In-Wood Issue 82
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Softwood Landing
Australia is still well short of its long-held self-sufficiency objective – which is reassuring for a growing list of would-be suppliers.
Cutting and Running
Great Expectations
A beautiful irony is being played out in the Australasian building industry and prospects for timber have rarely been better.
Eco-Timber
Metal Fatigue
Skyrocketing copper and chrome prices will have flow-on impact on treated timber costs.
Filling the Gap
Proof Positive
Commercial forestry and greens want proof of timber legality at the border and in shops.
New Threat in the Mekong
The dark side of Vietnam – one of the world’s major destinations for illegal timber.
Breaking the Monopoly
The all-pervasive influence of FSC is blamed on an indifferent wood industry.
Waste Not
NZ Government backs wood residue conversion and opens up fresh opportunities for forest owners.
Getting its Share
Forestry science is no longer on the outer in New Zealand, and has a $35m kitty to prove it.
World Timber Event
The Anzacs have won another battle – the right to host the world’s premier timber engineering conference.
The Power of Three
Three Kiwi furniture producers have succeeded by combining resources and going for the top shelf.
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?