Industry welcomes launch of Tasmanian Forest Products Innovation hub
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) welcomed today’s launch of the $4 million National Institute for Forests Products Innovation (NIFPI) hub in Launceston. “After many months of work and investment from both the Commonwealth and Tasmanian Government, it’s great to see the opening of the hub at the […]
Global Forest and Paper Industry reports on Sustainability Progress
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations’ (ICFPA) has launched its 2017 Sustainability Progress Report. It is the sixth biennial Report highlighting ICFPA members’ progress on the sustainability commitments agreed upon in the 2006 CEO Leadership Statement on Sustainability. “We are proud to announce our global industry’s continuous progress, which represents our commitment to […]
AFPA delivers sustainable Christmas trees and some Christmas cheer to Parliament House!
Today, the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) will deliver two sustainably sourced real Christmas trees to Parliament House to remind our MPs and Senators of the importance of Australia’s forest industries and how they help the environment, CEO of AFPA, Mr Ross Hampton, said today. “As people are getting ready to put their Christmas trees […]
AFPA supports AgDay
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has thrown its support behind National Agriculture Day (AgDay), to help highlight the importance of Australia’s agriculture sector, CEO of AFPA, Mr Ross Hampton, said today. “AgDay allows us to reflect on the importance of all agriculture, which includes farm forestry, and the contribution it makes to the nation’s […]
AFPA welcomes new Tasmanian wood export facility
MEDIA RELEASE A new wood fibre processing facility in southern Tasmania will inject much needed investment, enhance industry efficiency, and create sustainable long-term job opportunities, CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Mr Ross Hampton, said today. “AFPA is pleased to back Neville-Smith Forest Products’ announcement of the creation of the new Southwood Fibre […]
Labor backs a new vision for forest industries to capitalise on potential
Federal Labor’s Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Joel Fitzgibbon, has given the Opposition’s in-principle support for a new National Forest Industries Plan for Australia’s $23 billion forest and forest products sector. Speaking at an Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) dinner last night, Mr Fitzgibbon urged the Government to deliver the Plan by next […]
National Forest Industries Plan will underpin ongoing industry growth
Australia’s sustainable forest product industries had a record log harvest in 2016-17, increasing in both value and volume, according to statistics and forecasts published today by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). The ABARES report for the March and June quarters 2017 shows growth in demand for Australia’s sustainably managed […]
Government looks to Bioenergy to play greater role in new energy policy
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the Government’s commitment to “reward” biomass in the National Energy Guarantee (NEG), indicating the Government understands Australia’s continuing energy crisis and the underutilised benefits of renewable bioenergy. “Unlike previous approaches, we are not picking winners, we are levelling the playing field. Coal, gas, hydro and biomass will be […]
Strong Government stance on illegal logging welcomed by sustainable Australian forest industry
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the Turnbull Government’s announcement that while it is staying tough on illegal logging, it continues to streamline and reform Australia’s illegal logging regulations for more effective compliance and fair trade. This is important, as a football field of forest is still being illegally cleared in overseas countries every […]
Australia’s pulp and paper industry a world leader in sustainability and innovation
MEDIA RELEASE An independent report assessing Australia’s pulp and paper industry confirms it is a world leader in sustainability and innovation, setting the agenda with ambitious investments in renewable energy and cutting-edge technology to underpin local manufacturing and many regional jobs. Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) CEO Ross Hampton said: “This report reinforces the many […]