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On 20 April 2010 Minister Carr publicly released the Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy Group Final Report and announced the establishment of the Pulp and Paper Industry Innovation Council. For more information please see Senator Carr's Media Release.
Background
On 19 June 2009, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, announced the formation of a new Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy Group to undertake a review of the pulp and paper industry in Australia.
The Strategy Group was tasked with developing a plan to encourage innovation and attract investment in pulp and paper manufacturing in Australia. Members of the Strategy Group included senior representatives from the leading pulp and paper companies, unions, industry experts and all levels of government.
The Strategy Group was chaired by Mr Stephen Payne, Head of the Manufacturing Division in the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, with Mr Jim Henneberry, CEO of Australian Paper, and Mr Michael O’Connor, National Secretary of the CFMEU’s Forestry and Furnishing Products Division, as deputy co-chairs.
On 21 August 2009, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research announced the release of the Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy Group Issues Paper (.pdf, 2.1MB, .rtf, 3.3MB). The paper identified the factors that will assist the industry build its innovative capacity and attract new investment in Australia.
On 31 March 2010, the Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy Group presented Senator Carr with the Final Report of its review of the Australian pulp and paper industry. The Government is now considering the Report and will respond later in 2010.
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Contact details
If you wish to contact the Pulp and Paper Industry Strategy Group, please email the Secretariat at PPISG@innovation.gov.au