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Industry gains in a hit-miss Budget
Government commits to R&D and The development of new forest products NATIONAL voice for
JOE Hockey’s ‘no-pain-no gain’ Budget was a hit-and-miss affair for the forest industry, but reflects the federal government’s commitment to a competitive and sustainable forestry sector. The Abbott government’s first ‘budget repair’ job will tighten the belts of most Australians, with tax hikes, tighter welfare rules, new GP fees, and cuts to health and education spending. But Treasurer Hockey’s “contribute and build” budget will bring about deep changes – Cont P 3
• Timber Merchants • Suppliers • Manufacturers Contact us on 1800 TABMA1 Budget .. strong focus on research and development.
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BUDGET 2014
Building sector will bear some of Budget pain AT the timber supply end, the Budget should have a positive impact on the building and construction industry, but not without some of Joe Hockey’s predicted pain. The government’s roadmap to structural budget repair and a return to surplus should be a positive for business, homebuyer and investor confidence, despite the temporary deficit levy, and the building and construction industry particularly welcomes the government’s $50 billion infrastructure package. “But roads are not everything and the government will need to focus on broadening infrastructure investment to include urban investment in the post-Budget period,” Master Builder CEO Wilhelm Harnisch said. Master Builders welcomes the cut in company tax while recognising that many small building firms are not incorporated. “In contrast, Master Builders is deeply concerned about the negative impact of several initiatives on the building and construction industry,” Mr Harnisch said. “The cessation of funding for the National Rental Affordability Scheme makes it doubly important for the government to find more effective methods of tackling the lack of housing supply and providing more affordable social housing,” he said. “The cessation of funding for the Tools For Your Trade program is disappointing but is offset by trade support loans for apprentices. “The phasing out of skills programs such as the Apprenticeship Mentoring Program and the National Workforce Development Fund is another disappointment
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Graham Wolfe .. improving consumer sentiment remains a priority.
which will place pressure on the government to implement a viable apprenticeship reform program to guarantee a skilled workforce for the future,” The Housing Industry Association says the Budget has delivered spending cuts across the board, many impacting on the residential building industry. “While it is framed in the context of addressing the budget deficit, this will be at the expense of a number of worthwhile programs,” HIA chief executive Graham Wolfe said. “The residential building sector has only just begun to play a pivotal role in driving the economy as the nation transitions away from mining-led growth. The recovery in new home building has been highly dependent on demand generated from the household sector. Maintaining and improving consumer sentiment remains a priority.” Mr Wolfe said the Trade Support Loan scheme represented a significant development, enabling apprentices to borrow up to $20,000 throughout the duration of their apprenticeship, on loan terms comparable with those available to university students under the higher education loan program.
2014 BUDGET
Working with industry to ensure a strong future for wood supply
AFPA will continue push for national innovation institute From P 1
the “structural reform” he says the Coalition was elected to do. Handing down the Budget in Parliament on Tuesday last week, Mr Hockey foreshadowed more cuts to come, saying “the budget we announce tonight is the first word and not the last word on budget repair”. The forest industry has welcomed confirmation of $100 million for applied research competitive grants which relate to the entire agriculture, fisheries and forestry portfolio. But this is offset by cuts to the Cooperative Research Centres Program of $80 million and cancellation of the Plantation Manufacturing Innovation and Investment Fund. The fund was a merit-based program aimed at companies seeking $50,000 or more in grant funds on a matched 1:1 basis for investments in new activities, innovations and technologies focused on solid and reconstituted hardwood plantation wood manufacturing.
regulatory and administrative approaches to the illegal logging policy.
Promise met on national bushfire mitigation plan
Resource security .. Budget commits to long-term regional forest agreements.
AFPA has welcomed this continued support – and the commitment to develop
A commitment to support long-term RFAs
Joe Hockey .. ‘contribute-andbuild Budget’.
Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry Senator Richard Colbeck said there would be a strong focus on research and development and the development of new forest based products .. “providing the construction material of the 21st Century”. Strongly welcoming this commitment, Australian Forest Products Association CEO Ross Hampton said AFPA would continue to advocate for a single, centralised National Institute for Forest Products Innovation to maximise the output from disparate R&D efforts across the country.
“All Australian state governments have backed AFPA’s plan in principle,” he said. An election promise to create a National Bushfire Mitigation Program was included in the Budget. Senator Colbeck said the program would reduce the impact of bushfires, including fuel reduction and long-term bushfire mitigation strategies. “We are also demonstrating our commitment to the sector by supporting long-term regional forest agreements,” he said. “We will establish a 20-year rolling life to each RFA.”
Senator Colbeck added: “A forestry industry advisory council is being formed to ensure the views of the industry are considered in the development of government policy and I look forward to working with industry to consolidate a strong future based on sustainable supply from both plantation and native forests.” AFPA will also continue to push for the new council to Cont P 7
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IFA SYMPOSIUM
SA plantations show growth rate of 50 cub m per hectare per year!
IFA says productivity in Australia can be doubled “AUSTRALIA can lift its plantation productivity considerably if we are prepared to fund the coordinated and systematic research needed to get us there.” This was the key message delivered by Rob de Fégely, president of the Institute of Foresters of Australia, at an IFA productivity symposium at Mount Gambier, SA, last week, attended by more than 80 of Australia’s best forest researchers and managers along with experts from New Zealand, the US and China. “The symposium discussed how plantation productivity can be improved,” Mr de Fégely said. “We saw a patch of 11-year-old ForestrySA plantation that has an average growth rate of 50 cub m per hectare per year.
