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

Sumitomo Forestry to acquire control of Metricon Group

Sumitomo Forestry will acquire 51% of the equity shares of Metricon Group, Australia’s largest detached home builder, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sumitomo Forestry Australia. Metricon will become a consolidated subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry. Source: Timberbiz The acquisition
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OFO invests in biomass power at Jubilee Sawmill

OneFortyOne is investing around $30 million in a renewable biomass power generation project at its Jubilee Sawmill in Mount Gambier. Source: Timberbiz The project, which includes the installation of a new boiler and steam turbine, represents a total investment of approximately $90 mil
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Eight research projects funded with $5M

Australian Forest and Wood Innovations, hosted by the University of Tasmania, has announced eight research projects that will be funded through its inaugural $5 million National Open Call for research. Source: Timberbiz This marks the first research funded through the Federal Governme
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Forestry’s Centre of Excellence is taking shape in SA

New artist impressions of the Forestry Centre of Excellence being built in Mount Gambier have been released as new research and development projects are launched. Source: Timberbiz, The SE Voice The Centre of Excellence is a collaborative project between the South Australian Governmen
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Opinion: Marcus Musson – Spring has sprung but not the log market

Spring has sprung, lambs are frolicking, daffodils are blooming, and the feeling of warmer temperatures and better times is hanging heavy in the air. Unfortunately, like the frolicking lambs, logs are still worth bugger all in the export market with September prices flat with August a
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Forestry NOW 2024

Forestry NOW 2024 – Australian Forest and Timber’s annual State of the Industry Review which includes observations from our political leaders, national industry leaders and more – is now live at https://forestrynow.com.au/ And it’s worth taking the time to check out
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Planet Labs’ Forest Carbon Monitoring system

Planet Labs PBC, a provider of daily Earth data and insights, has released its Forest Carbon Monitoring product, consisting of quarterly, 3-metre resolution measurements of forests globally. Source: Business Wire This new product offers partners and customers an unprecedented dataset
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Mountain Future Awards nominations open

From food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss, to lack of access to services, gender inequalities, poverty and outmigration, the world’s mountain regions today face major global challenges. Source: Timberbiz A new generation is gearing towards innovative solutions and new
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