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Climate, collaboration and capability: an interview with AFWI’s Dr. Joseph Lawrence

https://soundcloud.com/woodchat/episode-39-climate-collaboration-and-capability-dr-joseph-lawrence-interview   In this episode of WoodChat, we speak with Joseph Lawrence, Executive Director of Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI), about t…

Emissions Knowledge Gap Analysis
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Supported by the Australian Government through funding from the Carbon Farm…

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A set of tools to help you champion forestry and wood products in schools. Do yo…

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Transforming the forest & Wood products Industry

FWPA is a not-for-profit industry services company – sometimes referred to as an RDC (Rural Research and Development Corporation) – funded by the Federal Government, member levies and research grants. 

We collaborate with government and industry stakeholders to determine strategy, invest in effective and relevant R&D and deliver programs designed to grow the market for forest and wood products, increase productivity and profitability across the value chain and ensure positive environmental and social outcomes.

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GDP Growth Projections (1)
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Insights from the latest CPI and household spending data  The latest monthly…

GDP Growth Projections
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Revised GDP growth projection and the outlook for softwood sales volumes The…

Prefab building imports
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Prefabricated building imports lift to record $326 million Australia’s imp…

Reconstituted boards
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Reconstituted board imports in decline Further evidence of patchy trade per…

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Vineyard Post Reuse Pilot officially launched

The National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life has officially launched the Vineyard Post Reuse Pilot in South Australia, marking a significant step forward in advancing timber circularity.   Turning investment into practical industry solutions The pil…

FWPA RD&E Investments

We invite applications for funding of RD&E that helps advance research to benefit the commercial forest growing sector in Australia, support growth of the market for forest and wood products or increasing productivity and profitability across the value chain.

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Standards

FWPA’s Codes & Standards program aims to increase the use of wood-based products through the development and/or maintenance of key standards, codes and handbooks that are developed through a consensus-based process.

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Industry Data

The Statistics and Economics Program at FWPA provides reliable industry data to support stakeholder decision making and business planning.

Our public data portal serves as a dynamic hub, granting direct access to an extensive repository of both international and domestic data, all of which is publicly available.