Australasia's home for timber news and information

Seppi sees red

23 October 2020
Seppi the Italian company that specializes in the manufacture of mulching mowers has changed its colour scheme, opting to use red in the range rather than it’s tradition yellow. The Seppi logo is red and yellow. Source: Timberbiz The first range of machines has now been manufactured w
Continue Reading →

New Indonesian job creation laws could threaten forestry

23 October 2020
On 5 October 2020, the Indonesian Parliament passed the Omnibus Law on Job Creation. Seven out of nine parties supported the bill, which is over 1000 pages long and amends 79 existing laws. Meant to facilitate investment by adding more flexibility to the labour market and cutting bure
Continue Reading →

Responsible Wood AGM and new board

23 October 2020
Delivering the keynote address at the Responsible Wood AGM on Tuesday, Senator Jonathon Duniam, the federal minister responsible for forestry, provided members with an update on the federal government’s initiatives in the forestry and the forest products sector. Source: Timberbiz Spea
Continue Reading →

Tas Forest & Forest Products at AGFEST 2021

23 October 2020
The Tasmanian Forests & Forest Products Network has announced that it will be coordinating a forest industry site at AGFEST 2021. Source: Timberbiz   According to the network the forest industry marquee will be an excellent way for the industry to showcase innovation, collabo
Continue Reading →

IFA slams decision to cut university funding for environmental studies

23 October 2020
The Institute of Foresters (IFA/AFG), the professional association representing some 1000 forest scientists, researchers and professional forest managers, has said that the almost one third cut to university funding of environmental studies courses is short sighted. Source: Timberbiz
Continue Reading →

Queensland polling shows Government action needed to grow local forestry

23 October 2020
Recent polling in regional seats in both southern and northern Queensland have identified an overwhelming response by voters for more Government action to grow the local forest and timber industry. Source: Timberbiz The uComms poll conducted in five regional electorates in the last we
Continue Reading →

TimberforTumba gains flurry of support from council and public

23 October 2020
  TimberforTumba is a new community cause to help the Tumbarumba Mill get support to bring plantation pine logs from further afield and retain as many jobs as possible for the town and economy. Source: Timberbiz Tumbarumba Chamber of Commerce President, Ken Dale said the Chamber
Continue Reading →

Opinion: Mark Poynter – VicForests’ latest failed bid for FSC certification deserves deeper scrutiny

23 October 2020
The recent announcement of VicForests’ latest failed attempt to attain FSC Controlled Wood certification yet again spawned public recriminations that irrationally equate Victorian native forest timber production with corrupt, illegal, poorly regulated and unsustainable practices that
Continue Reading →

Freestanding free form shells make a new roof for sliding track

21 October 2020
A 1350m long bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track at the Thuringian Winter Sports Centre in Oberhof will have a freestanding complex wooden roof of curved plywood free form shells glued directly on milled arches. Source: Timberbiz The sports centre is currently undergoing extensive mode
Continue Reading →

Stora Enso to re-evaluate forestry assets

21 October 2020
Stora Enso has decided to start using a valuation method for its forest assets in the Nordics based on market transaction data and change the accounting policy from the fourth quarter of 2020 onwards. Preliminary estimations, based on transactions in those areas in which Stora Enso ha
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.