Rob de Fégely
Sadanandan Nambiar
“This is a phenomenal achievement and one we would only expect to find in places like Brazil. “If we could permanently lift the mean annual production of our softwood plantations from their current level from around 15
cub m/ha/year to closer to 30 we would improve the economics of plantation businesses significantly and remove any need for sawn timber imports.” The symposium’s keynote speaker Dr Sadanandan Nambiar AO, from CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, is not surprised by the result. “We don’t need to go overseas to find solutions to our plantation productivity research problems,” he said. “We have all the skills we need here in Australia, but recent closures and downsizing of research facilities by CSIRO and various state forest agencies has fragmented the research effort,”
he said. Forest managers and researchers were also reminded that wood quality is more important than just growth rate and in particular wood density and stiffness are key attributes for processing softwood logs into quality sawn timber. Dr Nambiar is confident that implementing research will pay dividends if plantation investors ensured they had the right harvesting and silvicultural systems in place so as to protect soil health, which is crucial to improving productivity and the right genetics to ensure the best quality wood.
‘We have all the skills we need here’ “To ensure our plantations reach their potential we need to continue to carry out research, and work with plantation managers to develop the knowledge, technology, tools and operational skills and apply the results at a whole-of-plantation scale,” Dr Nambiar said.
State to repeal forest peace deal TASMANIA’S new government has introduced legislation to repeal the state’s forestry peace deal. The Liberal government has tabled its Forestry (Rebuilding the Forest Industry) Bill in the first week of the new parliament. The bill converts 400,000 ha slated for protection to potential production forest. A six-year moratorium on logging native forest in those areas will be in place to ‘reassess’ their best use. The government has pledged to tear up the historic agreement brokered by loggers, environment groups
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and unions over four years of talks. It has met timber groups to discuss the plan, but not environmentalists. Meanwhile, a forestry industry group wants former harvesting and haulage workers who took exit packages to return to the workforce. The Forest Contractors Association says plantation woodchip orders are not being filled because of a lack of skilled workers. CEO Colin McCulloch says there are plenty of former workers whose skills would be valuable.
INDUSTRY NEWS
2014 AROUND THE CIRCUIT MAY 2014
19: Frame Australia 2014 conference and exhibition. In conjunction with the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia. Venue: Park Hyatt Melbourne. The conference theme is pre-fabricated timber and wood products in residential and commercial construction, including trends to using timber panels for buildings up to 5 and 10 storeys high. International speakers will provide global updates on equipment technologies and construction trends for timber frame and truss and wood panel systems in building. The exhibition display comprises 23 exhibitors from Europe, North America and Australia. For more information visit www.frameaustralia.com 29: FSC Australia AGM. The City of Melbourne Bowls Club, Flagstaff Gardens Dudley St, West Melbourne. Times: Registration 10.30 am. Meeting 11 am-1.30 pm. Networking dinner at The Mint, cnr LaTrobe and William Street. West Melbourne. Bookings essential. Ticket price $60 for members and $80 for non-members includes 2-course set menu dinner and wines. Contact (03) 9329 9984 or email info@fscaustralia.org
JUNE 11-12: Wood Flow Logistics 2014 – Rotorua, NZ. 17-18: Melbourne (www.woodflowlogistics.com). This series will add a number of components from the steep slope wood harvesting event and will provide a practical update on innovations, strategies and technologies used by leading forest products companies to improve their planning, logistics
and operations within the wood supply chain – from forest through to market.
AUGUST 2014 5-6: MobileTECH 2014: Primary Industries Future. Brisbane. 12-13: Auckland, NZ (www.mobiletech2014.com). These events will profile the latest mobile tools, technologies and innovations driving the future of primary industries (farming, horticulture, forestry, dairy, meat, wool, fisheries and mining). MobileTECH 2014 will showcase a wide range of mobile technologies and innovations, including smartphones, tablets, mobile apps, satellite mapping and communications, robotics, aerial drones, remote sensors, electronic tagging, intelligent data, M2M, real-time analytics and cloud-based platforms. 6-9: AWISA 2014 exhibition. Brisbane Convention and exhibition Centre. Displays of panel processing, solid wood and timber machinery, tooling, manufacturing software, plus ancillary products such as dust extraction and materials handling equipment. Opportunity forn the cabinet, kitchen, furniture, joinery, timber, fit-out and panel industries to inspect new equipment. Inquiries about booking space: email info@awisa. com or call Geoff Holland. Tel: (02) 9918 3661. Fax: (02) 9918 7764. Mob: 0412 361 580. Email: info@awisa.com 7-8: DANA conference, Melbourne. The Australian forestry and forest products sector: its situation in 2014 and trends going forward. Bayview Eden Hotel, Melbourne. Speakers: Gavin Hoe, RISI China; Oliver
Lansdell, global pulp specialist; Rodrigo Monreal, solid wood products chief of Arauco, Chile; Matthew Wood, CEO Stora Enso Australia; Russ Taylor, president of WOODMarkets; Peter Barynin, lead economist with Boston USAbased RISI; Peter Zed (Australian sawmilling sector); Simon Dories, general manager, Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia; Ross Hampton, CEO, Forest and Wood Products Australia; Steve Whitley, CEO, Forestry Tasmania. Conference includes panel of overseas plantation investors. Contact Pamela Richards at pam@prcc. com.au or visit www.dana.co.nz
THE AUSTRALIAN FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION The lead voice in Canberra on policy affecting forest, wood and paper products industries.
11-12: DANA conference, Rotorua, NZ. The New Zealand forestry and forest products sector: its situation in 2014 and trends going forward. Novotel Rotorua Hotel, Rotorua. Web: www.prcc.com.au/ danamelbourne2014. Conference consultant: Pam Richards 61 3 5781 0069. Email: pam@prcc.com.au
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INDUSTRY NEWS
SE Fibre drops out of supply arrangement with VicForests amid industry uncertainty Decision will affect market for residual timber in East Gippsland
EDEN, NSW-based South East Fibre Exports will not be entering into a new contract with VicForests when its current agreement expires at the end of this year. Operating on the NSW far south coast, the company is one of the region’s major employers with 40 direct jobs within the mill and a further 300 indirect jobs associated with the mill’s operation.
