List members may be interested to learn of the headlines in the most recent edition of the Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal as follows below. Regards Mike Smith MAY EDITION HEADLINES of the Southern Hemisphere Forest Industry Journal: Survey: Panels and board provide new opportunities The Survey in this edition weighs up the current state of the panels and boards - a sector seen as offering good opportunities for Southern Hemisphere countries to utilise their burgeoning plantation resources with mid-range processing developments. Prices for fibreboards have been dropping, particularly in the competitive markets. So what does it mean for those manufacturers who have installed new plant or expanded their existing operations on the basis of greatly increased future demand? Our survey of manufacturers has a somewhat surprising outcome. The Country Focus...Australians have elected a new Government. What does it mean for a forestry sector which in the past has been on the backfoot against governmental and "green" pressure? In New Zealand, companies are examining their options as they put together bids for the state-owned Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. We highlight the key focus of their attention - how to utilise the resource. In South Africa, we have details of a large-scale eucalypt hardwood sale which is being directed to the international market after a local deal fell through. In South America, Chile is eyeing new trade horizons. In the South Pacific, we find out why the World Wildlife Fund For Nature is focusing on tiny island states. Everyone's asking "what's happening with the paper markets?" In the Markets section we examine newsprint markets and the impact of Northern pricing on Southern producers. What's happening to forestry company profits as a result of pulp and paper market fluctuations? In the panels and boards sector, all eyes are turned towards north and we examine the impact of the Asian plywood sector on Southern Hemisphere producers.
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