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ASH receives $1.2M for hardwood plant just when timber supply is limited

26 August 2022
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) at Heyfield has received a $1.2 million state government grant to expand its plantation timber manufacturing operation. The new funding will help build a new $2.4 million specialised MASSLAM (Glue Laminated Timber) production line with timber sou
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America’s Inflation Reduction Act delivers $1.5B to US Forest Service

24 August 2022
President Biden has signed the most comprehensive climate legislation ever passed by Congress, funding equitable city tree cover to help cool urban heat islands and save lives, energy and money in communities nationwide. Source: Timberbiz By allocating US$1.5 billion for the US Forest
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Sodra expects weaker demand for wood and cuts production

24 August 2022
Timber is gaining ground as the most sustainable construction material and demand for Södra Wood’s products is experiencing long term growth. In the short term, however, Södra expects weaker demand for wood products due to rising inflation and higher interest rates in Europe and the U
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Just add water to make a wooden chair

24 August 2022
Wooden objects are usually made by sawing, carving, bending or pressing. That’s so old school! Today, scientists can make flat wooden shapes extruded by a 3D printer self-morph into complex 3D shapes. Sources: Science Daily, American Chemical Society In the future, this techniqu
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Sawn softwood imports up almost 60%

24 August 2022
Australia’s imports of sawn softwood rose 58.8% in 2021-22 compared with the prior financial year. Imports are almost entirely structural grades and rose to a little over 964,000 m3 for the full year. Source: IndustryEdge Interrogation of the latest data on IndustryEdge’s Wood Market
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Central North Island Wood Council Awards

24 August 2022
New Zealand’s largest forestry region celebrated its workers with the inaugural Central North Island Wood Council Awards. Source: Timberbiz It’s the last region in the country to establish awards but has a real point of difference with dissimilar categories, including forest engineeri
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A suite solution from the Timber Framing Collective

24 August 2022
The Timber Framing Collective is introducing a suite of easy-to-use creative resources to help share the remarkable green story of Timber Framing – The Ultimate Renewable – one of the only building materials that’s 100% renewable and sustainable, with each timber framed house roughly
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LEANing on the Albanese government to restore forests and add 18,600 new jobs

24 August 2022
Labor environmental campaigners have urged the Albanese government to use the Jobs and Skills Summit to create a new forest protection employment plan, a proposal they say could build a globally significant carbon sink and create 18,600 skilled jobs in Australia. Source: Australian Fi
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More Aussies now believe forest industries are important

24 August 2022
New data shows a spike in the proportion of Australians who believe forest industries provide important products for the country. Results from a new a national survey conducted by Vociniq – Community Trust in Australia’s Rural Industries – of thousands of people, shows an 8% uptick fr
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AFPA’s Greg McCormack to step down and Diana Gibbs to step in

24 August 2022
Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) chair, Greg McCormack, is stepping down from the role after 11 years. He will be replaced by AFPA director Diana Gibbs who was unanimously endorsed by the AFPA directors. Source: Timberbiz An agro-economist, Ms Gibbs, has served on the AFP
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