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Actual sales of most grades of sawn softwood were ‘stronger than expected’ according to ABARES’ latest forecasts of domestic softwood sales. Three of the four grades assessed – including th…
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Australia’s economic growth was in positive territory in the September quarter, but has failed to excite commentators and markets because it was weaker than expected at 2.8% for the year-en…
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A constant question in the forestry and wood products industries is to what extent steel house framing is growing its share of the Australian housing market. A new report, produced for FWPA, b…
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Due to a quirk in the ABS trade data system the trade data for September and October has just been released. The aggregate level for all softwood sawtimber products shows a continuation of the s…
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Sales of domestically produced sawn softwood products continue to hug their peak, totalling 3.169 million m3 for the year-ended October 2018, up 1.0% on a year earlier. Sales in October tota…
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This project addressed the potential value that the use of Radio- Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) can add to prefabricated timber construction and to undertake basic developm…
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The load-carrying capacity of laminated veneer lumber hasn’t been its strongest selling point in the past, but research from Deakin University has shown interesting results. There are env…
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An FWPA-funded project is analysing wood export supply chain management from various angles, including value and quality assessment, measurement and inventory assessment, phytosanita…