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Australian business helps boost Carter Holt Harvey bottom line

admin — Thu, 15 May 2014 07:32:05 +0000

Carter Holt Harvey more than tripled gross margins at its Australian building supplies in 2013 and reversed write-downs it took on its timber business a year earlier, narrowing the company’s annual loss. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Downward trend in Australian wood chip exports broken

admin — Tue, 13 May 2014 09:17:48 +0000

The Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ) reported that the downward trend in Australian wood chip exports was broken in 2013 thanks to increased chip demand from Chinese pulp mills. Sources: Wood Resource Quarterly, Infolink
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APP back into the Australian paper good books

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:54:06 +0000

Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) is making a comeback in the Australian print market, but still has a way to go before it convinces its former customers to do business again. Source: ProPrint
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Why buy Australian manufactured goods?

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:17:53 +0000

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has produced a short YouTube video to remind people to buy Australian made product. Source: Timberbiz
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AFPA calls for Australian R&D institute

admin — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:25:32 +0000

Momentum is building around the AFPA proposal for a research and development institute to coordinate forestry, wood and paper products R&D across Australia. Sources: AFPA, Timberbiz
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AusForest Australian App for forestry

admin — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:46:55 +0000

Apps, or applications for iphones and other mobile devices are common, what’s not common are apps for the forest industry but Dr Mihai Daian has developed one for Australia. Source: Timberbiz
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Plant hire with new online Australian portal

admin — Wed, 01 May 2013 05:04:13 +0000

More than 30,000 pieces of plant and equipment for will be accessible for online searchers across Australia with the launch a new website which is Australian owned. Source: Timberbiz
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Carbon price fall in EU makes Australian companies nervous

admin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:48:32 +0000

The fall in Europe’s carbon price has further dented the confidence of Australian companies working to either offset or reduce the country’s emissions. Source: ABC News
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Sweet sounds of Australian timber

admin — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:34:04 +0000

When Maton Guitars custom luthier Andy Allen builds an instrument that uses the tiniest sliver of Brazilian rosewood, the guitar takes on a new identity. The buyer is issued with a guitar passport to prove its constituent timbers were harvested legally and sold through a registered supplier, so it can be taken overseas without fear of it being impounded. Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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NZ cautious of Australian illegal logging bill

admin — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:41:46 +0000

The New Zealand forest and timber processing industries are watching the passage of illegal logging legislation in Australia, because it has the potential to disrupt the country’s export trade in forest products across the Tasman. Source: Radio New Zealand
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