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WoodTECH News | Issue 62
Welcome to the latest issue of WoodTECH.News. Last month marked the 100th anniversary of the granting of the patent for Cross-Laminated Timber. Yes, that’s right, 100 years ago. While the technology has been around for a long time, only recently has it become a significant player for mass timber being used in ‘new’ multi-storey building developments. A large number of ...
Cross Laminated Timber turns 100 this week!
It is not readily known as it is thought of as modern technology, but Cross-Laminated Timber is actually 100 years old on Monday this week. The patent that describes the ...
New lead for Wood Solutions programs
Exciting ventures are on the horizon for WoodSolutions. Starting with introducing the newly appointed Head of Built Environment Programs & WoodSolutions Program lead, Kevin PeacheyKevin was previously the Statistics and ...
News & Technologies Cont.
First GLT beam from Timberlink’s new plant
Timberlink was pleased to welcome the South Australian Parliamentary Select Committee to its Tarpeena manufacturing facility last week for the South Australian Forest Products Association’s Seed to Structure tour. In ...
Tasmania’s first timber high-rise building taking shape
A multi-storey construction is turning heads in Launceston's CBD — the building is made almost entirely from timber. The 28-metre-high structure is going up fast, in fact, a lot faster ...
AU$1.8M 2023 Ultimate Renewable™ campaign unveiled
After a successful campaign in 2022, FWPA’s The Ultimate Renewable™ 2023 campaign was launched in Canberra Airport on 31st of July and will go live across Australia on 20th August ...
Study reveals growth potential for timber industry
A new study shows upgrading Kinleith Mill’s energy infrastructure and building a new large-scale sawmill to supply timber and bespoke engineered mass-timber products could provide hundreds of jobs and boost ...
Pacific Rim hardwood chip trade decline forecast
Most of the world’s wood chip trade is that of hardwood chips in the Pacific Rim. In 2022, the global wood chip trade accounted for about 42 million bdmt, of ...
Timber Unlimited launched in NZ
The use of timber to reduce climate-changing emissions from the local construction industry became easier and more accessible with the launch of Timber Unlimited to builders, designers, architects, engineers, quantity ...
Altus wood pellets business in receivership
FTI Consulting has given wood pellets maker Altus Renewables’ suitors until September 15 to prepare their indicative bids for the business, which went into receivership last week.Altus has production facilities ...
WoodTECH News | Issue 61
Welcome to the latest issue of WoodTECH.News. Residues2Revenues 2023 ran last week and saw over 250 attendees discuss the significant bioenergy and bioproduct market opportunities that are available to forest ...
Event Summary – Residues2Revenues 2023
As anticipated, the turnout to the second Residues2Revenues 2023 was a standout for the industry. Around 250 delegates attended the wood residues event, principally forest owners and managers, harvesting and ...
Best Practice Study Tour Travel Grants open
The WIDE Trust is offering New Zealand residents, engaged in a career in either the forestry or wood industries, the opportunity to embark on an international Best Practice Study Tour ...
First female Site Manager appointed – Tumbarumba Mill
Hyne Timber is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristina Kaminski as the new Site Manager of the Hyne Tumbarumba Mill. Kristina has been the Mill’s Operations Manager since joining ...
Whakatane Paper Mill commits to NZ$70m further investment
In early 2021, Whakatane Mill Ltd (WML) was on the brink of closure. However, the company is thrilled to announce a significant investment upgrade, and progress is already well underway ...
Corryong’s sawmill to close after 58 years
After 58 years of business, Walker's timber mill in Corryong, in Victoria's north east, will soon be powering down for the last time. The closure follows the state government's decision ...
Timber industry stalwart Kenneth Epp retires
After 25 years with Visy Pulp and Paper, Kenneth Epp, who was with the Tumut mill from its establishment in 2001, has retired. Chair of the Softwoods Working Group and ...
Latest Australian Timber Market Survey report released
The latest edition of the quarterly Australian Timber Market Survey (TMS) report has been released for the March quarter 2023. Softwood productsPrices for untreated MGP structural timber products continued to ...
New Director for Timber Durability & Design Life Centre
The National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life is entering the next and exciting stage of its evolution, with the appointment of new Director, Professor Tripti Singh. With more ...
July 2023 NZ log market update
Opinion Piece; Marcus Musson, Forest360 Director Sentiment’s a funny thing. A month ago, we were staring down the barrel of a long and protracted export market ‘crash’ as prices plummeted ...
WoodTECH News | Issue 60
Welcome to the latest issue of WoodTECH.News. This month we cover the significant challenges faced by the wood industry and highlight a number of exciting investment opportunities. In particular, we'll ...
NZ$450m fully automated warehouse investment
Cardinal Logistics is investing more than NZ$450 million in developing New Zealand’s first fully automated third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse in Drury, South Auckland. Cardinal, the country’s largest privately-owned 3PL company, ...
