Posts Tagged ‘Economy’

Mar
31

New Zealand timber prices facing pressure

New Zealand Pine Manufacturers Association
Press release, 29 March 2010

Unprecedented demand for timber, largely from China, is pushing the price higher for local processors, according to the Pine Manufacturers Association.

Chief Executive, Lawrie Halkett, says that this is a significant and [ More ] [ Read More ]

Mar
30

Thames to host Wood Energy Showcase

The potential for a wood energy industry to boost the local Thames-Coromandel economy will be showcased at an event next month. [ Read More ]

Mar
27

China passes US as NZ’s No 2 market

China overtook the United States as New Zealand's second-largest export market last month on higher demand for milk powder, wood and wool.Shipments to China surged 37 per cent to $3.76 billion in the year ended February 28, Statistics... [ Read More ]

Mar
26

NBR: Wood exports show India trade potential

Richard Smith – 26/03/10, National Business Review page 12

New Zealand’s population might be 0.37% the size of India’s, but an exporter of Kiwi wood to the Indian market says there are enough similarities to make the two countries natural trading [ More ] [ Read More ]

Mar
25

Minister welcomes forestry turnaround

New data released today shows New Zealand has reversed the trend of deforestation and re-started tree planting, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says.

“New Zealand lost a net area of 30,500 hectares in the years from 2005-2008 while last [ More ] [ Read More ]