09.09.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
<p><a href="http://video.news.com.au/2113355743/Welcome-to-Manland">VIDEO: Welcome to Manland</a></p>Now IKEA has taken the concept one step further by creating a
“crèche” for retail-weary men, complete with Xbox consoles,...Ukraine: Timber prices to be “civilized”
06.09.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Promises of new raw material price formation to woodworkers and of stable furniture prices to consumers by end of year.Ukrainian buyers of timber are in for a new system of initial price formation at open auctions, State Forest Agency Chairman Viktor Sivets announced after a meeting with...No shortage of wood in Ukraine
19.08.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Sivets attributes this to the fact that specialized enterprises are technologically unable to process the proposed amount of wood, as they need substantial retooling There is no wood deficit in Ukraine. The domestic forestry meets full production requirements of woodworking enterprises,...Law on strengthening accountability for pollution of forests came into force
10.08.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The law to strengthen liability for contamination of forests was enacted in Ukraine.
The law amended articles on
administrative violations, according to which fines increase for
littering and damaging forests, namely: the penalty will be imposed on
citizens in the amount of from 10 to...Ilim helps form Russian trade group in Germany
03.08.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Leading Russian-based sawn timer producer Ilim Timber is one of the founders of a new group to promote Russian trade in Germany.Ilim
joined other leading Russian companies, including steel producer
Severstal, in Berlin to form the Council of the Russian Economy.Ilim Timber operates two...Tropical hardwood plywood prices at record levels
18.07.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
CIF Europe prices for South East Asian and Chinese hardwood plywood increased dramatically in the second quarter of 2011 in response to tight supplies, rising production costs, currency movements and firm demand in Asia.Prices have continued to rise for July and August shipment. Prices for...Commodity prices fall for first time in 10 months
12.07.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
New Zealand commodity prices slipped for the first time since August
last year, ending the run of golden weather for locally produced raw
material, other than wool, which remains on a tear.
The ANZ Commodity Price Index slipped 1.2 per cent to 308.5 last month
from a...Taxes will rise since 2012
04.07.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Government is planning to increase taxes
since 2012.In particular, the rates are to grow by 8.9-9% for the first
registration of the vehicle. It is planned to increase by 8.9% tax rates
on land plots,the environmental tax, and fee for the use of the radio
frequency resource.
The...Ukraine: Anti-corruption law takes effect
04.07.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The law on the principles of preventing and combating corruption in Ukraine, signed by the President on June 2, has taken effect.Since July 1, officials are prohibited from accepting gifts oftener than twice a year, and only as an expression of hospitality. The price of a gift cannot exceed...Russian forest fires could be even worse this year
21.06.2011 | UKRAINIAN INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A devastating wave of wildfires across Russia could ravage millions of
acres of forests and cause worse damage than last year's catastrophic
blazes, environmentalists and officials said Thursday.
"We're burning, burning badly," Greenpeace's forestry expert,
Alexey...
|