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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…
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In Australia’s export market, wood pellets remain in the shadow of woodchips, but globally the demand is growing rapidly. Australia’s woodchip and wood pellet exports totalled 7.495 milli…
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Heartwood rot (a fungal disease) has the potential to significantly reduce sandalwood oil production from Santalum album. As new sandalwood plantations are established in Australia, wit…
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It’s not exactly Macbeth’s dreaded Birnam Wood, but some forests appear to be on the move. As global temperatures increase, there is likely to be a pattern of migration by some tree species in t…
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In the US, the removal of timber harvest residue during harvesting may be a benefit for wild bees. There’s always a buzz around bees. They aren’t the only insect pollinators, but they are the st…