❓ A parliamentary question seeks details on the Forest Products Commission's negotiations and sales of marri woodchips to overseas companies. The Minister provides some information but defers a full answer on company names due to commercial sensitivities.
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(1) What are the names of the Chinese, Indonesian, Thai and Japanese companies with which the Forest Products Commission is, or has been, negotiating for the sale of marri woodchips? (2) What volumes of marri woodchips have been offered to, or discussed with, the companies separately and in total? (3) What sale price, based on tonnes and cubic metres, has been offered to the companies? (4) What is the name of the Italian company to which the Forest Products Commission recently sold 17 000 tonnes of marri woodchips and what was the sale price? (5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(2) What volumes of marri woodchips have been offered to, or discussed with, the companies separately and in total? (3) What sale price, based on tonnes and cubic metres, has been offered to the companies? (4) What is the name of the Italian company to which the Forest Products Commission recently sold 17 000 tonnes of marri woodchips and what was the sale price? (5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(3) What sale price, based on tonnes and cubic metres, has been offered to the companies? (4) What is the name of the Italian company to which the Forest Products Commission recently sold 17 000 tonnes of marri woodchips and what was the sale price? (5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(4) What is the name of the Italian company to which the Forest Products Commission recently sold 17 000 tonnes of marri woodchips and what was the sale price? (5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(2) What volumes of marri woodchips have been offered to, or discussed with, the companies separately and in total? (3) What sale price, based on tonnes and cubic metres, has been offered to the companies? (4) What is the name of the Italian company to which the Forest Products Commission recently sold 17 000 tonnes of marri woodchips and what was the sale price? (5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(3) What sale price, based on tonnes and cubic metres, has been offered to the companies? (4) What is the name of the Italian company to which the Forest Products Commission recently sold 17 000 tonnes of marri woodchips and what was the sale price? (5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(4) What is the name of the Italian company to which the Forest Products Commission recently sold 17 000 tonnes of marri woodchips and what was the sale price? (5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(5) Has the recommencement of marri woodchipping been brought before Cabinet? Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied : I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(1) Contact has been made with a large number of companies, either by Forest Products Commission staff or agents. It will take some time to obtain a full list of names and determine whether there are commercial-in-confidence issues associated with releasing them. The member is asked to put this part of the question on notice. An attempt will be made to provide as complete a list as possible. (2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(2) Only general discussions have taken place, in which a total volume in the order of 100 000 tonnes a year has been under consideration. (3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(3) Discussions to date have not settled on any specific price, and this may vary depending on the currency and exchange rates involved. (4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(4) The recent shipment to Italy was sold under contract to an Australian company named Auscorp. The Forest Products Commission did not deal directly with the Italian company. The price of a tonne of woodchip is confidential but equates to a log equivalent price of approximately $62 a tonne. (5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
(5) The formal answer is no. However, it requires more explanation. There is no need for marri woodchipping to be brought before Cabinet. Marri woodchips are part of the suite of forest products that the Forest Products Commission is charged with selling. It is unnecessary to raise with Cabinet whether a particular forest product will be sold. The question is predicated on the word “recommencement”. Marri woodchipping has never ceased; it has been an ongoing issue. The amount of marri harvested in Western Australia and therefore chipped in Western Australia declined following the decision of one major buyer to cease taking delivery of marri woodchips. The company was Marubeni Corporation. Marri woodchipping has never ceased, nor has any announcement been made by government that it has.
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