How to grow Eucalypts for poles
05 October 2017
The two species that grow well in hotter, drier areas are eucalyptus camaldulensis and eucalyptus tereticornis. Source: New Vision Uganda Growing Eucalyptus well is not easy and requires careful cultural practices, especially the use of improved seeds, intensive land preparation and t
Continue Reading →Production cost margins for sawmills
05 October 2017
Wood costs are by far the largest and most important cost component when manufacturing softwood lumber. Source: MarketWatch The Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ) has tracked quarterly sawlog prices worldwide since 1995 and is now also reporting the quarterly sawmill cost margins for key l
Continue Reading →New products to revolutionise engineered wood
28 September 2017
Materialize.X launched two new products that it thinks will revolutionize the US$300 billion-a-year engineered wood market. Source: Tech Crunch Part 1: a non-toxic adhesive A lot of engineered wood is created using an adhesive called urea-formaldehyde, which has recently been labeled
Continue Reading →New Forests ethical investors
28 September 2017
Every dry season from June through to October, the illegal slash-and-burn techniques used in palm oil and pulp plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia envelope the region in toxic smog. Source: Euromoney The haze has been a life-threatening constant of the region for years. In 1997, Sin
Continue Reading →America First is making Canada rich
21 September 2017
Donald Trump’s policy on trade since becoming president has been all about putting “America First” but in one corner of the commodity world, his actions are having the opposite effect. Source: Bloomberg In a move intended to protect the domestic lumber industry, the US slapped duties
Continue Reading →NZ and China sign MOU for timber and wood
13 September 2017
WPMA’s Chair and CEO, Brian Stanley and Jon Tanner, were in China recently to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the equivalent body the China Timber and Wood Products Distribution Association (CTWPDA). Source: Timberbiz The signing between the two organisations took place
Continue Reading →Tokyo Olympics using suspect timber
13 September 2017
Organisers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have rejected allegations by 47 non governmental organisations that they had used companies with suspect logging track records, saying all material purchased was strictly regulated. Source: Reuters In an open letter to the International Olympic C
Continue Reading →PNG to stop illegal logging – again
07 September 2017
Illegal logging leases that have enriched foreign companies and dispossessed traditional landowners in Papua New Guinea will finally be shut down, according to the Government. Source: Radio Australia The Papua New Guinea Government has promised to finally shut down illegal logging lea
Continue Reading →Czech church branches out into forestry
07 September 2017
Flush with cash and land it received in compensation for the seizure of its property under Communism, the Roman Catholic church in the Czech Republic is looking to the forestry industry as it looks to ensure its long-term financial future. Source: Yahoo7News After long political battl
Continue Reading →Euro project for fibre-based alternatives to plastics
31 August 2017
Together with a large industrial consortium, VTT Technical Research of Finland has launched a EUR 4.5 million project to speed up the development of fibre-based products as alternatives to oil-based materials like plastics. Source: Eureka Alert The project, funded partly by the Europe
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