Tag: Timber
Wood supply agreement guaranteed
The State Government is standing by a 20-year wood supply agreement between Forestry Tasmania and the timber company Gunns, despite its promise to withdraw support for the company's pulp mill.[MORE]
Bartlett pulp mill stance a sham: Oppn
The Tasmanian Premier's 'line in the sand' on the $2 billion Gunns pulp mill has been declared a fraud.[MORE]
Gunns drops bid for wood supply compo
The timber company Gunns has confirmed it will not be seeking an extension to its Sovereign Risk Agreement with the Tasmanian Government.[MORE]
Gunns' mill approvals still in pipeline
The Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has revealed Gunns' proposed pulp mill is no closer to getting his approval than it was two and a half months ago.[MORE]
Gunns says profit forecast on track
Shares in Tasmanian timber company Gunns have fallen another three per cent in morning trade. [MORE]
Gunns preoccupied with mill project: Analyst
A Tasmanian financial commentator has accused the timber company Gunns of being preoccupied with building its proposed pulp mill to the detriment of its economic performance.[MORE]
Timber bailout package rejected
The Tasmanian Government has rejected calls for a multi-million dollar bailout package for struggling timber workers.[MORE]
Gunns denies pulp mill shelved
The timber company Gunns has dismissed a comment by the former Tasmanian Premier, Paul Lennon, that its pulp mill project is on hold.[MORE]
Gunns share dive
Shares in Tasmanian timber company Gunns have plunged more than 20 per cent to just 85 cents in morning trade.[MORE]
Govt promises to look after sawmill workers
The Queensland Government says workers who have lost their jobs at a Monto sawmill will be looked after.[MORE]
Forestry rejects wood supply poll
Forestry Tasmania has rejected a call to cut its wood supply agreement with the timber company Gunns.[MORE]
Research highlights shift away from native timber
Research into Western Australia's forest industry has found half of the sector's wood products come from native timber.[MORE]
Third Burnett sawmill to close
There has been another blow to the Burnett region, with a third sawmill set to close.[MORE]
Minister aware of forest contract woes
Tasmania's Resources Minister, David Llewellyn, has admitted there are problems in the forestry industry.[MORE]
Forest contractors raise price-fixing concerns
Tasmania's forest contractors will consider asking the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate allegations of price-fixing by some forestry companies.[MORE]
VicForests defends Brown Mountain logging
VicForests is defending the clear-fell logging of old-growth forest near Brown Mountain in East Gippsland.[MORE]
Carbon figures reignite debate on old-growth forest logging
The National Association of Forest Industries says some scientists have overestimated the amount of carbon stored in Australia's old-growth forests.[MORE]
Garrett under fire over Gunns marine conditions
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has been accused of letting timber giant Gunns off the hook over marine environmental conditions the company must meet before its northern Tasmanian pulp mill project can proceed.[MORE]
First veneer shipment for NW mill
Malaysian company Ta Ann is celebrating the first shipment of veneer manufactured from its $35 million Smithton mill.[MORE]
Garrett rules out widening mill assessment
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has ruled out widening his assessment of the Gunns pulp mill proposed for northern Tasmania.[MORE]
Beaconsfield survivor lobbies PM to stop pulp mill
The pulp mill debate has flared during the Prime Minister's visit to Tasmania.[MORE]
Forestry union to meet PM over job cuts
Tasmanian workers who lost their jobs when a Scottsdale timber mill closed down will meet the Prime Minister tonight to discuss their concerns.[MORE]
Meeting proposed to end forest tensions
Forestry Tasmania says it is prepared to meet conservationists to try to resolve tensions in the Southern Forests.[MORE]
Forestry stops exporting logs from Burnie
Forestry Tasmania expects to stop exporting unprocessed logs from Burnie before the end of the year, as production increases at its new north-west veneer mill.[MORE]
FPC up-beat about WA timber industry
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) says timber industry workers in Western Australia are likely to be protected from job losses caused by the global financial crisis.[MORE]
