The US Department of Commerce has issued preliminary antidumping duty rates ranging from 22.14% to 63.96% in its ongoing investigation of Chinese-made hardwood plywood. Source: Furniture Today

Te Karaka’s Bob Wishart and Meg Gaddum have won another major award that further recognises their farming and foresting efforts over 33 years. Source: Gisborne Herald

Despite a tough market, Mt Pokaka Timber Products has experienced good growth over the last several years thanks to the versatility and production capacity of its upgraded facility. Source: Pallet Enterprise

New Zealand First says the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approval of the sale of the New Zealand Super Fund's forestry assets to the Chinese Government is an appalling example of everything that is wrong with National's approach to growing the economy. Source: Voxy.co.nz

Shares in Australia's biggest building materials provider Boral closed more than 3% lower after it issued a profit warning and said it was unable to predict when the soft conditions in the nation's home building market would improve. Source: The Australian

New Zealanders looking for a cheap way to warm their homes are being warned not to use treated timber offcuts in their fireplaces. Source: The New Zealand Herald

A senate inquiry into the $45 million forest contractors' exit grants scheme showed that the program failed to meet its stated outcome of reducing forest hauls. Source: The Examiner

Construction is due to commence on North America’s tallest timber building, the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) in British Columbia. Source: DesignBuildSource