Businesses ready to invest in the Gippsland region SEFE is an exporter of high grade woodchip to the paper manufactures of Asia. VicForests’ CEO Robert Green
said there had been uncertainty around SEFE’s future as part of the Victorian timber industry for some time. “There is strong demand for the unique and highly sought after timber produced from our state forest in East Gippsland and we will continue to meet our commitments to our sawlog customers to ensure this demand is met,” Mr Green said. “However, SEFE’s decision to cease taking timber from Victoria will affect the market for residual timber produced from our harvesting operations. “The challenge in front of us now is to build a different future for the timber industry in East Gippsland which continues to provide jobs and economic benefits to the region but may
Robert Green .. we will continue to be a timber industry in Gippsland.
not include export woodchips. “SEFE has been an important part of the Victorian timber industry for decades and we understand this is a commercial
decision which has been made due to a range of external factors. “Importantly, there will continue to be a timber industry in East Gippsland.” Mr Green said the announcement offered the certainty necessary for VicForests to get on with the job of looking to the future and identifying new opportunities. “There are businesses that are ready to invest in the region,” he said. “We will be working closely with industry, government and local communities over the coming months to ensure we adjust to this change. “We will keep the community up to date regarding any changes to VicForests’ operations,” Mr Green said.
‘Wood’ sponge invention mops up ocean oil spills SWISS wood researcher Empa has developed a chemically modified nanocellulose sponge that could find use mopping up in oil spills. The absorbable material is said to be light enough so that as it absorbs the oil spill, it remains floating on the surface and can then be recovered. It can be
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produced in an environmentallyfriendly manner from recycled paper or wood. The Empa researchers say the highly absorbent ‘silylated’ nanocellulose sponge separates the oil film from the water, and then can then be easily recovered. In laboratory tests the sponges absorbed up to 50
times their own weight of mineral oil or engine oil. Nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC), the basic material for the sponges, is extracted from cellulose-containing materials like wood pulp or waste materials such as recycled paper by adding water to them and pressing the aqueous pulp
through several narrow nozzles at high pressure. This produces a suspension with gel-like properties containing long and interconnected cellulose nanofibres. The sponges keep their shape to such an extent that they could be removed with pincers from the water.
TIMBER PRESERVATION
No change to TDA training seminars will give diesel rebate guidance on illegal logging Bill
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urgently consider a national fibre and forestry plan noting there is already a White Paper process under way within the agricultural sector. “Additionally, and importantly, there is no change to the diesel fuel rebate in the Budget, which is a result of advocacy by AFPA in conjunction with farming and mining industry associations,” Ross Hampton said. “It is pleasing to see that the government has allocated $8 million over four years to improve access to and registration of agricultural and veterinary chemicals. The National Farmers Federation acknowledges that in a tough budget environment, the government has largely delivered on its election commitments to the rural sector. NFF president Brent Finlay said that measures announced included increases in funding to critical infrastructure projects, commitments to retain the fuel rebate for farmers and stop the water buybacks and ongoing support for the rural research and development corporation model. “The NFF welcomes the government’s commitment to developing key infrastructure projects in regional Australia,” Mr Finlay said. “Given that the money for infrastructure is resulting from a rise in the fuel excise, it is important that this is directed to projects that are most needed, and that regional Australia benefits. If the funding is raised in the bush, it needs to stay in the bush, via a transparent process.”
By STEPHEN MITCHELL Timber Development Association
THE federal government has flagged only minor changes to the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation which passed into law last year under the Labor government and which commences on November 30 this year. These minor changes will have no substantive effect on the substance of the requirements on importers of timber and a whole host of products containing timber, as well as Australian businesses processing raw logs. Importers of ‘regulated
timber products’ and domestic processors will be required to gather information about the timber, undertake a risk assessment and, if the risk of the wood being illegally harvested is not low, reduce the risk before they import or process the raw logs. Importers will also be required to sign a declaration in the form of an additional ‘community protection question’ that they have complied with the requirements of the regulation when the goods are imported into Australia. Further guidance on the regulation and how to comply is
expected to be released shortly by the federal Department of Agriculture on its website at www.daff.gov.au/illegallogging While many Australian timber importers and domestic processors are well prepared for the commencement of the regulation, TDA has observed that a lot of importers are not, particularly importers of wood furniture and some paper products. To assist these businesses, and help better inform a whole host of other stakeholders, TDA is organising three timber Cont P 9
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TIMBER PRESERVATION
Determite blue framing milestone after 10 years success in Australian conditions OSMOSE’S Determite framing insecticide has reached a milestone after more than 10 years of development and use in Australia. The insecticide has been an integral part of the successful introduction of the H2F treated framing category to the Australian timber and house building industries.
Binds strongly, highly repellent to termites Developed by Osmose in Australia for Australian conditions, the introduction of Determite followed extensive testing of a wide range of insecticide actives before adopting the fourth generation synthetic pyrethroid – bifenthrin. Bifenthrin has a number of
outstanding properties that makes it well suited to this application. It is highly repellent to termites, binds strongly to timber, is effectively insoluble in water and has long-term durability in sunlight, all of which are important for a product that needs to protect the timber for long periods of time. It is no coincidence given these properties that bifenthrin is the predominant soil treatment termiticide used in Australia as well as being used in a number of insecticide treatments available from supermarkets and hardware stores. Naturally, Determite was extensively tested by independent bodies such as CSIRO before being assessed for performance (efficacy) and safety and registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA).
Mini-frame arrangement .. Determite treated frames are tested together with untreated frames in a live termite environment.
