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Researchers need input on managing timber moisture

10 May 2021
Industry is being encouraged to share their experience in managing timber’s moisture content (MC) in the supply chain. Unexpected MC changes in timber and wood products can be a cause of concern, and University of Tasmania researchers want to hear industry’s first-hand experience with
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KIPT stays ‘mum’ on share offer

10 May 2021
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers was expected to reply to an offer by a Sydney-based investment management company to buy all of Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber’s shares in an on-market takeover bid however, there has been no reply to date. Source: Timberbiz In a statement to the
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Softwood exports triple in March

10 May 2021
Australia’s softwood log exports almost tripled in March, lifting to a four-month high of 183 km3, with prices stable, but below their peaks of just a few months earlier. With Australia’s logs unable to access the mainland Chinese market, shipments are increasing to India and Korea in
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Forest industries’ amazing work to mill burnt timber

10 May 2021
As demand for Australian timber soars off the back of the COVID-19 pandemic-induced housing construction boom, forest industries should be congratulated for the amazing work they have done to mill a huge volume of sawlogs that were blackened during the 2019-20 summer bushfires and get
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Forestry Corp cuts contracts for harvest and haul

07 May 2021
After salvaging the equivalent of about 270 B-Double truckloads of timber every working day from fire-affected plantations over the past year, Forestry Corporation has taken the difficult step to reduce contracts for timber harvest and haulage and supply over the coming five years whi
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Gary Blackwood accuses Lindenmayer of blatant lies

07 May 2021
An ecologist who specialises in forest conservation has been accused of deliberately lying to a recent Senate public hearing. The State Member for Narracan Gary Blackwood told the Victorian Parliament on Thursday that Professor David Lindenmayer had “deliberately and blatantly lied” w
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Opal paper viability threatened by Vic Government forestry plan

07 May 2021
Opal Australian Paper’s operations are being undermined by short, medium and long-term threats to its hardwood timber supplies under the Andrews Government’s forestry plan, according to Narracan MP Gary Blackwood, the manufacturing union and the Government itself. Source: Philip Hopki
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Friday analysis: timber supply is a challenge all over the world

07 May 2021
The demand for timber for houses in particular is on fire. And it’s not just in Australia; it’s worldwide. In the United States prices have gone up 300% or 400%. The Canadian supply is going down fast. Source: Bruce Mitchell for Timberbiz In Australia sawmills have greatly increased p
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Safety campaign to reduce dangerously loaded trucks

05 May 2021
A new safety campaign has been launched to reduce the number of dangerously loaded trucks operating on regional roads. Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack said he welcomed the project initiated by Parkes,
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Vic Government misses the mark with carbon storage

05 May 2021
The Victorian Government’s climate change strategy announcement provides a proposed roadmap for Victoria to achieve zero emissions but misses the opportunity to maximise carbon sequestration from wood and paper products, according to the Victorian Forest Products Association. Source:
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