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Profile: Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry

1 Sep 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry Company operates to a simple formula: ‘high quality at a fair price.’ Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry Company places high value on sustainability. It received a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Controlled Wood and Chain of Custody accreditation in 2011. Since 2006, it has been developing a Forest Management Area in the […]
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Sector profile: Forestry

1 Sep 2012 by 13 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s forestry sector has bounced back from the 2008/9 slump, and is looking to value-adding, together with sustainability and traceability practices, for its growth. Papua New Guinea has immense forestry operations, with some 29 forest concessions covering 3.5 million hectares. Eight-four percent of PNG’s landmass is covered by forest, and 5.7 million hectares […]
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Forestry: Making more from a sustainable resource

1 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Papua New Guinea’s forestry sector contributes 4% of the country’s GDP, with significant room to grow as it responds to the rising demand for sustainable and traceable forest products. While most of its income is from the export of round logs, PNG also produces furniture, plywood, prefabricated buildings and other forest products for domestic and export […]
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Interview: James Lau, Rimbunan Hijau PNG

1 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rimbunan Hijau PNG (R H) is Papua New Guinea’s largest forestry business, accounting for about 45% of the country’s timber exports. Business Advantage spoke with Managing Director James Lau about his company’s strategy for growth and the sector’s future. As PNG’s largest forestry operator, what is the strategy for your forestry division going forward? R […]
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Province in Focus: Western Province

1 May 2012 by 4 Comments
The sky is the limit as Papua New Guinea’s remotest province sets off on a remarkable course of sustainable development. Also unofficially referred to as Fly River Province, PNG’s largest province by area is also one of its least developed. Vast, remote and with a population density of less than two people per square kilometre […]
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The inside view: Kanawi Pouru, Managing Director, PNG Forest Authority

1 May 2011 by Leave a Comment
The forestry industry in Papua New Guinea has bounced back since the global financial crisis. Our two biggest markets remain Australia for sawn and processed products and China for round logs. Australia will shortly introduce new regulations for importing timber products based on legality and chain of custody. We’re keen to understand those new standards […]
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Selling PNG’s produce to the world

1 May 2011 by 2 Comments
Papua New Guinea’s produce and products continue to find new markets overseas. Currently, the vast bulk of PNG’s exports are raw or part-processed commodities such as coffee, cocoa, palm oil and timber, although there is an increased emphasis on value-adding prior to export. The way to market differs depending on the produce. Commodity exports PNG […]
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