Determite is also specifically registered for use against European House Borer (EHB) which has been important in Western Australian markets where a current containment program is in place. Importantly, field testing has continued to further prove the effectiveness of bifenthrin and also to test its
use in new applications such as engineered wood products. An outstanding feature of Determite demonstrated in this testing has been the repellency of bifenthrin that continues to deter termites and leads to confidence that attack will not occur in cutends and drill holes etc. An important part of the success of the Determite water-based formulation was its development hand-in-glove with spray application to make the product cost effective and its application to framing safe and controlled in a sawmill environment. The product is applied so that coverage is complete and such that the moisture content of the wood is not affected. While Determite binds strongly to the wood and is effectively odourless, normal PPE is recommended when handling and cutting the treated timber.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Pulp mill project stranded by sale of Gunns assets
Melbourne market outlook forum THE sale of the plantation assets of Gunns Ltd to Australian-based forests for a reported $330 million strands the proposed pulp mill without a guaranteed source of fibre. The Tamar River project in northern Tasmania now has only very limited prospects. Equally, the hardwood plantations will not all be replanted; options open to the new owners include planting softwood species for solid wood production. According to IndustryEdge, a related opportunity is the possibility of a future unbleached softwood kraft pulp mill to supply Asian packaging producers with much needed long, strong fibre. Subscribers to IndustryEdge’s monthly Pulp and Paper Edge receive a complete analysis in Edition 108, released last week. The last month has seen major developments in the pulp and paper sector: CHH Pulp, Paper and Packaging sells to a joint venture headlined by Oji Holdings Corporation a new newsprint anti-dumping case commences; the copy paper anti-dumping case continues, for now; and free trade agreements are concluded with major trading partners Japan and Korea. Joined with
the enormously important events of 2013, that included the closure of Amcor’s carton board mill at Petrie and the unceremonious demerger that created Orora, the packaging and industrial papers market is in genuine turmoil. All of this occurs just weeks before the 2014 Packaging and Industrial Paper Market Outlook Forum being conducted in Melbourne on June 19 and 20.
Packaging and papers market in genuine turmoil The forum provides the first opportunity for the sector and its customers to meet and analyse the implications of all of these changes. International experts and presenters from the UK (Alistair Irvine, Smithers Pira), Finland (Outi Juntti, Poyry Management Consulting), and Korea (Jun Park, Hansol Paper) will bring global perspectives. Australian and New Zealand speakers and presenters from across the supply chain will share their analysis across all major forms of fibre packaging.
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due diligence one-day training seminars in collaboration with TFT (formerly The Timber Trust). Details of these training seminars, to be held in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane on June 18, 19 and 30 respectively can also be found at www.timberduediligence.com. au The training seminars will use real world examples and cover a number of issues commonly asked. These include whether your goods are regulated, your rights with Australian Customs
(e.g. can goods be delayed at the port of entry if compliance of the regulation is not met?); what is likely to happen after November 30; and the role of country specific guidelines, certification and third party verification in the due diligence process. Also to be covered in detail is the industry developed tools and guidance. This guidance, which gives greater detail than that provided by government, will be released shortly and will be freely available via www. timberduediligence.com.au
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Funding, guaranteed resource assure start of Ta Ann plywood mill this year
Green light for $15m capital development at Smithton MALAYSIAN-based timber company Ta Ann Tasmania has secured $7.5 million in federal funding to build a plywood mill in the state’s northwest. Ta Ann has become the fifth recipient of funding tied to Tasmania’s historic forestry peace deal. The money was committed by the previous Labor government, but the Coalition put the payment on hold while it conducted a due diligence test. The government has been reassessing many of the projects seeking a share of $106 million. Ta Ann plans to build the plywood mill beside its veneer operation at Smithton, a town on the far northwest coast of Tasmania. Chief executive Evan Rolley says the company will match the funding to build a $15 million state-of-the-art facility. It will use veneer from its Huon and Smithton mills. “We will be able to guarantee a very high quality plywood, backed by the environmental credentials that this wood is being sourced under an independently certified system which will add significant value to the Australian construction industry,” Mr Rolley said. Construction will start later this month and production will begin in December. The mill will provide 120 direct jobs, as well as create employment for contractors in supply and transport. Mr Rolley says it is a longterm investment.
Off to a good start .. executive chairman of Ta Ann Holdings Datuk Sepawi and Braddon MHR Brett Whiteley at the announcement of federal funding for the construction of a plywood manufacturing facility at Smithton, Tasmania.
“We are looking to develop this market in Australia, including a range of speciality plywood areas over the course of the next 12 or 18 months.” The chairman of Ta Ann Tasmania Datuk Sepawi has welcomed the announcement that confirms co-funding for the Smithton plywood mill development.
$70m already invested in value adding “This $15 million capital development for a new plywood mill, which is immediately ready to proceed in Smithton, will help grow sustainable jobs throughout Tasmania as we further value-add to veneer from the Huon and Smithton veneer mills,” Mr Sepawi said. “We have already invested over $70 million in value-adding capital investment over the past
eight years in Tasmania and this project will deliver 90 direct and indirect jobs in construction and up to 120 direct jobs when fully productive. Ta Ann has had to scale back 40% of mill throughput volume to meet the requirements for the new and agreed state forest wood supply areas under the Tasmanian Forest Agreement. “We have to slowly rebuild market confidence in Tasmania as a reliable long term source of wood supply,” Mr Sepawi said. “The project will seek to replace imports to the mainland Australian plywood markets as well as continue with the company’s export program.” Mr Sepwai said Ta Ann had worked for the last 18 months with specialist R&D support to develop a new plywood product not currently produced in Australia that would bring new strength and durability to plywoods available for the
building industry. Recent market briefings by the Tasmanian premier in Japan have confirmed that Ta Ann can supply the market with wood sourced from state forest areas approved by environmental groups under the TFA in a supply arrangement confirmed to the end of the current contracts in 2028. “This commitment from the state government on supply areas and the assurance that Forestry Tasmania will pursue Forest Stewardship certification, to add to its existing PEFC independent certificates, gives our company new confidence for operations and investment in Tasmania,” Datuk Sepawi said.
