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December
EITE - Right Direction, Long Way to Go Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak body for the plantation products and paper industry, would like to acknowledge the Australian Government’s foresight in addressing the key issue for a non-global emission trading scheme through its recognition of emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries in the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) White Paper.
Reforestation the Right Response Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Today’s release of the Government’s CPRS White Paper is a further step to allowing reforestation to play its rightful part in climate change mitigation. A3P, the peak body representing the plantation products and paper industry, welcomed the Government’s acknowledgement of the carbon stored in forests and its role in mitigating climate change.
November 2008
Companies Exploiting Consumer Naivety on Forest Management Certification Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak national body representing the plantation products and paper industry is concerned by the efforts of some companies to deliberately exploit the limited understanding of forest management certification among consumers and the public generally.
Full exposure to a carbon cost could jeopardise Australia's paper industry Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Full exposure to a carbon cost without appropriate transitional measures could jeopardise Australia’s pulp and paper industry with many facilities either closing down or becoming unprofitable if the carbon cost reaches $50 per tonne.
October 2008
A3P Congratulates Miles Prosser on New Appointment Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P would like to congratulate key staff member, Miles Prosser, on his appointment as Executive Director of the Australian Aluminium Council. Miles’ appointment to this senior role is clear recognition of his substantial ability and his capacity as a constructive proponent of sustainable business development.
New and Experienced Leadership Team for A3P Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Linda Sewell, Chief Executive Officer of HVP Plantations, has been elected as the new Chairperson of A3P (the Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council) following the Council’s AGM yesterday. She replaces Kim Creak who has led A3P as its Chair for the past two years.
July 2008
Green Paper gives green light for forest industry carbon Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
The Government’s green light for participation by the forest industry in emissions trading has been applauded by A3P, the peak national body for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry. The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper was launched today at the National Press Club in Canberra.
A3P member company Australian Paper Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P’s member company Australian Paper has this week re-launched their environmental and social commitments to the Australian Public by releasing Environs: Our commitment to sustainability. The facts & figures.
A3P welcomes acknowledgement of Australia’s forests & forest products industry in Garnaut Review draft report Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak national body for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry, has today welcomed the Garnaut Climate Change Review draft report, launched at the National Press Club of Canberra.
June 2008
A3P & New Zealand Forest Owners' Association contribute to international forestry industry Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak body for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry, and the New Zealand Forest Owners’ Association (NZFOA) were today invited to address the 49TH meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products outside Johannesburg, South Africa.
A3P supports international industry leadership Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak body for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry, congratulates the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) for developing and formally endorsing the ICFPA fact sheets on Sustainable Forest Management, Certification (forest), Illegal Logging and Plantations.
A3P and TIMA formalise their close cooperation Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Leading forest industry bodies A3P and the Treefarm Investment Managers Association (TIMA) have today taken steps towards more efficient and cohesive
plantation industry representation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the annual A3P Members Forum held in Sydney.
A3P and AFG reaffirm strong working relationship Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Leading industry councils A3P and the Australian Forest Growers (AFG) have today reaffirmed their strong working relationship, by re-signing their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and re-iterating their joint belief for the need for a united industry approach towards policy advocacy, at the annual A3P Members Forum held in Sydney.
May 2008
A3P member company HVP Plantations protects Gippsland native forest Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak national body for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry, welcomes the announcement by member company HVP Plantations of a landmark agreement with the Brumby Government to protect more than 20,000ha of native forests in Gippsland’s Strzelecki Ranges.
CSIRO fails the Forest and Wood Products Industry Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak national body for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry, has today characterised the CSIRO’s decision to integrate the Forest Biosciences Division into other Divisions as a massive setback and disappointment to the forest and wood products industry.
A3P Welcomes new report 'Australia's State of the Forests Report 2008' Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak national body for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry, has today welcomed the release of Australia’s State of the Forests Report 2008, which was released by the Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
A3P Congratulates Willmott Forests initiative Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak body representing the plantation products and paper industry, congratulates member company Willmott Forests for their ‘Good Neighbour’ initiative for its plantations in NSW and Victoria.
A3P Congratulates Minister Burke for delivering funding for key election promises Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak body representing the plantations products and paper industry, has today welcomed the 2008 – 09 budget, and thanked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon. Tony Burke, for delivering on commitments made during the lead up to the 2007 Federal election.
