When the ForestrySA forward rotations sale settles later this year, more than half of Australia's plantation estate (measured by either area or value) will be owned by institutions, with greater than AUD 3 billion funds invested.
READ MOREEnvironmental initiatives are usually associated with having to accept higher costs or lower productivity. However, this is not always the case as recently experienced by PF Olsen when it encouraged a harvesting contractor to trial a new chain bar oil based on vegetable oils.
READ MOREIn May 2012 the Far North District Council (FNDC) published its draft Long Term Plan (2012-22) which was described as a "blueprint for a fairer rating system". The reason for it being called a "fairer rating system" was that it introduced the user pays principle, or in other words, a targeted rate.
READ MOREIt's pine pollen season again, and those that live in areas around Radiata pine forests will notice the deposits of yellow pollen on many outdoor surfaces such as puddles, decks, driveways and cars. Because pine pollen is large, yellow and visually obvious, it often gets unfairly blamed for a variety of ills.
READ MORETraditionally forestry companies, councils and engineers have used LiDAR to produce digital terrain maps (very high quality contour maps) for use in a range of harvest planning, engineering and roading applications.
READ MOREMany commentators are describing the log market this year as being remarkably stable, driven by particularly steady demand and price in the export log market.
READ MORENZUs continue their downward trend trading in the $4.20 to $5.00 range, currently at around $4.20. The much talked about temporary set-aside of carbon to curb oversupply in Europe appears to be on the go-slow with opposition from Poland and now the Netherlands.
READ MOREThe forest and wood processing industries are moving quickly on a strategy to transform the sector.
READ MOREAn initiative of Taupo District Council (TDC) and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) to engage with elements of the Chinese government to establish a new large-scale wood processing facility near Taupo is getting the attention of Central North Island (CNI) forest owners. PF Olsen, along with other forest managers and owners of CNI forests applauds this initiative.
READ MORENZUs continue their downward trend trading in the $4.70 to $5.70 range, currently at around $4.70. The much talked about temporary set-aside of carbon to curb oversupply in Europe is facing internal opposition and this caused the carbon price to collapse due to the uncertainty it created in the market.
READ MOREAnother month of steady pricing in both export and domestic markets for unpruned grades and continued increases in pruned log price and demand.
READ MOREOn the 16 August, the Norske Skog Tasman mill (the Tasman mill) announced plans to reduce the capacity by 150,000 tonnes. The Tasman mill is currently a two machine operation making 300,000 tonnes of newsprint per year.
READ MOREThe PF Olsen Rotorua team welcomes Rachel Baucke to the role of Administration Manager/HR Advisor.
READ MORESignificant announcements over the last few weeks will have material impacts on the role of forestry in our Emissions Trading Scheme. There was good news and bad for the forestry sector. Emitters and farmers were smiling from ear to ear.
READ MORENZU prices traded in the $6 to $7 range in June and are currently trading around $5.70. Trading of NZUs has been very light with owners of NZUs waiting (hoping) for better prices and emitters in no hurry to purchase.
READ MOREThe FSC certification reassessment audit of the PF Olsen FSC Group Scheme was undertaken at the end of March.
READ MORERelatively steady pricing and demand in most log grades with the exception of pruned logs which are in short supply. The strong lift in price of export pruned logs last month was reflected in price increases in domestic pruned logs in July.
READ MORESolid Wood Innovation (SWI) has developed an optimisation tool that gets the best of out of each cant.
READ MOREHaving an up-to-date forest description is a key requirement for effective forest resource management.
READ MOREIt's the year of the dragon in China, a particularly auspicious time to have a baby; someone who is destined to be self-assured, clever, generous and loyal.
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