Ta Ann able to guarantee a high quality plywood “We have been planning this next stage of the strategic development of value adding to Tasmanian hardwoods for many years and we are very pleased that the final plans have found endorsement for value adding from both the state and federal governments. “We are delighted to have the state environmental permits and the key Circular Head Council planning permits for this development in place.” Mr Sepawi also announced that Tasmanian company Vos Construction would be contracted to deliver the project which is expected to be operating within six months.
Tilling to distribute KLH CLT in Australia and New Zealand ENGINEERED timber and building supplier Tilling has been appointed Australian and New Zealand distributor of cross laminated timber
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products manufactured by Austria-based KLH. In 2013, KLH’s CLT was used in the construction of
Lend Lease’s Forte Building in Melbourne’s Docklands. KLH’s cross-laminated timber is produced from layers of
spruce wood that are arranged crosswise on top of each other and glued to each other and power-pressed to form largesized solid wood elements.
ENGINEERED WOOD
Welcome to Frame Australia
350 engineered wood enthusiasts gather in Melbourne By JIM BOWDEN
MORE than 350 delegates and exhibitors from 10 nations are gathered in Melbourne today for Frame Australia 2014, the biggest roll-up in the event’s 16-year history. It is also the largest gathering ever of international providers of timber engineering technology – and those that design and build with the products – creating a new dimension for the fabrication industry.
Biggest roll-up in the event’s 16-year history Special arrivals are the North American delegation from the APA Engineered Wood Association – a global membership of producers and suppliers of wood products
Park Hyatt Melbourne .. venue for Frame Australia 2014.
including plywood, OSB, I-joists, glulam and composite wood products – led by Charles Barnes, director for international programs, and a 15-strong entourage from Malaysia headed by Hamidah Abdullah, senior executive with the Malaysian Timber Council.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Why would you risk it?
• Legal action • Damage to your business • Possible loss of life • Media exposure
While in Australia, overseas visitors have taken the opportunity pre- and postconference to visit clients, building projects and timber organisations in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. Jubilant Frame Australia director Kevin Ezard said 20
display booths representing 28 companies and organisations had filled the exhibition area at the venue, the Park Hyatt at Parliament Sqauare in Melbourne. Mr Ezard expressed sincere appreciation for the confidence expressed by event supporters – the Australian Forest Products Association; the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia; the Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia; the Housing Industry Association Victoria; the Master Builders Association of Victoria; the Tmber Merchants Association of Victoria; Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts; and Meyer Timber. A picture report of Frame Australia will appear in the next edition of Timber&Forestry enews. Cont P 12
Consistent quality Structurally sound and safe Lowest emissions Wood from 100% legal forests Guaranteed to meet government standards Jobs security It’s simple arithmetic. Add it up and the safest choice is engineered wood manufactured by EWPAA members.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Business ‘across ditch’ helps boost Carter Holt bottom line NEW Zealand builing materials supplier Carter Holt Harvey more than tripled gross margins at its Australian operations in 2013 and reversed write-downs it took on its timber business a year earlier, narrowing the company’s annual loss. The CHH Woodproducts business in Australia operates 15 manufacturing sites and eight distribution, administration and sale centres. The company sold its pulp, paper and packaging businesses last month.
CHH sold pulp, paper business for $1.04 billion Building Supplies Group Holdings, an Australian unit of the combined Carter Holt
group, made a loss of $14.6 million in the 12 months ended December 31, compared with a loss of $326.6 million, a year earlier, according to financial statements lodged with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission. A report in the New Zealand Herald says the company fattened gross margin to 6.29% of revenue from 1.98% a year earlier, even as sales slipped 4.9% to $869.6 million. The result included a $62 million reversal of impairment losses on Building Supplies’
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wood products timber business, amounting to almost half the charge it had taken in 2012. The Carter Holt unit made an operating profit of $56.8 million, compared with a loss of $304.8 million in 2012. “These partial impairment reversals reflect a combination of improved trading conditions, the implementation and realisation of restructuring and operational efficiencies and improved general market expectations regarding housing construction,” director Helen Golding said in her report. “Collectively, these factors resulted in a revised estimated of the probable future value to be generated by the wood roducts Australia-timber business,” she said. Carter Holt shut two South Australian timber mills and laid off about 100 people in 2012, blaming the state government for refusing to renegotiate the price the firm had to pay for logs. It rejected a $27 million assistance package from the South Australian government which would have forced the company to keep the mills open and maintain a minimum level of employment and production. Last month, Carter Holt agreed to sell its pulp, paper and packaging business for $NZ1.04 billion to Japan’s Oji Holdings and Innovation Network Corp of Japan, adding the Tasman and Kinleith pulp and paper mills, and a large Australasian packaging enterprise to Oji’s Pan Pac pulp and paper mill, near Napier.
Exhibitors at Frame 2014 From P 11
Exhibitors • Active Fastners/BeA (anel systems & fasteners). • Aircco Fastners / Senco (timber fastners suppliers). • APA – The Engineered Wood Association (wood industry organisation) • EWPAA (engineered wood service organisation). • Australian Framing Automation (manufacturing equipment). • Bliss & Reels / Randek/ Lap Laser / Mohringer (manufacturing equipment). • Boral Timber (timber products producer). • Cadwork (software systems for prefab). • Dulux Acra-Tex (building board products). • Homag Australia / Weinmann (manufacturing equipment). • Hundegger Australasia (manufacturing equipment). • Hyne Timber (timber products producer). • Loggo (engineered wood systems). • LP Building products (engineered wood products). • Pryda / Databuild (connectors and software supplier). • Rotho Blaas (timber connectors supplier). • Tecbuild Systems (multires building systems). • Tilling Timber / SmartStruct (engineered wood products). • UBIQ – INEX Boards (flooring and building boards). • USG Boral (multi-res building systems). • Wood Solutions (wood industry organisation).
