WoodTECH Issue 36 - Latest news and resources
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Welcome to the latest issue of WoodTECH.News.
We're pleased to announce the new programme for our upcoming event, WoodTECH 2021. Due to lingering issues around Covid-19 travel, we will only be hosting this event in New Zealand this year.
WoodTECH 2021 runs in Rotorua, New Zealand on 3-4 August 2021. For those unable to travel from Australia and the wider international community, the event will be a virtual online event, with all presentations live-streamed and available on-demand. For larger sawmilling sites outside New Zealand, options for streaming either live – or using presentations later for tech updates, troubleshooting and staff training this year will be available.
Because of disruptions around travel and wood working events in 2020 and likely impact into 2021, WoodTECH 2021 will expand on the usual focus of saws and sawmilling to include much-needed updates on other aligned wood processing operations in and around the green-mill. Speakers from New Zealand, Australia, USA, Finland, Canada, Switzerland and Denmark will this year be presenting.
In this month’s issue we have a couple of articles covering the supply of structural timber into the Australian and New Zealand markets. Sawmills in both countries have been working flat-out, with demand for new home building hitting record highs. Government stimulus packages, both local and around the globe, amongst other things have led to timber shortages and rising prices.
The Australian Government has responded by extending the start date of HomeBuilder programme. New Zealand is also experiencing a similar shortage, with Carter Holt Harvey making national news by cutting supply to many of the big box hardware stores. While there is some debate over the exact cause, the post-Covid building boom is certainly a major factor. On top of this, Red Stag in New Zealand has announced the bringing forward of their plans for the opening of their new NZ$50 million CLT plant in Rotoura, a recently announced OneFortyOne AU$16 million upgrade for Jubilee Sawmill in Green Triangle and a major expansion for building supply distributor, Timspec, in Auckland.
Finally, check out the University of Tasmania's study on the recent changes in timber's moisture content within the supply chain and the video from Trimble Forestry on digitalising one of Germany's largest sawmills.
Check out these stories and more below!
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WoodTECH 2021 linking NZ and Australian sawmills
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For over 20 years now, sawmillers and saw-doctors have been meeting every two years in New Zealand and in Australia. The occasion? The WoodTECH series. It’s run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) and designed with industry and key technology and equipment providers. The event provides a unique independent showcase for local companies to evaluate the very latest in ...
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Ladenburger optimise their Wood Procurement with Trimble Forestry
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One of Germany’s largest sawmills, Ladenburger digitalize their workflow with CFBusiness. Ladenburger was looking for a paper-free, staffless receiving department and an automated and digital display of log and wood waste management, logistics, and invoicing. Source and Image Credit: Trimble Forestry
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Log supply not the cause of timber shortage
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New Zealand forest organisations have joined to reject statements that the current shortage of framing timber is caused by foresters selling logs to China and not leaving enough timber to be processed for sale in New Zealand. The Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association’s Chief Executive, Jon Tanner says Chinese log buyers were going to what he called extraordinary lengths to ...
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Extension of HomeBuilder start date
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The Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA) and Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) have both welcomed the Federal Government’s extension to the timeframe for construction commencements under its HomeBuilder program. EWPAA’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gavin Matthew said, “HomeBuilder and associated State government stimulus measures have successfully underpinned increased consumer confidence and significant new home and renovations demand in ...
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Managing timber’s moisture content in the supply chain
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Industry is being encouraged to share their experience in managing timber’s moisture content (MC) in the supply chain. Unexpected MC changes in timber and wood products can be a cause of concern, and University of Tasmania researchers want to hear industry’s first-hand experience with these changes and the problems that they can generate. “Timber’s MC can change significantly as it ...
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AU$16m kilns upgrade for Jubilee Sawmill
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OneFortyOne has further strengthened its commitment to the Green Triangle region with a $16 million dollar capital investment at the Jubilee Sawmill. The first of two new Continuous Drying Kilns (CDK) was launched last week, replacing old batch kilns with more efficient and environmentally conscious biomass fuelled system. OneFortyOne Jubilee Sawmill General Manager Paul Hartung said the kilns will produce ...
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ITI Timspec expanding in NZ
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After 20 years Timspec will be moving in early 2022 to a new much larger site. ITI Timspec is pleased to announce the exchange of contracts to purchase a property in Keeling Road, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand . The property is 29,410m2 with just over 15,000 m2 useable warehouse. This purchase is significant in that it is the last of ...
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Structural timber supply short for at least six months
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One of Australia’s largest structural timber manufacturers, Timberlink Australia, which has mills in South Australia’s South East and in Tasmania, was among the Radiata pine processors that have ramped up production. Timberlink chief executive Ian Tyson said timber supplies across the nation were tight. “We are doing all that we can to produce as much timber as possible, including extra ...
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New CLT plant’s commissioning brought forward
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The opening of a new wood processing plant in Rotorua in a few weeks will help alleviate New Zealand’s timber shortage, say Red Stag group CEO, Marty Verry. The plant, says Verry, will add five percent to the capacity of the New Zealand wood processing sector. That equates to around two thousand dwelling units, or most of the estimated shortfall ...
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