Plantations- the Missing Piece of the Puzzle
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has released a comprehensive new policy proposal solution to the plantations crisis facing the national forest products industry. Softwood and hardwood plantations provide more than 80% of the wood fibre and timber for our national forest product industries. However, investment in new plantations in Australia has effectively come to […]
A National Institute for Forest Products Innovation- Backing Our Natural Strengths
To grasp the opportunities of the environmentally focused 21st century, what we need is an innovative, nationally organised, well-funded, future-focused research and development (R&D) organisation for the forest, wood and paper products industries. The proposed National Institute for Forest Products Innovation would focus on key areas of competitive strength and accelerate the emergence of innovative, […]