EVENTS
Chile shows how at wood flow logistics in Melbourne and NZ
More than 200 already registered for mid-june event ALREADY Wood Flow Logistics is shaping up to be one of this years’ major technology related events for forest managers, harvesting contractors and wood transport operators. More than 200 have already registered for the mid-June series in New Zealand and Australia and interest is very high. In addition to local companies, at least 10 transport and harvesting contractors from Chile, building on the tour set up with ForestTECH 2013, are coming out for the event. Some of the key presenters covering trends in supply chain management, optimising forest operations through the supply chain and harvesting operations innovations include Prof. Tava Olsen, Prof. Ross Robinson, Dr. Reino Pulkki and Simon Adamson.
expertise is in forest engineering and business, with special interests in harvesting and transport systems analyses, wood flow logistics, and supply chain management and value chain optimisation. In wood harvesting, as part of Wood Flow Logistics 2014 event, new innovations, both in steep slope and flatter terrain harvesting will be outlined to delegates in both countries.
Analysing value chain optimisation Key subjects .. Wood Flow Logsitics covers trends in supply chain management, optimising forest operations through the supply chain and harvesting operations.
Current key trends shaping global supply Simon Adamson Tava Olsen
Prof. Olsen in New Zealand will address some of the current key trends shaping global supply chain management. She currently holds the Ports of Auckland professorship in logistics and supply chain management at the University of Auckland Business School. Before joining Auckland, she was professor of operations and manufacturing management
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in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. Tava Olsen is also a past president of the Manufacturing and Service Operations Society and is academic director of the Centre for Supply Chain Management at the University of Auckland. For the Australian leg of the series, Prof. Ross Robinson will be speaking to local forestry, harvesting and wood transport companies. He is an associate director of research at the Institute of Supply Chain and Logistics at Victoria University. He established and directed the highly respected Centre for Transport Policy Analysis at the University of Wollongong, was a member of the first port
Reino Pulkki
Ross Robinson
research team at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva and later directed the port development program for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. Dr Reino Pulkki from Lakehead University, Canada, will be analysing leading wood procurement systems, looking at improving collaboration through the wood supply chain and addressing the impact of advanced forest inventory data on merchandising log yard costs. As well as study and research in Canada, Finland and South Africa, Dr Pulkki has worked at the FAO in Rome on a global fibre supply strategy project. Well known internationally, his
Simon Adamson, chief operating officer for Latin Equipment SA based in Chile, will be outlining to local companies some of the innovations used in South American harvesting operations. Latin Equipment now has six wholly owned subsidiaries, including one in South Africa, all selling and supporting harvesting equipment into 14 countries with 100 staff. To complete the South American interest in this year’s series, in addition to a number of contractors visiting both countries and attending the Melbourne leg of Wood Flow Logistics 2014, both the chief of transport operations and chief of operational planning for one of Chiles’s largest forest products companies, Forestal Mininco SA, will be presenting on how they plan for and manage one of Chile’s largest wood transport fleets. Full details on the program, which runs in Rotorua, NZ, on June 11 and 12, and in Melbourne on June 17 and 18, can be found on the event website, www. woodflowlogistics.com
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PASSAGES
Remarkable forestry career David Bills held many leadership positions that guided industry in Australia and abroad
ESTEEMED and decorated forester David Bills, CBE, a former Director-General of the UK Forestry Commission, died in Sydney on March 30, aged 66. Mr Bills, who was a Fellow of the UK Institute of Chartered Foresters and a member of the Institute of Foresters of Australia, was much loved and respected among his forestry peers. Close friend and colleague Bob Newman, OAM, said David Bills showed early in his career strong leadership potential, which he definitely achieved. Mr Newman recalls: The student from Taroona High School and the Hobart Matriculation College undertook roles after graduating in forestry at the Australian National University which gave him effective experience and competence in his career. His first assignment after graduation was to work on policy in the then Federal Forestry and Timber Bureau where he assisted the DirectorGeneral Dr Neil Cromer in organising the National Forwood peak conference dealing with, among other things, a wide range of community concerns about forestry that included a stint working on catchment management at the Norwegian Forest Research Institute.
General manager of then the largest forestry operation He returned to Tasmania in 1978 and joined Associated Pulp and Paper Mills as an executive forester. By the time he was in his early forties, David, still working in the same operations, became a board member of North Broken Hill Ltd, which had bought APPM. He was general manager of NBH from 1986 to 1995, then
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David Bills during his time in the UK .. a fine man, a remarkable record in forestry.
the largest forestry operation in Australia. The plantations covered more than 125,000 ha and the company exported large quantities of wood products while still serving the domestic market. In 1995, at the age of 46, when the UK Forestry Commission decided to maintain an international approach to the position of Director-General, David responded to an invitation to apply. He remained in that position for eight years retiring in 2004. During his incumbency he became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to forestry in the Queen’s 2001 Birthday Honours. On retiring from the D-G position, David became vicechairman of the Forestry Commission of Great Britain. [The name changed after devolvement to the three individual countries, England, Scotland and Wales]. David Bills was only the second
Australian-born forester to hold the UK Forestry Commission leadership position. The first was Lord Robinson, the second Rhodes Scholar from Adelaide University, who assisted the UK government in 1919 to form the commission after so much timber had been removed during World War 1. In 2006, David also became the first Australian elected president of the Commonwealth of Forestry Association. In its over 90 years’ existence, it is the oldest forestry association in the Commonwealth of Nations. In a 40-year career, one of David’s positive contributions to Australia was his attention given to North Broken Hill Ltd, with the name of North Forest Products. A 5000 ha per annum plantation forestry expansion and three large scale chip export mills with associated port structures were his responsibility. His ability showed, too, in his mature manner in conducting the divestment of some of the wood product operations of
North Forest Products to Gunns Ltd of some $200 million in early 1990 when Rio Tinto had bought North Forest Products from NBH Ltd. David’s industry leadership career in Australia was well recognised: he served on the board of the National Association of Forest Industries and was president in 1994 and 1995. His leadership appointments also included vice-president of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; chairman of Australian Veneers Ltd; member of the Tasmanian Marine Board, which included the Port of Hobart and west coast ports; and a member of the Prime Minister’s panel on sustainable development. David’s leadership roles in his position of Director-General of the UK Forestry Commission were also very useful in many spheres.
