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AKD stops production due to building downturn

01 May 2020
Australia’s largest sawmilling company AKD Softwoods has temporarily stopped production at four mills due to the predicted decrease in demand for building products. More than 800 workers have been forced to take leave in a bid to prevent an oversupply of timber products as the e
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OPINION: 2020 Q2 is going to be a struggle

01 May 2020
In the new world of managing COVID-19, there are emerging issues, disruptions, dislocations and chaos almost daily as wood products buyers and sellers adapt to a new world order. Source: Russ Taylor, Managing Director, FEA-Canada The challenges are endless, and include the following (
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OPINION: Better forest management means better timber

01 May 2020
As pressure on the world’s finite resources continues to intensify, timber suppliers face a growing problem: how do we meet the needs of consumers and protect our planet at the same time? Source: Nigel Buckley-Ryan, Södra’s UK Sales Director, Merchants. In my view, good forest managem
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Friday Analysis – Eden-Monaro seat swinging from the trees

01 May 2020
It’s not hard to see the importance of the Federal seat of Eden-Monaro. It has long been held up as a bellwether seat; from the 1972 election until the 2013 election, Eden-Monaro was won by the party that also won the election. During that time, all of its sitting members were defeate
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FOA UN paper says forestry is one of the most dangerous professions

29 April 2020
The forestry industry must take steps to improve its safety record and promote decent rural employment in support of the Sustainable Development Agenda, according to a new Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) paper published on World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Source: Timber
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World BioEconomy Forum goes online

29 April 2020
This year’s third World BioEconomy Forum (WCBEF) will be broadcast live from Ruka, Finland on 10 September 2020. Due the current global pandemic the Advisory Board has decided to take a cautious approach and will provide delegates with a high-quality, interactive virtual event. Source
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Swedish forestry prize to ex-CSIRO forestry researchers

29 April 2020
Three forestry researchers who worked with the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have been awarded the prestigious Marcus Wallenberg Prize by Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf XVI in Stockholm. The three winners of the 2020 prize; Professor Joseph Landsberg, Professor Richard Waring
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Hyne goes ahead with Community Trust grants in 2020

29 April 2020
The 2020 Hyne Community Trust grants will be opening as usual on 1 June for Tumbarumba region applicants. Trust chair, Dale McLachlan said the trust directors held an extraordinary meeting to discuss the timing of the 2020 grants due to the COVID-19 situation. Source: Timberbiz “There
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Margaret pines thinning in May

29 April 2020
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) will commence harvesting operations in Margaret pine plantation in early May 2020. The pines will be thinned. Source: Timberbiz This involves harvesting some trees to provide more growing space for the remaining trees which will grow to maturity be
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Port Nelson operations kick-in with restart of forestry

29 April 2020
The easing of COVID-19 restrictions to alert level 3 has meant several port operations and projects have re-commenced in New Zealand under physical distancing measures such as Port Nelson. Forestry is Port Nelson’s largest export by volume. Source: Timberbiz The announcement of the re
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