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MDF Sales Drop

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10 March 2010, Sydney

According to a new report on the global market for medium density fibreboard (MDF) by BIS Shrapnel, consumption of MDF in Australasia in 2009 was an estimated 84,000 cubic metres less than the 778,000 cubic metres recorded in 2008.

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Burning is best

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2 March 2010, Melbourne

Victoria’s peak independent forestry body, the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) has told the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission that prescribed burning is among the most cost and risk effective methods of reducing bushfire risk.

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Matariki scores new investor

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19 February 2010, Auckland

It is official - UK-listed Phaunos Timber Fund has bought a NZ$167 million chunk of Matariki Forestry Group.

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Methyl Bromide scare

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01 February 2010, Wellington

Renewed concerns that the fumigation of logs and lumber might be linked to motor neurone disease have no scientific basis, according to the New Zealand forest industry.

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Housing recovery doubts

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January 2010

Australia's biggest building industry association is questioning the sustainability of new figures suggesting the start of a recovery in residential building activity.

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Osmose v Smith Case

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26 January 2010

New Zealand's environment minister Dr Nick Smith faces trial in June on a significant defamation case brought by timber preservative producer Osmose.

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CHH ramping up Myrtleford ply mill

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19 January 2010

Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products has revealed plans for a "world class" plywood mill, based on its existing Myrtleford plant in Victoria. Site work will apparently begin in May.

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Climate Investment Pays Off

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15 January 2010

An investment portfolio with a 6% allocation to 'climate change' would likely have outperformed a benchmark portfolio over the last 3-5 years, according to Deutsche Bank.

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