Timber – A National Asset is the theme for the 2018 Local Government Forest and Timber Industry Conference on 9-10 August at The Angliss Conference Centre in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz “The conference is presented by the National Timber Councils Association, the national peak

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. 522,863 million bdmt – exports of woodchips in May 2018 508,

Jim Holland has been appointed CEO of major Australian family-run business Multinail. He will replace Peter Taylor, founder and CEO of Multinail, who will move away from the day-to-day operations of Multinail from September. Source: Timberbiz Mr Taylor will retain overall direction of

Opportunities for Southern Tasmania – a private forestry forum for landowners, foresters, processors and land-use managers will be held at the Royal Hobart Showground, Glenorchy on 8 August. Source: Timberbiz The forum, from 6-9.30pm, will be addressed by keynote speaker Guy Barnett,

Together with its German subsidiary ZUANI, Italian woodworking tool specialist TWT conducted an elaborate market study to find out exactly what customers want from state-of-the-art wooden windows. Source: Timberbiz As part of this project, led by ZUANI’s managing director Martin

Areas covered by forest shrank at global levels from 31.6% of total land in 1990 to 30.6% in 2015, but “the pace of loss has slowed in recent years,” the Food and Agriculture Organization (FEO) has said. Source: Xinhuanet In its report “State of the World’s For

Reliable data is the key to unlocking market share in any business, and the market for verified sustainable timber is no exception. That is the stepping off point for this year’s annual European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) Conference in Paris on 25 October. Source: Ti

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has paid tribute to retiring Forest Industries Association of Tasmania Chief Executive Officer, Mr Terry Edwards, after a distinguished career as a passionate and effective advocate for Tasmania’s forest industries. Source: Timberbiz A

New Zealand Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni has announced a partnership between the Ministry of Social Development and Nelson manufacturing and construction company XLam. Source: Devdiscourse Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni is pleased to announce a partne