More than 4.5 million radiata pine (Pinus radiata) seeds have started the first steps in a process that will ultimately deliver the building blocks of Australia’s homes in three decades. The tiny pine seeds started stratification, which is the first part of the 8-11 month growing proc

AFGRI Equipment hosted customers, suppliers, special guests and employees at its grand opening for the new South Guildford, Western Australia premises in September with around 250 people attending. The 11,000 square metre facility was transformed into a perfect platform to showcase th

Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au 363,891 m3 – export

Roads, water and farm forestry feature in KIPT’s submission to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Matters Relating to the Timber Industry in the Limestone Coast. The Commonwealth plan to establish a billion plantation trees over 10 years will not be achieved without greater encoura

The Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) is hosting a seminar on Innovation in Forestry in Melbourne on 10 October 2019 from 1pm until 3.30pm at the Performance Space, Library at the Dock at Docklands. Source: Timberbiz The seminar will cover topics including: The latest developm

The Victorian State Government has cancelled its community consultation process into reforms to the code of practice for timber production. State Environment Minister Lily D’Ambosio took the odd step of announcing the community engagement on the code through a release on Twitter. Sour

The Russian forest sector is an important player in the global timberland space and continues to offer opportunities for further development. Russia has the biggest forest area in the world and is one of the top roundwood producing countries. However, the overall standing stock includ

Stora Enso will consolidate its spruce timber production at its mill in Varkaus, Finland, where spruce timber production has synergies with the existing LVL (laminated veneer timber), pulp and paperboard mills. The target is to improve long-term competitiveness, the consolidation is p