In-Wood Issue 81
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Steel Buckles
Steel prices are through the roof in Australia and the timber industry should be rubbing its hands with glee, but there are concerns about its preparedness.
Goodnight Nurseries
It's Raining
New Zealand has an ‘acid rain’ problem – downwind of intensive dairy farming.
A Pig's Ear
Angry Drums
The Australian Institute of Criminology will investigate ‘unsubstantiated’ claims by Greenpeace in PNG.
The Wall of Reality
Liquid Sunshine
Blurred Vision
Private forestry in Australia may be on the skids following a cut-throat decision by the Federal Government.
Cyprus Breakthrough
Exporting marketing coup for Australian cypress in Japan.
Surviving Asia
New Zealand’s Design Mobel – a genuine sustainable timber design success.
Showtime not what it used to be
Furniture show promoters facing tougher competition and smaller crowds.
Modified Trees are 'Safe'
But is the market ready for them?
Solar Eclipse
What started as a simple ‘greenhouse’ solar kiln for drying hardwood timbers has become an international success.
Moment of Truth
While Doha continues to teeter on the brink, Australia and New Zealand pursue FTAs in North Asia.
BREAKING NEWS
Certification wars: PEFC fighting FSC monopoly
28 July 2010
The big guns may have been quiet for a while, but the battle between major certification brands PEFC and FSC is back on – just in time for the protagonists to vent their respective spleens at a major conference in Australia. Or will they?