Introduction
This is the last edition of Wood Matters for the year. Many of the articles this month have a reflective tone, which often happens at this time of the year.
READ MOREThis is the last edition of Wood Matters for the year. Many of the articles this month have a reflective tone, which often happens at this time of the year.
READ MOREAs we finish 2012 we can reflect on a couple of features of the year impacting on the forest industries of NZ and Australia and report on some of the signs for 2013.
READ MOREAnother turbulent year in the Australian forestry sector is coming to an end with two of the country's largest private forestry companies (Gunns and Elders) coming closer to fully exiting the industry. I guess the big question is, will the New Year bring with a greater degree of stability?
READ MOREAt-wharf-gate NZ prices lifted $2-$5/JAS m³ across most export grades on the back of a slight easing in ocean freight rates, neutral NZ$/US$ cross-rate and an increase in CFR pricing (price at destination port in US$).
READ MOREIn the last month NZUs traded in the $2.30 to $2.80 range, currently at around $2.40. Overseas units continue to plummet.
READ MOREDouglas-fir is NZ's second most important forestry species, with over 6% of the planted area. It is both an internationally recognised and preferred structural timber species.
READ MOREThe report written by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) and based on a survey of 1,850 forest owners and managers, has the following key findings
READ MOREThe term "wall of wood" conjures up graphic images of a "tsunami-like" wave of wood rolling inevitably and menacingly into our lives and economy. Between 1992 and 1997 a massive 432,000 hectares of mainly Radiata pine was planted across New Zealand, mostly by investment syndicates.
READ MOREPhotopoint monitoring is an effective and efficient method to monitor long-term changes in native vegetation cover.
READ MOREAs business has grown, so too has the number staff at PF Olsen. Over the last few years, a number of University of Canterbury graduates have been employed by PF Olsen to fill new roles in a range of fields.
READ MOREThis month I focus on a few key points taken from the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy and try to relate them to our own industry
READ MOREI've commented previously on the need for industry leaders in Australia to focus efforts on advocating for greater harmonisation around inter-jurisdictional regulation. But what does this mean in practice?
READ MOREPeter Clark often reminds us in his monthly column "Clarky's Comment" on how research and development is the only way to achieve long-term, sustainable competitive advantage.
READ MORETo date Future Forests Research (FFR) has relied upon its 6 monthly Member meetings and posting technical reports on its website to update industry members on useful outcomes from research programmes. Feedback from industry end users is that this has not resulted in effective and widespread uptake of key results.
READ MOREPF Olsen has been working with Te Manawa O Tuhoe Trust and their predecessors in progressing the harvesting and marketing of Te Ahimanawa Forest in the upper Ruatoki Valley in the Bay of Plenty since early 2010.
READ MOREPF Olsen is the harvest manager at the Waitangi Endowment Forest located east of Waitangi between Kerikeri and Paihia in the Bay of Islands.
READ MOREBay of Plenty Regional Council has developed the Forestry Operators' Accreditation System (FOAS) system to recognise operators who undertake forestry harvesting and earthworks activities and have adopted good environmental management practices which minimise the impact on the environment.
READ MOREThe characteristic of the log market this year has been relative stability. Last year the at-wharf-gate price of export A-grade logs fluctuated from a high of $138/JAS m³ (April) to a low of $75/JAS m³ (November).
READ MOREIn the last month NZUs traded in the $2.30 to $3.00 range. Currently they sit at around $2.80. Despite the low NZU price, the past month has been relatively eventful with a number of significant developments or announcements.
READ MOREStaying connected with science developments often provides opportunities to innovate in ways not first envisaged by those who initiated the science. In one recent example, work undertaken by NIWA to develop a Rivers Environments Classification (REC) has been applied by PF Olsen to help manage rivers and streams in the forests it manages.
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