News posted on 01 April 2009

Building relationships is what it’s all about
Manitou Australia's new industrial products and key account manager is a firm believer that building relationships is what business is all about.

Taking the stress out of making the grade
In recent times an emphasis has been placed on producers of structural grade timber to ensure their products are meeting the stress grade claimed and that compliance is capable of being verified.

Wood panels industry seeks CPRS assistance
The wood panels industry is seeking to have the manufacturing of wood panels (particleboard, medium density fibreboard and laminated veneer lumber) recognised as an emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) activity and therefore eligible for assistance as part of the Government's proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

Paper industry giant prioritizes green goals
In 2004, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management awarded the Barton plant a Pollution Prevention Achievement Award for the plant’s good environmental footprint and design. In 2008 SCA established a new carbon-dioxide target of a 20% reduction in emissions from fossil fuels from 2005 through 2020. It has also undertaken to reduce its water consumption by 15% from 2005 through 2010 and to reduce the organic content in its wastewater by 30%.

Force Majeure or Forced Manure called by VicForest
The heroic role of forest contractors in fighting the fires has been rewarded by VicForest by invoking the Force Majeure clause of the contracts between VicForest and Forest Contractors effectively removing any financial obligations by VicForest to Forest Contractors.

Arsonist torches forestry equipment
In the early hours of Monday March 30 an arsonist has destroyed around half a million dollars worth of forestry equipment near the township of Woods point.

Wood chip prices fell in Canada in the 1Q/09
Wood chip prices fell in Canada in the 1Q/09 as pulpmills reduced their operating rates substantially, reports WRI.