Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia has joined the chorus of industry voices in welcoming the Coalition’s election commitment of $219.5 million to support R&D activities, foster innovation, and build capacity in our renewable wood product manufacturing industries.

The University of Tasmania in Launceston will be home to a trailblazing new National Institute for Forest Products Innovation that will position Australia as a world leader in timber and wood fibre R&D after the Federal Labor Party matched the Coalition’s $100 million pledge. Sour

Komatsu’s 845-1 forwarder offers an excellent combination of high crane capacity, manoeuvrability and rough terrain capability to maximize productivity. Source: Timberbiz With high productivity for thinning and light clear-cutting, the 12-metric-ton class forwarder offers several fram

According to Ponsse at the beginning of the first quarter, the forest machine market outlook was at a good level. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a deterioration of the situation and subsequent closure of the large forest machine market. In other market areas, the company’s demand

The 112-day strike at papermaking giant UPM Kymmene, which crippled production since new year’s day, and raised the anxiety levels of printers everywhere, is over. Source: Print21 UPM and the Paperworkers’ Union have just agreed on a first-ever business-specific collective labour agre

The Sydney Oakhill College Innovation Hub currently under construction will provide state of the art technical workshops as well as science and laboratory spaces to prepare college students for a rapidly changing world, empowering them to explore new ideas and become knowledge-creator

Planting more trees helps to protect the land for future generations and the Tasmanian Government congratulates eight landowners who will receive grants to integrate 329 hectares of trees on their land. Source: Timberbiz The Tasmanian Government, with assistance from the Australian Go

Australian newspaper publishers have not been spared from local and international newsprint price rises as Australian producer Norske Skog continues to increase prices. This follows a stable period for newsprint pricing during the last decade as newspaper circulation and paginations d