Thousands of equipment manufacturers—who rely on tyres, seals and conveyor belts—are warning Brussels that the European Union's signature Deforestation Regu| woodcentral.com.au
The European Commission has tabled changes to the EU Deforestation‑free Product Regulation (EUDR) that would create a green lane for timber importers from low| woodcentral.com.au
I get all sorts of queries about preserved wood because my phone number is on the TPAA website. Earlier this month, while responding to a query about the safety of preserved wood, I was also challenged about why the industry continues to use chemical preservatives instead of natural alternatives. This exchange illustrated the challenge of […]| Wood Central
In a first‑of‑its‑kind move, the UK’s three largest sawmillers — BSW Timber, James Jones & Sons, and Glennon Brothers — have launched a joint campaign to push domestically grown timber into construction, backed by industry bodies Confor and Timber Development UK and aligned with government policy. “This is about securing a consistent, sustainable supply of […]| Wood Central
The Albanese government and Australia’s $28 billion forest products industry are backing a plan to turn plantation forest fibre into prefabricated timber housing, betting that a new IndustryEdge‑led project, THE PRECINCT, can use modern methods of construction (MMC) to short-circuit its acute housing shortage. Officially known as the “Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Strategy and Feasibility to […]| Wood Central
Australia’s new environmental laws will provide “tangible gains for the environment and for business,” that is according to Murray Watt, Australia’s environment minister, who yesterday passed a suite of new laws – including updating the 26 year old Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and setting up a new federal Environmental Protection Agency – were […]| Wood Central
Australia’s koala population—listed as “Endangered” in Queensland, New South Wales, and the ACT since at least 2022—is now booming across the eastern seaboard, thanks to new data from Australia’s leading science body, the CSIRO. That is according to CSIRO’s National Koala Monitoring Programme (NKMP), which, since 2023, has used expert data rather than opinion to […]| Wood Central
One hundred days out from the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the Porta Romana Athletes’ Village stands finished and ready for the games. Built from prefabricated modular units, each fabricated from a factory using mass‑timber elements, the village will house up to 1,400 athletes during the Games and convert to long‑term student and affordable housing for […]| Wood Central
One hundred days before the start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA), in collaboration with Salone del Mobile.Milano unveiled designs for a digitally fabricated bivouac that will be built in Milan in the coming weeks, then disassembled and airlifted to a permanent high‑Alpine site to serve as a long‑term refuge […]| Wood Central
Just over 1/3 of Australia’s pre‑colonisation native forests remain as mature forests, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation, which, drawing on data from the Australian Government’s State of the Forests Report, revealed today that just 34.7% of Australia’s 18th‑century forests remain today. “Australia has lost almost two‑thirds of its mature forest cover since Europeans arrived. […]| Wood Central
Electric Power Systems (EPS), an Austrian supplier of power and cooling systems for data centres, on Monday unveiled Dendora, a modular prefabricated data‑centre pod with a wooden structural frame sourced from Binderholz in Austria. EPS said the modules are intended to reduce embodied carbon and shorten supply chains by using locally sourced timber. The Dendora […]| Wood Central
Days after the European Commission vowed to push ahead with the EUDR and its current timeframe, 19 European trade associations representing the wood, pulp, feed| woodcentral.com.au
"Intelligent" robots now produce custom-cut panels of mass timber walls, floors, and ceilings. The panels are then bound together in factories before being asse| woodcentral.com.au
The world's most ambitious public housing programme will use as much mass timber as possible to create an entirely new housing industry. That is according to Ma| woodcentral.com.au
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Acclaimed designer Hendro Hadinata unveiled the KARANA Collection at the Indonesian Design Week —a trio of pieces shaped as much by their materials as by Balinese design philosophy. Comprising the Kuta Bench, Sanur Lounge Chair, and Ubud Light, the collection features American red oak and cherry, selected for their grain, colour, and harmony with Hadinata’s […]| Wood Central
