general effective immediately. Source: Timberbiz “The PEFC global alliance
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A petition to amend the Victorian Forestry Plan

07 January 2022
A petition has been lodged with the Victorian Parliament to amend the Victorian Forestry Plan to provide for ecologically sustainable production of hardwood timber in state forests with a focus on high value products and attaining FSC certification for all VicForests timber harvesting
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Forecast for the Australian and NZ CLT market

07 January 2022
The Australia and New Zealand cross-laminated timber (CLT) market is expected to reach a volume of 814,537 cubic metres by 2026 according to a new report by imarc. Keeping in mind the uncertainties of COVID-19, there is continuous tracking and evaluation of the direct as well as the i
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Australian collaboration with USA and NZ on illegal logging

07 January 2022
Australia has facilitated international forest leadership, collaborating with the USA and NZ to deliver the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Experts Group on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade’s (EGILAT) two-year policy theme, to advance the trade and distribution of legally
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CFMEU warns of opposition to Vic Gov’t forestry plan

07 January 2022
The union representing timber workers, CFMEU Manufacturing, welcomes the announcement from the Victorian Government to significantly improve the workers’ assistance component of the Government’s Victorian Forestry Plan. Source: Timberbiz However, the union has warned that it remains o
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Domestic value of Victorian native timber is $1.4b

07 January 2022
A new report commissioned by Timber Towns Victoria shows the significant domestic value add of the native (mixed species) timber industry to Victoria. Source: Timberbiz “This report shows the native timber industry contributes $1.4b annually to Victoria and underpins the economic viab
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Opinion: Dr Michelle Freeman – it takes more than $2.8m to regenerate forests

07 January 2022
The Victorian government’s announcement late last year that it would commit $2.38 million to establish “best practice procedures” for management of regenerated timber-harvesting coupes is welcome but misses the most important regeneration issue facing our forests – extensive forest lo
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Friday analysis: Victoria’s native forestry suffers another kick in the head

07 January 2022
Next thing the Minister will have protestors on the steps of parliament because we are importing (timber) from countries with far less oversight and killing orang-utans – Nationals Gippsland East MP Tim Bull. It’s about time someone put it as bluntly as that. He went on: “What I would
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