Queen’s 2001 Birthday Honour for forestry service He played an important role which came from the decisions of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) 1992 resulting in the Rio de Janeiro Declaration. This resulted in establishing the UK Forest Plan. Included in leadership roles was the chairmanship for the Commonwealth Forestry Conference Standing Committee, in particular for Zimbabwe in 1996 and Perth in 2001. After retiring from the UK Forestry Commission, David acted as an independent consultant to a number of clients, including SAFCOL, the plantation owner and paper manufacturer in South Africa, Cont P 15
EVENTS
Count down to AWISA 2014 Australia’s best wood machinery on show at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
ANYONE looking to see what’s new in woodworking machinery – be it basic machinery or the most sophisticated and automated CNC outfit – should be starting to plan their trip to AWISA 2014 in Brisbane. Likewise, anyone wanting to learn about the latest in hardware, decorative products and software should be walking through the doors of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre over four days from August 6 to 9. AWISA 2014 will occupy more than 15,000 sq. m of the centre. All the major machinery companies that supply the Australian market are in the show, as are all the major hardware and software companies. AWISA is one of the largest
AWISA 2014 venue .. Brisbane city at night, with the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre at South Bank on the right.
trade shows in the southern hemisphere and has become an internationally renowned success. “It’s a great chance to gather information and stay in touch with important industry trends,” general manger Geoff Holland said. “By getting away from the
office and the factory, attendees can spend undistracted time learning about developments in machinery, materials, fittings and services that might help make their businesses run more efficiently and effectively – and profitably.” The organisers point out that there’s lot to do in Brisbane while
AWISA 2014 is in town. The show venue is located at South Bank, where visitors will find a mix of cafes, restaurants, boutiques and cultural experiences. The Queensland Art Gallery, Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Museum and Science Centre, and Queensland Conservatorium are all within a short walk of AWISA 2014. And Brisbane’s CBD is just across the river with attractions such as Treasury Casino. Visitors looking to enjoy their favourite winter sporting code during the weekend of the show should visit their codes’ website. Admission to AWISA 2014 is free. However, visitors are asked to register – in the venue foyer on arrival, or better still pre-register at www.awisa.com.
Technical adviser for Wood for Good campaign From P 14
as the first part-time chief of the Confederation of UK Forest Industries. He was, during that period of 2004-2011, also the technical adviser and spokesperson for the Wood for Good Campaign funded by the Nordic Timber Council and UK Domestic Producer.
What a remarkable record and what a fine man. In earlier days, David played Rugby Union for Tasmania in the under 19s, and in the Tasmanian University team for which I had a connection too. I have an enduring image of him in my mind when he and I with New Zealand forester Peter F. Olsen, who was a student in
my year at the Forestry School, took to song around the piano in Launceston one evening. On the front entrance of the building of the old Australian Forestry School at Yarralumla is a most apt quotation for David James Bills: Mihi cura futuri – Mine is the Care of the Future. David is survived by his wife Michele, children Jessie, Tom
and Amy, and grand-children Archie and Charlie. A funeral service was held at Balmain Presbyterian Church on April 4 and a memorial service was held last Fiday at the Royal Tasmanian Yacht Club in Hobart. Donations in lieu of flowers were given to David’s chosen charity, the Sydney Children’s Hospital.
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ON THE ROAD
Kia ‘Pro_cee’ds’ on European design path with hot GT hatch
Some serious competition for the Golf and Focus KIA originally intended to sell and manufacture its first European-designed and built car, the Cee’d, exclusively in Europe. To mark the occasion, Kia took the initials of the European Economic Community, EEC – or CEE in some places – and added ED for European design. Realising that ‘CEEED’ had too many ‘Es’, they replaced the last ‘E’ with an apostrophe, with Cee’d the end result. Now we’ve got that out the way, let’s get down to the nuts and bolts of this hot hatch, the most eagerly anticipated new model in Kia’s history now on sale in Australia – and what sharp and shiny nuts and bolts they are.
Zip’s the word for this sporty Kia addition For five years Kia has been pursuing a design-led revolution which has transformed its image, public perception and sales performance. With the arrival of the Pro_cee’d GT – the first performance-oriented car and the first European-style hot-hatch to come from a South Korean manufacturer – Kia is adding performance to the mix. Since the Kia Pro_cee’d GT made its public debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, performance-minded drivers have been keen to get their hands on Kia’s first overtly sporting model. Now they can. We were short-changed on a chance to visit the Noosa International Wine and Food Show in the glistening white Kia Pro_cee’d GT. It would have looked the part at a festival of more than 180 leading chefs, iconic winemakers, restaurateurs and serious foodies.
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The Pro_cee’d GT .. transforming Kia’s image.
