Need for Australia to become more self-sufficient highlighted as world’s largest international cer…
Australia’s forest industries have again stressed the urgent need for more timber and wood fibre to be grown locally as the world’s largest international forestry certifier, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) announces restrictions on all timber from Russia and Belarus. This timber is now labelled ‘conflict timber’, meaning it cannot be used […]
UN call to ‘end plastic pollution’ positions forest industries as future packaging solution
This week’s United Nations’ decision to curb the world’s growing plastic pollution problem further positions Australia’s sustainable forest industries as a major cog in the global solution to provide sustainable fibre for renewable packaging, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Ross Hampton said today. A resolution adopted at the UN […]
Forest industries launch election plan to grow vitally needed timber supplies
Today, Australia’s renewable forest industries have announced an election policy platform to drive the sector into the future. Our country urgently requires more timber and wood fibre products. It is essential all sides of federal politics outline their plans to support our industries help meet this demand ahead of the upcoming federal election, Chief Executive […]
Federal Government’s $86 million timber plantation grants will help secure Australia’s future ti…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement today of a new Commonwealth-State Government program to leverage private sector investment in new timber plantations, which will help secure Australia’s future housing timber construction needs. AFPA CEO Ross Hampton said the new timber plantations will support regional manufacturing jobs in […]
‘Nothing more important than supply of timber products’, Fitzgibbon says in final speech…
In his valedictory speech in Parliament today, the outgoing Member for Hunter Hon. Joel Fitzgibbon spoke passionately in support of Australia’s sustainable forest industries, declaring that “nothing is more important than the supply of our timber products”. In his speech, Mr Fitzgibbon urged the Parliament to put a greater emphasis on securing Australia’s future […]
Hyne Group partnership with UK-based James Jones & Sons comes ahead of exciting times for timbe…
The Australian forest Products Association (AFPA) congratulates timber manufacturing trailblazer Hyne Group’s new partnership with UK based timber processor James Jones & Sons. The deal comes at an exciting time for processing in Australia, especially with new opportunities in engineered wood products (EWP), Chief Executive Officer of AFPA Ross Hampton said today. “Hyne is […]
Morrison Government backs the ‘ultimate renewable’ and forestry jobs with $300 million CEFC fina…
Australia’s Forest industries welcome the Federal Government’s $300 million Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s (CEFC) Timber Building Program that will turbocharge a new era of green buildings using low emission engineered timber construction in Australia, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Ross Hampton said today. “Timber is the ultimate renewable and […]
Global forests and paper group backs biomass as carbon neutral
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed a new global statement heralding biomass as part of the suite of climate friendly solutions that nations around the world are embracing, Chief Executive Officer of AFPA Ross Hampton said today. The statement, released following COP26, is one of three important position statements agreed to by the […]
Forest industries welcome new opportunities to help Australia meet its climate goals
The peak body representing the major plantation companies of Australia, the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), has welcomed just announced changes to the new plantation forestry method which will streamline opportunities for planting trees and retain current forest lands to help combat climate change. Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Hon Angus Taylor has […]
AFPA welcomes Andrew Leighton as new FWPA CEO
Australia’s forest industries congratulate and welcome Andrew Leighton to his appointment as new Chief Executive Officer of Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), Acting CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Victor Violante said today. “Andrew is well known in Australia’s forest industries, his senior roles including seven years as Managing Director of Norske […]