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AFPA pleased that James Jones UK has majority interest in Hyne

09 February 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association has congratulated timber-manufacturing trailblazer Hyne Group’s new partnership with UK based timber processor James Jones & Sons. Source: Timberbiz The deal comes at an exciting time for processing in Australia, especially with new oppor
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Upper House in Tumut to review the future of timber and forestry

09 February 2022
The Upper House committee examining the long-term sustainability and future of the timber and forest products industry held a hearing in Tumut yesterday. The hearing at the Tumut Golf Club saw logging contractors, councils and local mill businesses address the committee. Source: Timbe
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Timber shortages cause extended building delays

07 February 2022
Shortages of timber have caused extended delays to house building over the last year-and-a-half with global supply chains gradually meeting the demands of the pandemic. Source: Timberbiz “In the final quarter of 2021, the value of select wood imports reached their highest level on rec
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Global statement on biomass welcomed by AFPA

07 February 2022
A new global statement heralding biomass as part of the suite of climate friendly solutions that nations around the world are embracing has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association. Source: Timberbiz The statement, released following COP26, is one of three important
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Engineered Wood Products supports timber building program

07 February 2022
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s $300 million Timber Building Program designed to support the construction of new buildings in Australia using renewable and low emissions en
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WA opposition fires a salvo at WA Forestry Minister Kelly

07 February 2022
Western Australia’s Minister for Forestry Dave Kelly must listen to the concerns of the forestry industry and drastically improve his attempt at a recently announced compensation package which has been labelled offensive by the sector, according to the State Opposition. The Labor Gove
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Labour shortages add further woes to Victorian wood and fibre

04 February 2022
Victoria’s wood and fibre sector, already hard-hit by devastating bushfires and a static plantation estate, is creaking under the weight of increasing labour shortages. Source: Timberbiz “COVID and the current tight labour market, amplified by the lack of access to overseas workers, a
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WA support package for native forestry rejected as ‘offensive’

04 February 2022
Proposed support packages for businesses impacted by the Western Australian State Government’s decision to end native forestry have been rejected by industry. Source: Timberbiz The business transition support programs were presented to the Native Forest Transition Group (NFTG) and hav
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Master Builders calls Federal Govt support for timber a pragmatic win

04 February 2022
The Federal Government’s move to increase support for the use of low-carbon timber is good news for the building and construction sector and will support jobs and economic activity while reducing greenhouse emissions. Source: Timberbiz “(The) announcement of $300 million to incentivis
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$300M to timber in Federal Govt allocation program

04 February 2022
The Federal Government has allocated $300m to promote the use of low emissions timber. The program, launched through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, will promote the use of low-carbon engineered wood materials in apartments and office buildings with the aim of driving down emiss
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