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Nippon Paper develops selective breeding technology for eucalypts

15 November 2023
Nippon Paper Industries has presented the details of the development of commercial clones through selective breeding technology using genomic information (genomic selection). Source: Timberbiz As part of a project to promote the procurement of sustainable woody resources, the company
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Difficult market conditions in the UK

15 November 2023
UK and international timber traders gathered in strong numbers for Timber Development UK’s Global Market Conference in London on Wednesday at a time of difficult market dynamics. Source: Timber Trades Journal Online A noticeably downbeat market sentiment was palpable at the event held
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Opal ties up a partnership with Thread Together

15 November 2023
Opal has formed an impactful partnership with Thread Together, a not-for-profit organisation that was founded in 2012. Thread Together collects donated brand new, unsold clothing from fashion brands that might otherwise end up in landfill, and instead provides it to people in need. So
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Modular construction solution for NSW housing shortage

15 November 2023
The NSW State Government hopes to build 377,000 new houses to address the burgeoning housing crisis NSW is currently facing NSW Planning and Public Spaces Minister Paul Scully believes modular construction is definitely a significant part of the solution. Source: Timberbiz With more t
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Sawn softwood imports down 36.5%

15 November 2023
Over the year-ended August 2023, sawn softwood imports totalled 607,417 m3, down 36.5% on the year prior. Imports are beginning to stabilise and look likely to settle somewhere close to 42,000 m3 on average per month, resulting in annual imports falling to an expected 0.5 million m3 b
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Salvage logging to be classified as potentially threatening

15 November 2023
Salvage logging of burnt forests is set to be classified as a “potentially threatening process” under Victoria’s flora and fauna regulations, following a recommendation from the state’s Scientific Advisory Committee. Source: Weekly Times The move further restricts forest managers’ acc
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Freedom of information provided no real information on native forestry

15 November 2023
Page after page of blacked-out documents and no real information, that was the result of Wellington Shire Council’s attempts over almost four years to find out why state government decided to close the native forest industry. Source: Philip Hopkins The Gippsland Times The decisi
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Bushfires put global timber production at risk says ANU research

15 November 2023
Severe wildfires are putting global timber production at risk, new research from The Australian National University (ANU), the University of Sheffield and the University of Cambridge shows. Source: Timberbiz The research team analysed data from 2001 to 2021 and found 18.5 to 24.7 mill
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Victorian updated guidance a backflip on hardwood use

15 November 2023
The Victorian Government has suddenly back flipped on its directive to the Victorian building industry to cease designing and constructing homes with native hardwood timber. Source: Timberbiz In its previous communique to the HIA on 30 October, the Government “strongly recommended” bu
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MDF recycling technology

13 November 2023
MDF profile manufacturer W Howard Group in the UK has agreed to a multi-year licence deal that will bring a unique MDF recycling technology to the timber industry. Source: Timberbiz For many years W Howard has been working closely with MDF recovery and investing in the development of
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