This report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).
Firms in this industry grow standing timber in native forests, in plantations or in timber tracts. The industry grows trees either for the future purpose of logging, or conservation. Forestry companies are paid for such services by Federal, State or Local Governments, or by private landholders (in the case of plantations), which includes logging businesses.
The primary activities of firms in this industry are:
- Forest management
- Hardwood and softwood tree growing and maintaining
| A0302 - Logging in Australia |
Firms in this industry fell trees for logs, cut and shape trees for rough-hewn products (e.g. mine timbers, posts, and railway sleepers) or cut trees and scrub for firewood.
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| A0303 - Forestry Services in Australia |
Companies in this industry provide reforestation services, maintain conservations or plantations, operate forest nurseries, and provide forest fire-fighting services.
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| C2311 - Log Sawmilling in Australia |
Businesses in this industry produce rough sawn timber, sleepers, palings, scantlings, etc; produce resawn timber from logs sawn at the same units; and chemically preserve rough timber or logs.
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