The Forest Stewardship Council – forestry’s gold standard – will next week vote on whether to begin work on new traceability rules after a new report alleged that it lacks the systems needed to proactively detect fraud across its supply chains. As reported by the conservation publication Mongabay, the Bonn-based body is facing increased scrutiny […]| Wood Central
More than 520 guests packed into the Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards, hosted by award-winning comedian Peter Helliar in Mount Gambier on Friday, where Laurie Hein and Stephen Van Schaik were crowned the 2025 Timber Legends. Laurie Hein, managing director of Green Triangle Forest Products, was recognised for a career that began in a small […]| Wood Central
Europe’s softwood industry, battered by years of falling production, rising raw‑material costs, and sluggish demand, is staking its recovery hopes on a long-awaited rebound in construction activity next year, industry leaders told the 73rd International Softwood Conference last week. “Raw material prices have increased across Europe, denting profitability in the industry,” Tommi Sneck, president of […]| Wood Central
Researchers have completed the first full-genome sequence of white oak (Quercus alba), a milestone the team says will accelerate efforts to strengthen the species’ resilience to pests, drought, and other stresses across North America. The sequencing project, led by Meg Staton at the University of Tennessee, maps the white oak’s complete genetic code and provides […]| Wood Central
More than 1,000 prefabricated mass‑timber rental units could be built over the site of a decommissioned police station after Vancouver‑based Intelligent Cit| woodcentral.com.au
Weak demand, volatile currency swings, and much higher raw‑material costs have pushed Södra to an operating loss of 360 million SEK in the third quarter of 2025, reversing a 937 million SEK profit a year earlier and trimming group sales 9 per cent to 6,349 million SEK. “Our immediate priority is to restore margin resilience,” […]| Wood Central
A leading specialist in industrial shredders and recycling systems, Vecoplan AG, has appointed AE Gibson & Sons as its official distributor for Australia, a strategic move that accelerates the German supplier’s push into the Asia‑Pacific market and positions it to capture sustained demand in wood, biomass and waste processing. Wood Central understands that the new […]| Wood Central
Less than three weeks before COP30, Brazil sees “strong indications” that several countries will commit sovereign funds to its new Tropical Forests Forever Fund (TFFF), according to a source in the economic team. The brainchild of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who announced the TFFF at the UN last month, the fund could provide […]| Wood Central
Chorus has signed an anchor lease and acquired naming rights for the landmark mass‑timber office tower at 211 High Street in Christchurch, committing to occupy the top level of the building, scheduled for completion next year. The move marks Chorus’s return to the central business district after a period based on the city fringe following […]| Wood Central
The good doctor climbed in. “A class act by Hyundai, right?” And so opened a conversation on the South Korean auto maker … and the British Rover, the choi| woodcentral.com.au
Huge tracts of working forest on NSW's North Coast will be permanently closed under a supersized Great Koala National Park, after Premier Chris Minns confirmed| woodcentral.com.au
More than a hundred timber workers — and their work boots — have gathered outside the offices of Janelle Saffin, NSW minister and a strong proponent for the| woodcentral.com.au
The European Commission has moved to delay the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by at least a further 12 months, resetting the compliance deadline to 30 Decem| woodcentral.com.au
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One of the world's largest producers of large-sized cross-laminated timber panels is staring down the barrel of a 10% reduction in production if the European Un| woodcentral.com.au
The European Commission has tabled changes to the EU Deforestation‑free Product Regulation (EUDR) that would create a green lane for timber importers from low| woodcentral.com.au
The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous communities. They store enormous amounts of c| woodcentral.com.au
Republicans Demand Congress Act as Tariffs Choke Timber Exports| woodcentral.com.au
In a major ecological discovery, researchers have discovered Asia’s tallest tree – a 335-foot (or 102 metres) cypress tree found in Tarlung Tsangpo’s Gran| woodcentral.com.au
