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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Increased exports for NZ wood

Increased export opportunities through the removal of tariffs for 41 wood products included within the ‘Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability’ has been welcomed by New Zealand’s wood processing and manufacturing industry. Source: Timberbiz “Under brand New Zealand we h
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Feedback on regulating carbon capture

New Zealand’s government is seeking feedback on a proposal to regulate carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) in the country. Investigating technologies that can capture carbon from the atmosphere to store it underground or make use of it – such as creating dry ice or making
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NZIF encouraged by ETS scheme discussions

The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) welcomes the Government’s recently released discussion document on the nation’s second emissions reduction plan. The NZIF said it was encouraged by the efforts to bring stability to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and recognise the vital
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Australian warehousing in a period of flux

Record-low vacancy, post-pandemic economics, and demand for sustainable technological development have sent Australian warehouse real estate into a period of flux. All these factors have created the perfect environment for manufacturers to optimise their operations and set themselves
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International winner captures beauty of Tas timber

The Tasmanian Forests Products Association (TFPA) has congratulated the University of Tasmania (UTAS) for receiving international recognition for its timber-centric redesign of the Forestry Tasmania building in Hobart. Source: Timberbiz The building, the centrepiece of the university’
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NZ goes to the aid of Canada with firefighters

Fire and Emergency New Zealand along with the Department of Conservation and Forest Protection Services will send seven incident management team members to assist Canada with its wildfire response in British Columbia. Source: Timberbiz The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre sent
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More Australian firefighters head to Canada

Four fire specialists from Forestry Corporation will serve as part of a New South Wales deployment of firefighters assisting authorities in Canada to tackle the country’s wildfires. Source: Timberbiz A contingent of 31 incident management, aviation and heavy machinery specialists will
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UK Timber Design Conference outcomes

Leading low-carbon developers called on the next Government to ‘kickstart a timber revolution’ at the UK Timber Design Conference in London held recently. More than 200 developers, local authorities, insurers, engineers, architects, contractors and manufacturers gathered at Timber Dev
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