A3P welcomes new Managing Director of Forest and Wood Products Australia Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak body representing the plantations products and paper industry, has today congratulated Mr Ric Sinclair the newly appointed Managing Director of Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA).
A3P hosts consultation to ensure whole of industry inclusion in 'Forestry and Climate Change Action Plan' Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak body representing the plantation products and paper industry, has brought together over 60 representatives from the forestry sector, both industry and government from Australia and New Zealand, for the first industry consultation workshop to shape the direction of the Forestry and Climate Change Action Plan, a report to help industry respond to climate change.
A3P welcomes focus by 'Choice' on environmental labellingAbode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the industry council representing the plantation products and paper industry, today welcomes the focus by Choice on the issue of false and misleading claims regarding environmental labelling.
A3P congratulates member company Australian Paper Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the industry council representing the plantation products and paper industry, today congratulates its member company Australian Paper on successfully expanding Chain of Custody (CoC) certification under the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) at all the company’s sites and maintaining Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) at all mainland sites.
A3P meets with Quarantine and Biosecurity Review Panel Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the industry council representing the plantation products and paper industry, has today met with the Quarantine and Biosecurity Review Panel appointed by the Australian Government to discusis A3P’s recent submission to the panel.
A3P congratulates member company New Forests Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the industry council representing the plantation products and paper industry, today congratulates its member company New Forests Pty Limited on the announcement it has reached agreement on the sale of a minority equity position in the company to Generation Investment Management
April 2008
A3P congratulates member companies Wilmott Forests and Forests NSW on new wood supply agreement for $60 million timber processing facility Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the industry council representing the plantation products and paper industry, today congratulates its member companies Wilmott Forests and Forests NSW for the signed wood supply agreement for a long-term sawlog parcel of 250,000 cubic metres a year.
A3P, AFG & TIMA come together to strengthen working relationships Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Leading forest industry bodies A3P, Australian Forest Growers (AFG) and the Treefarm Investment Managers Association (TIMA) have this week made a spirited move towards re-affirming working relationships and achieving common industry goals by moving the three organisations under the one roof at 29 Torrens Street Braddon, Canberra.
A3P stands alone in fight against illegal logging Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak industry body for the plantation products and paper industry stands alone as the only Australian national forest industry association to develop and implement member guidelines on illegal logging.
March 2008
Joint Media Release - New careers resource to ease wood and paper industry skills shortage Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Wood and paper industry organisations will benefit from an exciting new promotional DVD designed to encourage school leavers to consider a caeer in the industry.
Joint Media Release - A3P and Timber Queensland confirm future partnership Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Leading industry councils A3P and Timber Queensland Limited (TQL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today confirming their future partnership.
February 2008
Plantations to play positive role in emissions trading Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Representatives from the Australian and New Zealand plantation forest industry met yesterday to discuss the positive contribution a growing and sustainable plantation forest industry can make to Australia’s emissions trading scheme.
Emissions trading scheme must recognise carbon benefits of timber Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the findings of a major report which identifies an emissions trading scheme as an opportunity to alert consumers to timber’s low greenhouse impact.
Amcor to build multimillion dollar recycling mill Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes Amcor’s announcement today that it will build a new multimillion dollar paper recycling mill in Botany, New South Wales.
Garnaut: Bigger role for plantations & paper industry Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
The interim report of the Garnaut Review on climate change says Australia’s emissions trading scheme must value the carbon benefits of wood.
A3P welcomes $72 million investment in plantation-based sawmilling Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes today’s opening of a $72 million sawmilling operation in Northern Tasmanian that will create at least 100 direct new jobs.
January 2008
A3P Outlines Budget Priorities Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Reinvestment in manufacturing, skills, and minimising red tape are 2008-09 Budget priorities for Australia’s plantation products and paper industry.
Media Releases 2007
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
December 2007
Australian plantation harvests increase sustainably Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Australian plantation harvests and wood product exports grew sustainably in 2006/07 despite soft domestic demand, according to latest ABARE figures.
November 2007
A3P welcomes Tony Burke to federal forestry portfolio Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak industry body representing Australia’s $4 billion plantation products and paper industry, congratulates Mr Tony Burke MP on his appointment as the incoming Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Dr Robert Evans awarded CSIRO Fellowship Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
The Australian Plantation Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) congratulate Dr Roberts Evans on being awarded a prestigious CSIRO Fellowship for world class developments in wood quality assessment technology.
