The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Independent Market Monitor (IMM) has launched a dashboard that provides access to statistical data on imports into the European Union (EU). Source: Timberbiz These are imports of timber, paper and pulp from the 15 countries eith

It was a race against time to get the Forest Products Commission’s (WA) newest pine plantation planted. Manager silviculture Graeme Hobson said that the 1300 hectares of plantation was planted with around 1.7 million seedlings. Source: Timberbiz “We were trying to get it all planted b

Ahead of his appointment this week as marketing and communications officer for Responsible Wood, Jason Ross was well-equipped with the facts, figures and features of sustainable timber production in Australia. Source: Timberbiz Meeting with personnel at Timber House in Brisbane, Mr Ro

OneFortyOne (OFO) has received confirmation that the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has approved its purchase of Nelson Forests. The completion date for the purchase will be Tuesday the 4th of September 2018. Source: Timberbiz Nelson Forests, currently owned by investment funds advi

Farmers will only grow plantations if the trees are an integral part of a farm plan with sustainable access to a local processor. They also must have trust in specialists who have put forward an evidence-based business plan. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz That was a key message by Wa

Nominations were to officially close on Friday but the Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards (GTTIA) committee has extended the closing date by two weeks. It was felt that forestry companies were just gathering momentum and needed that extra time to get behind this inaugural event whi

Analysis of the potential impact of the ‘Stink Bug’ on the pulp and paper industry in Australia shows costs in 2018-19 could be as high as $6.5 million. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz The analysis indicates that with all wood product imports from the countries impacted by the Brow

A recent article in ‘The Age’ shows how easy it is for the mainstream media to feed negative perceptions about the native forest industry, according to forestry writer and consultant, Mark Poynter. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Mr Poynter, in an address to the National Timber Counci

Few, if any, construction projects on an Oregon campus have undergone the kind of scrutiny that Oregon State University’s Peavy Hall has faced. But then again, few projects are carrying the load that Peavy Hall has shouldered. Source: Democrat Herald Not only is the new building