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LOGGING & BIOMASS NEWS
New Tigercat dealer in Russi
Tigercat announces that
EkoNivaTechnika-Holding is now a
Tigercat dealer for areas of Western
Russia and Siberia.
Matt Roberts, Tigercat sales
manager for Europe and Russia
comments, “We are very happy to
welcome EkoNiva to the Tigercat
dealer network. The company’s
vast experience and proven record
in customer support, combined
with their operational excellence
as a leading heavy equipment
dealer in the Russian Federation,
is an outstanding match for our
products.
We are confident that forestry
customers in EkoNiva’s area
will see great benefit to adding
Tigercat products to their fleet
with the support of EkoNiva’s
strong network of branches and
technicians.”
Ekoniva strives to establish a
long-term, honest and mutually
beneficial cooperation with its
customers, stating.
Australia harvests estimated at 32.9 million m 3
of logs in 2017-18 period
A report released by the
Australian Bureau of Agricultural
and Resource Economics and
Sciences (ABARES) today
highlighted continued growth in
Australia’s forestry sector thanks
to favourable conditions in key
markets, particularly housing and
international trade.
ABARES Executive Director,
Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds, said
Australian forest and wood
products statistics: March and
June quarters 2018, reported the
fourth consecutive year of growth
for the value added by the forestry
and forest product manufacturing
industries, to $8.8 billion.
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“We are seeing strong domestic
demand for wood products, with
a 4.4 per cent increase in house
commencements compared to the
previous year, while the number of
new other residential buildings—
such as units and townhouses—
also increased,” Dr Hatfield-Dodds
said.
Domestic demand for wood
products remains at high levels.
Following four years of consecutive
growth, the estimated volume of
logs harvested stabilised in 2017-
18 at 32.9 million cubic metres.
Exports of Australia’s wood
products were higher than ever in
2017–18, increasing for the fifth
17:22
consecutive year to reach a record
$3.6 billion, on the back of record
high exports of woodchips, paper
and paperboard, and roundwood.
Overseas demand for
woodchips, sourced mainly from
Australia’s commercial hardwood
plantations, remains strong with
woodchips exports reaching
$1.3 billion. The report finds the
Chinese market accounted for the
majority of total wood product
export growth in 2017-18. In fact,
according to ABARES, 47 per cent
of Australia’s wood product exports
went to China, a market now worth
$1.7 billion.
Australia’s demand for overseas
Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds,
ABARES Executive Director
wood products in 2017-18 also
increased, to $5.6 billion across
all major wood product import
categories, driven by growth in
imports of wood-based panels and
miscellaneous forest products.
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