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Sawdust supply and demand upset in Finland

22 October 2019
New investments will affect the supply-demand balance of sawdust in Finland and Sweden, which is a by-product with several industrial uses. In recent years, some Finnish sawmills have been struggling to find a buyer for their sawdust. Source: Timberbiz In Sweden, the demand for sawdus
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Indonesian 2019 forest fires already exceed those of 2018

22 October 2019
The amount of land in Indonesia consumed by fires through September this year has exceeded the amount burned during all of 2018, according to data provided by a government official recently. Sources: Timberbiz, Reuters Raffles Panjaitan, forest fire management acting director at the F
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Feedback needed for NSW draft bill on design & building

22 October 2019
Fair Trading NSW is seeking feedback on a draft of the proposed Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 and has released a draft of the Bill which delivers on reforms committed by the NSW Government in response to the Building Confidence Report written by Professor Peter Shergold
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VicForests delivers profitable results

22 October 2019
VicForests has continued to deliver a strong financial result with a net profit of $1.953 million for the financial year 2018-19. VicForests Chief Executive Officer, Nathan Trushell, said it was the strongest return in three years and was delivered despite challenging circumstances wi
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Scion’s artificial intelligence identifies radiata pine seedlings

22 October 2019
Scion has pioneered a new artificial intelligence (AI) based system that uses low-cost RGB imagery from UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to identify radiata pine seedlings. The algorithm they have created could soon replace manual surveys, which are laborious, sometimes dangerous and o
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Nominations sought to join industry reference group on training

22 October 2019
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) is seeking nominations to join an industry reference group to help guide the development of a Contractor Training and Certification Scheme; ForestFit. Source: Timberbiz The scheme’s purpose is to design and develop nationally accred
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C3 begins 5-year harvest contract with Forestry NSW

22 October 2019
C3, part of LINX Cargo Care Group, has began operations under a five-year softwood clearfell harvest contract with Forestry Corporation NSW in the Walcha Management Region. Source: Timberbiz This is the first contract C3 has secured with the company and C3 is looking forward to delive
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Frame Australia conference details 2020

22 October 2019
The 2020 Timber Offsite Construction Conference organised by Frame Australia will be held at Crown Promenade in Melbourne on June 15 and 16. The conference is still the only national event for design, manufacture and construction of offsite timber and mass wood buildings and is at the
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Winners announced for Australian Timber Design 2019

22 October 2019
The Annual Australian Timber Design Award winners for 2019 were announced recently in Melbourne and fitzpatrick + partners claimed first prize for their stunning Castlecrag home aptly named The Seed House. Source: Timberbiz The Seed House blends in seamlessly with the surrounding bush
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Romania logs twice the legal limit say NGOs

17 October 2019
Logging in Romania claims 38 million cubic metres of wood each year, nearly twice the amount that is legally permitted, and much more than is officially reported by the government according to NGOs. Some 330,000 hectares of Romania’s forest lies within Natura 2000 sites, yet even with
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