A3P welcomes new Rudd Government Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, the peak industry body representing Australia’s $4 billion plantation products and paper industry, congratulates Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) on their resounding election victory on the weekend.
Australian Paper launches carbon neutral paper Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P congratulates Australian Paper on developing carbon neutral printing and publication papers – a first for the Australian market.
National timber recovery target - A wood-be success Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Leading timber industry representatives today announced a bold plan to double post-consumer timber recovery to one million tonnes each year. The target will see 65 per cent of timber diverted from Australian landfills.
New compliance guidelines to assist structural timber processors Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
New guidelines that will help timber processors meet their structural property compliance responsibilities will be developed by A3P and TimberEd Services.
October 2007
Dr Glen Kile Appointed to Plant Health Australia Board Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes today’s appointment of Dr Glen Kile to Plant Health Australia’s (PHA) Board of Directors. Dr Kile is the current Managing Director of Forest and Wood Products Australia.
Kimberly-Clark awarded for packing excellence Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P congratulates member company Kimberly-Clark, for achievements in packaging excellence and sustainable working practices at the recent 2007 Packaging Evolution Awards
Plantation Industry Celebrates 10 Years of Growth under 2020 Vision Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P and AFG, along with Federal Forestry Minister Senator the Hon Eric Abetz, are today celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Plantations 2020 Vision Strategy, the national industry and government partnership driving the development of Australia’s sustainable plantation sector.
Protecting Australia’s plantation industry against biosecurity threats Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P and AFG welcome today’s launch of the Plantation Timber Industry Biosecurity Plan (IBP) by Federal Forestry Minister Senator the Hon. Eric Abetz.
Amcor awarded for packaging innovation and sustainability Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P congratulates member company Amcor for achievements in packaging innovation and sustainability at the 2007 Australian Packaging Awards held on 4 October.
$11 million road upgrade for South West Slopes Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the announcement of $11 million in funding for an upgrade of the Gocup Road between Tumut and Gundagai, by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile.
A3P to develop Forestry & Climate Change Action Plan Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes Australian Government funding of $250,000 for two projects aimed at helping the Australian plantation products and paper industry manage the challenges of climate change.
Conditional approval for pulp mill Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s approval of the Gunn’s Limited proposed Bell Bay pulp mill, however is concerned about the uncertainty created through additional conditions.
Australia to combat overseas illegal logging Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement today to crack-down on an estimated $400 million worth of timber imports, sourced from illegal logging overseas.
September 2007
Consumers of plantation timber & paper benefit from Australian Standard Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes today’s recognition of the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) as a full Australian Standard that provides reassurance to the purchasers of Australian plantation timber and paper products.
Structural pine grades and grading systems Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Mr Neil Fisher CEO, A3P announced, in December 2006, that A3P would not be pursuing the introduction of SP grades of structural pine as previously planned.
A3P welcomes FWPA Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the formation today of the new industry owned Company, Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA).
August 2007
Woolworths ‘selects’ Indonesian tissue over Australia’s sustainable products Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P calls on Woolworths to re-examine its supply chain in light of reports the supermarket’s ‘Select’ brand of tissue and toilet paper is using supply from APP, a company with a controversial environmental record.
Continued investment needed to capitalise on plantation boom Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes a new report showing Australia’s plantation resource supplies two thirds of Australia’s wood production, but warns further investment is needed to support new processing facilities
Government backs multimillion dollar paper recycling mill Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the announcement by Federal Industry Minister, Ian Macfarlane that Amcor’s proposed Botany Bay paper recycling mill upgrade will receive ‘major project facilitation’ (MPF) status.
A3P welcomes proposal for $40 million timber facility in Bombala Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes Willmott Forests’ proposal to build a $40 million timber processing facility in Bombala in joint venture with Dongwha Holdings.
A3P partners global call for free trade in wood and paper Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P has partnered wood and paper industry leaders from Canada, Chile, Europe, New Zealand, and the United States in a global call for accelerated trade liberalisation in wood and paper products through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Development Agenda (“the Doha negotiations”).
July 2007
A3P welcomes ALP commitment to addressing illegal logging, climate change and skills shortages Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P has welcomed the launch of the ALP Forest Policy by Federal Labor Leader Kevin Rudd in Tasmania today.
