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Forestry Biz Boom

(JP) – Japan’s export market continues to revolve around cars and electronics. But demand for wood is also increasing. Exports of it have more than doubled in the past few years. About 80 percent of the logs shipped abroad...

Could this building signal a reboot of Oregon’s timber industry?

(USA) – Rural Oregon counties have been struggling financially for years due to a lack of forestry jobs and federal timber revenue. Now, a recently approved building could herald a new age for the Northwest timber industry. It all...

Warning signs that investment in plantations is not keeping pace with demand

(SA) – Roy Southey, the Executive Director of Sawmilling South Africa, recently spoke on the prospects for the timber industry. The main thrust of the speech was that prospects for the next few years look positive for the timber...

Organization asking for support in the forestry industry

(CA) – The softwood lumber dispute has prompted Alberta Forest Products Association to ask people to stand up for the forestry sector. The tariffs put on Alberta producer’s lumber when it gets to the U.S. border can now range...

Mediator appointed to overhaul alleged unfair timber contracts

(AU) – A mediator has been appointed to avoid a bitter legal dispute over alleged unfair contracts in the regional timber industry. Timber processor Hurford’s Hardwood employs more than 260 staff, including 100 on the north coast of New...

7 reasons for wood’s popularity in midrise housing

Engineered wood is arguably the fastest-growing structural product solution for midrise multifamily buildings. Most U.S. raised wood floors are now made with I-joists, priming the use of laminated veneer lumber (LVL), according to industry data. New all-wood, podium-style residential...

Locked-out timber workers draw the line

It’s a pretty place for a picket line, an unlikely setting for a crucial working class struggle. Workers in the small north-east Victorian town of Myrtleford have found themselves on the front lines of resistance against an aggressive, anti-worker...

Indian sandalwood companies, including Quintis, begin 2017 harvest in the Kimberley’s Ord Valley

There is a gentle scent of Indian sandalwood wafting over the Kimberley’s Ord Irrigation Scheme in Western Australia, as companies begin their 2017 harvest of the exotic timber. Santanol, the Sandalwood Sanctuary and even Quintis are all busy harvesting...

Two more forest reserves in Sabah certified under FSC

Two more Forest Reserves in Sabah are now certified under the internationally recognised Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). In a statement Monday, the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) said Trusan Sugut Forest Reserve and Ulu Kalumpang-Mt Wulldersdorf Forest Reserve have successfully...

Farm forestry enters a good spell

More trees are being planted for farm forestry on the back of healthy log prices. With log markets “humming along” and indications that the Government was going to have to ensure a higher carbon price if New Zealand was...