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Coal has gone cold for Fonterra

22 July 2019
Fonterra New Zealand will reduce its reliance on coal and so provide the stimulus for increased biomass fuel supply, the company has announced that it will stop installing new coal boilers or increasing capacity to burn coal immediately. Source: Timberbiz “The increased demand for ren
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Junken confirms transport providers – road and sea

22 July 2019
Junken New Zealand (JNL) has confirmed that it is consolidating its providers of general freight services to transport all of the company’s mill supplies and finished products across its four wood processing mills in Kaitaia, Gisborne and Masterton. The company confirmed that Mainfrei
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Longer log trains deliver for KiwiRail

18 July 2019
Longer log trains between Waingawa and Wellington in New Zealand will deliver clearer roads and lower greenhouse gas emissions according to KiwiRail Group Chief Executive Greg Miller. KiwiRail has increased the number of wagons on its daily trains transporting logs from Masterton to C
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Big River Group picks up Plytech and Decortech in Auckland

18 July 2019
Big River has started on its global expansion strategy to better serve its customers across the Tasman and grow its business in the plywood and specialty segments in New Zealand with the acquisition of Plytech, Auckland and Decortech in Penrose, Auckland. Source: Timberbiz “Plytech an
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NZ could set fire to China’s log jam

16 July 2019
It is reported that New Zealand logs are piling up on Chinese wharves as cheap, sawn timber makes its way by train into the People’s Republic from Russia and Scandinavia. Five million tonnes of logs, mostly from New Zealand are sitting on wharves in China unsold. Source: Timberb
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Facts and Figures on New Zealand plantation forestry

16 July 2019
Each year, the New Zealand Forest Owners Association (NZFOA), in conjunction with the Ministry for Primary Industries, publishes an informative overview of the performance of the New Zealand Plantation Forest Industry, called Facts & Figures. The 2017/2018 edition is now available
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New Zealand’s collapsing log prices to China – dire warnings

11 July 2019
New Zealand is experiencing a collapse in the price of logs sent to China which could mean as many as 1000 people could be out of work according to recent reports. This is before you take into account the repercussions in other industries such as trucking and shipping. Sources: Timber
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Operating profits up for NZ forestry

09 July 2019
Operating profit for New Zealand’s agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries combined increased NZ$1.0 billion (up 22.1%) to NZ$5.6 billion in the 2018 financial year, Stats NZ said. Source: Timberbiz Food product manufacturing, and grocery, liquor, and tobacco product wholesaling
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Hikurangi Forest Farms renamed Aratu Forests after acquisition

03 July 2019
New Forests has finalised the acquisition of Hikurangi Forest Farms (HFF), based in Gisborne, New Zealand, on behalf of its investment clients. HFF is one of the largest forestry estates in the Gisborne region and includes around 25,000 hectares of radiata pine plantation on 35,000 he
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Female training program to address forestry labour shortages

01 July 2019
The New Zealand Government is supporting a primarily female training program in Northland that will help address labour shortages in the male-dominated forestry industry, this was announced by New Zealand’s Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister Wil
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