Instead, we zipped around Brisbane streets and the riverside expressway for some outdoor theatre at South Bank. Zip’s the word (thanks Mr Rudd). The Pro_cee’d GT claims 7.7 seconds for the 0-100 km/h sprint, and while that might be a second or more off the pace of some of its rivals, discerning buyers would be well advised not to judge this hatch on straight-line performance alone. The engine is the same 1.6-litre turbocharged fourcylinder petrol unit found in the Hyundai Veloster Turbo and produces 150 kW and 265 Nm. Infinitely more important than this are 265 Newton-metres of torque on tap between 17504500 rpm, which pushes the GT along fast-flowing twisty roads without ever needing to shift down from third to second. All this makes the front-wheel-
drive Pro_cee’d GT well-armed to take on the competition. Presented as a Golf-sized, three-door hatchback with coupe styling, Kia says it lines up against a variety of models such as the Volkswagen Golf GTI (162kW/350Nm), Volkswagen Polo GTI (132kW/250Nm), Mini Cooper S (135kW/240Nm) and Ford Focus ST (184kW/360Nm). The Pro_cee’d is only available with a manual transmission, but a slick six-speed unit with wellspaced ratios give flexibility when pushing the car along a challenging road; it also allows a smooth cruise through city streets. Riding on Michelin Pilot Sport tyres means there is good grip, too. This car also has the sporty looks to match its sporty drive. The car was designed by the brand’s European studio and continues its positive makeover.
All black leather and suede .. high quality design continues to the interior of Kia’s Pro_cee’d GT.
Some of the design highlights include the four LED daytime running lights either side of the lower front grille, a rear spoiler and 18-in. alloy wheels. Inside, the same highquality design carries over; the dashboard is angled towards the driver, a lot of soft-touch plastics are used and there is a high level of standard equipment. Searching for the reversing camera on the dashboard, we found it while night driving, neatly glowing from a corner of the inside reverse mirror. The highpoints of the interior are the Recaro seats finished in black leather and suede with contrasting red stitching. They’re also very supportive and there were no complaints from our heavy-ish passenger. Kia Australia has invested heavily in a local ride and handling optimisation program, working with its factories to tailor the suspension and steering to Australia’s unique road conditions. For the Pro_cee’d, the company almost doubled its usual test run, racking up more than 7000 km here and in Europe and at Kia’s Korean proving ground. As a maiden hot hatch, the Pro_cee’d GT is a good effort from Kia. And with a starting price of $29,990 (plus onroad and dealer costs) it does undercut the VW Golf GTI and Ford Focus ST.
CLASSIFIEDS
Timber Queensland invites applications for the position of
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TECHNICAL MANAGER B a s e d in o u r o ff ic e in F o r t it u d e V a lle y TECHNICAL MANAGER An o p p o r t u n i t y e x i s t s f o r a b u i l d i n g i n d u s t r y p r o f e s s i o n a l t o j o i n a s m Based in our office in Fortitude Valley e n t h u s i a s t i c t e a m t o s u p p o r t a n d p r o m o t e Q u e e n s l a n d ’ s $ 3. 8 b i l l i o n t i m b e r i n d u s t r y w h i c h p r o v i d e s j o b s f o r 19 0 0 0 Q u e e n s l a n d e r s .
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An opportunity exists for a building industry professionY o u w ill n e e d t o h a v e e x t e n s iv e e x p e r ie n c e in t h e s p e c if ic a t io n , a p p lic a t io n a n d alo to f t i m join b e r ian small b u i l d i n g but a n d enthusiastic c o n s t r u c t i o n . F o team r m a l q u to a l i f support i c a t i o n s i n a and r c h ite c tu r e , b u ild o r e n g i n e e Queensland’s r i n g a r e d e s i r a b l e $3.8 . promote billion forest and timber industry T h e p o s i t which i o n r e q u iprovides r e s y o u t o g jobs i v e t e c for h n i c 19 a l a 000 d v i c e Queenslanders. o n t h e s p e c if ic a t io n a n d u s e o
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f t i m b e r t o T i m b e r Q u e e n s l a n d m e m b e r s a n d T e c h n i c a l Su b s c r i b e r s . F i e l d in s p e c tio n s o f tim b e r a p p lic a tio n s f o r th ir d p a r tie s a r e a ls o r e q u ir e d , a s a r e You will need to have extensive experience in the p r e s e n t a t i o n s a t s e m i n a r s a n d w o r k s h o p s . Pu b l i c s p e a k i n g c a p a c i t y w o u l d b e w e l l specifi application and use of timber in building r e g a r d cation, e d .
and construction. Formal qualifications in architecture, An a t t r a c t i v e r e m u n e r a t i o n p a c k a g e c o m p r i s i n g s a l a r y , s u p e r a n n u a t i o building a l l o w a n c e or a n engineering d s u p p o r t t o o l s w are i l l b desirable. e o ffe r e d to th e r ig h t a p p lic a n t. Ap p l i c a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g a d e t a i l e d C u r r i c u l u m
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The t o : position requires you to give technical advice on the specification and use of timber to Timber Queensland R o d M c In n e s members and Technical Subscribers. Field inspections C EO – T i m b e r Q u e e n s l a n d L t d . of timber for third parties are also required, PO applications B o x 2 0 14 F O R T IT UD E V AL at L EYseminars Q L D 4 0 0 6 and workshops. Public as are presentations speaking capacity would O r e m a i l r o d @ t i m b e r q u e e n s l a nbe d . c well o m . a u regarded. ( m a il o r e m a il o n ly p le a s e ) . rd
e a s e h a v e a l l a p p l i c a t i o n s i n b y F r i d a y 2 3 M a y 2 0 14 . AnPl attractive remuneration package comprising salary, superannuation, vehicle allowance and support tools will be offered to the right applicant.
Applications, including a detailed Curriculum Vitae, should be directed confidentially to: Rod McInnes CEO – Timber Queensland Ltd. PO Box 2014 FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006 Or email rod@timberqueensland.com.au (mail or email only please). Please have all applications in by Friday 23rd May 2014.
Contact Timber & Forestry Enews Tel: +61 3262 3001 cancon@bigpond.net.au
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