A contract for the construction of the Kangaroo Island Seaport at Smith Bay has been signed. The contract partners in the Early Contractor Involvement Agreement (ECI), is led by Maritime Constructions (MC) from Port Adelaide, include KBR and WGA, two global leaders in the field of civ

Mount Gambier-based mill owner Ian McDonnell is the new chair of the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub. The NF McDonnell and Sons director was elevated from his role as deputy chair, nominated at last week’s board meeting following the resignation of inaugural chair Linda Sewell, d

The Victorian Government’s native timber transition plan has been labelled a sham after Labor walked away from establishing hardwood plantations. During State Parliament this week the Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath pushed Minister for Agriculture, Jaclyn Sym

Resilience is about ‘rebounding’, ‘springing back’ from adversity etc. It is a word that should be on everyone’s mind at the moment. COVID-19, and our resilience to overcome the Pandemic of the Ages must be first and foremost – no argument about that. At the same time our business, an

The log market in Germany has been extremely volatile in the first half of 2020, with high demand from the export market and a tight supply of fresh green logs. When the Coronavirus Epidemic forced sawmills to close in March, domestic demand for sawlogs fell and the price increases se

Stora Enso will invest approximately Euro 79 million in a new production line for cross laminated timber (CLT) at its Ždírec sawmill in the Czech Republic. Production is scheduled to begin during the 3Q 2022. Source: Timberbiz The estimated annual production capacity will be approxima

California is in the midst of perhaps the most challenging fire year in its history, with yet another dangerous set of weather conditions developing in a state that endured unprecedented heat and explosive blazes over the weekend. Source: The Washington Post More than 2.2 million acre

Planet Ark has released its 2020 Tree Report in the wake of relentless drought, a brutal and tragic summer of bushfires and the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian people and land are facing the task of recovering and rebuilding. Regeneration is perhaps more important for

A nationwide plan to tackle more than 800,000 hectares of wilding pine infestations over the next year will generate up to 550 new jobs and help prevent future bushfires, say New Zealand Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare. Source: Timberbiz “W