Australian plantation industry launches national water policy Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, in conjunction with the Forest Industry Water Policy Group, has today launched the first Australian plantation industry national water policy.
A3P helps timber producers ‘meet the grade’ Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P has initiated the development of a new national benchmarking tool that helps timber producers ensure their structural products are manufactured to the correct grade.
June 2007
Senate agrees to new wood marketing and research company Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the Senate’s passing today of important legislation to create the new forest and wood research and marketing company.
A3P discusses paper markets in Beijing Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P CEO Mr Neil Fisher met with the Australian Embassy Minister in Beijing, Mr Graham Fletcher this week, to discuss concerns about recent import prices of copy and tissue paper from some South East Asian countries.
A3P partners global commitment to combat illegal logging Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P has endorsed a global industry leadership statement addressing illegal logging alongside industry leaders representing 20 countries at the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) meeting in Shanghai today.
May 2007
A3P welcomes market opportunities for Australian wood products in Asia Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the findings of a new ABARE report that reveals significant increases in exports of Australian wood products to Asia, despite soft demand in the domestic market.
A3P calls of SP grades proposal Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P has announced today that it will not proceed with the introduction of Structural Pine (SP) grades as previously planned.
New national plantations coordinator Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
The plantation timber industry is delighted to welcome the appointment of Mr David Thompson as the new National Plantations Strategy Coordinator for Plantations for Australia: The 2020 Vision.
Budget answers A3P's call for secondary markets in plantations Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the Government’s 2007 Budget commitment to facilitate secondary market trading for immature plantations as a means to attract greater investment in longer-rotation plantations.
April 2007
Availability of visually stress graded structural softwood Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
The Australian market was supplied with visually stress-graded structural softwood products for many years before the introduction of the mechanically stress-graded softwood products that now constitute the bulk of the total structural softwood production volume.
Australian plantation growth must be supported Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P has welcomed new figures showing Australia’s plantation area has increased by 4.6% in 2006, but cautioned the growth must be supported by stable and workable taxation arrangements.
A3P reaches out to tomorrow's rural leaders Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P has addressed young rural people at the inaugural Pathways to Rural Leadership Course about the positive contribution the plantation products and paper industry can make to rural communities.
March 2007
Nick Roberts Appointed CEO Forests NSW Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the appointment of former A3P Chairman Mr Nick Roberts as the new Chief Executive Officer of A3P member Forests NSW, responsible for the largest plantation estate in Australia
PM announces $200 million to address illegal logging in SE Asia
A3P has welcomed today’s announcement of $200 million in funding by the Australian Government to address illegal logging and deforestation in South East Asia.
Wood and Paper industry welcomes Federal Government funding for future skills needs Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, and NAFI welcome today’s announcement, on World Forestry Day, by the Minister for Forestry, Senator the Hon Eric Abetz, and the Minister for Vocational and Further Training, the Hon Andrew Robb, MP, that the organisations will receive Australian Government funding of $350,000 to establish an industry skills communications strategy.
Forest Industry to Encourage Indigenous Employment Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P, along with other members of the Australian forest industry, has today signed an MOU with the Australian Government aimed at addressing the industry’s skills shortage by encouraging indigenous employment opportunities in the forestry sector.
A3P welcomes progress towards new R&D and marketing entity Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P welcomes the introduction of legislation into Parliament this week which provides for a new industry owned R&D and marketing company that will replace the Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (FWPRDC).
Passing of a timber icon - Warren Hyne Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
Few have invested a lifetime’s devotion and faith in the timber industry on the scale of Warren Henry Hyne who passed away yesterday (March 15), aged 77, after a long illness.
February 2007
F7 visually graded structural product and visual grades in general Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
F7 stress graded treated structural product has been supplied to the market for some years, mainly in larger section sizes to suit outdoor applications such as joists for domestic decks.
A3P launches member guidelines on illegal logging Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P today launched landmark guidelines that demonstrate the legality and sustainability of its member’s product and call for a crack-down on illegal timber imports into Australia.
A3P Announces Vision for Sustainable Growth Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P today announced the five priority areas pivotal to the sustainable growth of Australia’s $15 billion plantation products and paper industry in the lead up to the federal election.
January 2007
Industry Calls for Tougher Action on Illegal Logging Abode PDF I 0.1Mb
A3P is set to work with Senator the Hon Eric Abetz, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and the Australian Government to displace products from illegal logging operations overseas.
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