Six years on from the collapse of the big managed investment scheme promoters, stable new ownership and a low currency are boosting the state's woodchip industry, despite the number of plantation hectares remaining almost unchanged.
Asset sales, cost cutting and restructuring are under way across WA, creating opportunities for professional services firms. Click through to see details of more than 30 privatisation deals in WA, from 1961 to the present day.
Increasing demand for hardwood plantation products has boosted the outlook for the much-maligned industry in Western Australia, but whether companies can capitalise on new growth will depend on how much suitable land they can access.
