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Wood waste could replace aluminium in chip packets

16 August 2021
Aluminium plays an important protective role in food packaging; however, it requires a lot of energy to produce and it can be difficult to recycle. Now a crucial discovery has been made by Jiaying Li, who is working with the Dutch Advanced Research Centre Chemical Building Blocks Cons
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Australia’s oldest paper mill

16 August 2021
Though it has not been in operation for many years, Australia’s oldest paper mill is still standing on the banks of the Barwon River at Fyansford, just outside Geelong in Victoria. Constructed from 1876-78, the mill’s bluestone and brick buildings are still in place, as are the manage
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Lockdowns impact new home sales with drops in most states

16 August 2021
New Home Sales fell by 20.5% in July, with declines experienced in almost all major states according to HIA Economist Tom Devitt. The HIA New Home Sales report – a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states – is a leading indicator of future detached
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CEO of Hermal CLTP business resigns

16 August 2021
Chris Skeels-Piggins CEO of Hermal’s CLTP business, the company’s plantation hardwood business based in Burnie Tasmania, will be leaving the Group. Source: Timberbiz Mr Skeels-Piggins has been leading the CLTP business over the course of the last four years, and according to the compa
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Father and son graduate forestry course as a team

16 August 2021
A father and son duo from Southland have shown there’s value in getting back to the books, even after four decades in the game. Sources: The Southland Times, Stuff NZ Bobby Baird and his 65-year-old father Robert completed their Level 4 New Zealand Certificate in Forest Harvesting wit
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Minister Barnett praises PFT role and new board

16 August 2021
Tasmania’s forestry industry continues to grow in strength and Tasmanians should be proud of our world-leading and sustainable managed forestry sector according to Guy Barnett, Minister for Resources Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Australia’s current timber shortage and the challenges it
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Tarkine well enough protected leave it be Bob Brown Foundation

16 August 2021
Another attempt by the Bob Brown Foundation (BBF) to heritage list large parts of Tasmania’s North-West and West Coast has been rejected by the Federal Government. Sources: Timberbiz, The Mercury Emergency national heritage listing of the Tarkine was refused, in a blow for envir
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Three centuries needed to achieve Australia’s Billion Trees Plan

16 August 2021
As Australia contends with major timber framing supply issues, forest industries look forward to greater progress on the Federal Government’s Billion Trees Plan to ensure we achieve sovereign capability to create our sustainable and essential wood and fibre products into the future sa
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Finnish monks turn to forestry lifeline to cope with virus

13 August 2021
The Orthodox monastery of Valamo in Finland usually receives around 160,000 visitors a year, many from Europe and Russia who come to experience the peaceful surroundings and expansive orthodox library, as well as the country’s largest whisky distillery. Sources: France24, AFP Bu
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Massive forestry staff shortages flagged in Cypus before fire storms

13 August 2021
A year before the recent catastrophic fire that burned nearly 55 square kilometres in the forest areas of Limassol and Larnaca and killed four people, employees at the forestry department wrote to President Nicos Anastasiades warning him about the risks, but received no response, acco
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