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The largest single import grade – Dressed Structural (excl. Radiata pine) – saw import volumes peak in January 2019 at an annualised 354,026 m3. Since then it has declined quickly, falling to…
The largest single import grade – Dressed Structural (excl. Radiata pine) – saw import volumes peak in January 2019 at an annualised 354,026 m3. Since then it has declined quickly, falling to…
Australia’s imports of sawn softwood products slipped back to just over 782,000 m3 for the year-ended June 2019. Imports slowed very rapidly in the June quarter, with imports in June totalli…
New housing lending commitments lifted 1.9% in June, rising to $16.820 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. The June interest rate cut, the clarity and certainty that arrives post-elect…
With still another one and a half months to go, The Ultimate Renewable™ consumer campaign by Forest and Wood Product Australia (FWPA) has reached millions of people across Australia since it…
This project aimed to develop commodity-based high-mass laminated timber building components using fibre-managed plantation hardwood, aiming to diversify plantation hardwood produc…
The third annual survey of mid-rise building projects indicates that timber’s market share remains small, although it is gradually growing. The survey of the 2017-18 year shows that two yea…
New Zealand’s March quarter log extractions were down 4.1% compared to the December quarter of 2018, with the major grade – export logs – down 5.4%. Most export logs are despatched to Ch…
Imports of sawn softwood products have begun to soften in line with the falling domestic market. Meantime, average import prices have also begun to decline, but to date have eased lower, rath…