28.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Forest rangers in Latvia say they are being overwhelmed by large numbers of people illegally cutting down Christmas trees near the capital Riga.The number of wild Christmas trees is dwindling fast in the city's protected forest, the rangers say. The rangers say they are catching at least 20...Russians and Finns to invest $US 1.5 billion in timber
24.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Finnish forest industry group UPM and Russia's
Sveza Group, controlled by Aleksey Mordashov, have agreed to invest $US
1.5 billion in a pulp mill joint venture.
The companies will build a state-of-the-art forest industry facility in the Vologda region of north-west Russia.
The...Indonesia gains edge in wood panel exports
18.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Indonesia’s wood panel exports are
expected to rise as a result of declining raw materials in competitor
countries, according to Antara News. The Deputy Chairman of the
Indonesia Wood Panel Association, Abbas Adhar, also noted that the rise
in ecofriendly products was giving Indonesian...Forest owners prepare for increased demand for domestic timber
17.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Finnish forest owners are preparing to meet the forest industry's
increased demand for domestic timber. Russian export duties on timber
will continue to increase next year. Finland imports 20 — 25 % of its
raw timber from Russia.
The Russian
government sticks to its...$253m plan to boost forest cover
10.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Uganda will plant millions of trees in the next
four years at a cost of $253 million, as it tries to restore dwindling
forest cover to 30 per cent of its area from 22 per cent, the
government announced.
Like many African countries, Uganda suffers from rampant
deforestation that dries...Deadly plant disease found in Scotland
07.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Phytophthora, or sudden oak death disease, has been found in two public gardens in Scotland, prompting fears it could spread
A parasitic fungi described as the "foot and mouth" of the plant world
has been discovered in two National Trust gardens in Scotland.Arduaine...Illegal logging continues in Indonesia
04.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Bentayan Wildlife Reserve covers, on paper, 23,220 hectares. But it is an hour’s drive through the conservation area to the start of the natural forest. Locals have cultivated some of the intervening land, but the vast majority has been turned into a wasteland by illegal loggers.An...Rosleshoz Offers to Increase Round Timber Export Duty Five Times
03.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The RF Government approved the schedule of increasing export duties for
round timber, according to which from January 1, 2009 each cubic meter
of exported unprocessed timber will cost the exporters up to EUR50.
According to Rosleskhoz specialists, in 2009 the RF budget could...More Than 1 Billion Trees Planted in 2007 — UN
03.12.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The world has surpassed a UN goal of planting 1 billion trees in 2007 to help slow climate change, led by huge forestry projects in Ethiopia and Mexico, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday.The global tree-planting drive, inspired by Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel...Welsh timber sector gears up for zero carbon homes
29.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Wales's thriving timber industry sees a massive opportunity for
companies to be market leaders in low carbon building – boosting income
and creating new jobs
The Welsh timber sector is all set to help the Welsh Assembly
Government meet its target of making all new buildings zero...Buildings make the effects of the programme to promote wood construction visible
29.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The use of wood in building should be increased for the sake of the
environment. Use of domestic timber also has significant positive
economical effects. Modernisation is only possible through
construction, however: actual new wood buildings are needed.Wood use in construction has...Finland:PM Links Russian Wood Tariffs with Greenhouse Emission Goals
26.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has linked Russia's export tariffs on raw wood with Finland's goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Vanhanen says that if wood imports from Russia dry up, Finland will have between 3 and 4 percentage points less renewable energy available to it.The...EU directive urges stop for new deciduous forests in Denmark
26.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
An absurd and misfortunate situation is evolving in Denmark. Owners
of deciduous forests will be imposed with restrictions, costs and work
without any compensation. Consequently, the forest owners are urged to
plant conifers instead of deciduous trees.
The spectre is...Indonesia will need 7 years to stop illegal logging
21.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Indonesia will take seven years to stop illegal logging and deforestation, said the country's minister of forestry.
"We are committed, we have a replanting
program and we are proposing a law," minister Malam Sambat Kaban told
Bloomberg in an interview in Jakarta. "We hope by 2014 the...Forest glut jams timber mills
21.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Clear felling in Canterbury and the central North Island has
created a massive backlog at pulp mills as forestry and farm owners try
to avoid carbon charges which come into effect on January 1.
Brian Trott, finance manager for local government authority
Environment Bay of Plenty, said...Wooden peripheral equipment from Japan
20.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Japanese love wood in all its forms, and are prepared to spend a
lot of time making things out of it. Recently a wooden computer
keyboard was released on the Japanese market. Perhaps this is not the
most ecologically sound device from all possible computer peripheral
hardware, but...September was bleak for B.C. manufacturing, forestry sectors
19.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
B.C. manufacturers reeled from a series of sharp economic blows in September, Statistics Canada said yesterday.The province's factory sales tumbled by 3.7 per cent to $3.52 billion -— the greatest percentage decline among Canada's large provincial economies, StatsCan said.B.C.'s coastal...Swedish sawmills see signs of slowdown
19.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
After a strong period for Swedish
sawmills there are signs of a slowdown. Sales have started to decrease
after a year of record demand and correspondingly the stocks on
sawmills are increasing.
During the last years customers have made excessive purchases for fear
of not getting...Revolution looming in lumber industry
13.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Wood Engineering Technology aims to turn the lumber industry on its
head with a process that can turn low-value pallet wood into high-value
structural timber.Director Tony Johnston says the Auckland
company can process all of a log, which is made up of different
standards of wood, into...World’s oldest trees grow in California
12.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The oldest trees in the world grow in California National Park. The
park is located high up in the mountains, and even in summer it is
covered with a thick layer of snow. The age of the pines is measured in
thousands of years, and the oldest of them, named Methuselah, is now
4,772 years...Canada:Strong dollar has negative impact on value of wood products
12.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
With the forest industry already struggling,
the value of their products continue to fall in direct relation to the
meteoric rise of the Canadian dollar and companies are looking to the
federal government for more support.Last week the Canadian dollar
broke a 50-year-old record soaring...Is the party over for Swedish sawmills?
09.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
After a strong period for Swedish sawmills there are signs of a
slowdown. Sales have started to decrease after a year of record demand
and correspondingly the stocks on sawmills are increasing.
During the last years customers have made excessive purchases for fear
of...Continued price increases for Swedish forest land
07.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Prices for Swedish forest land continue to rise, although somewhat
slower than before. In the first half of 2007 prices increased in the
whole country by an average of 12 % in comparison with the whole year
2006.
Despite price increases, the
demand for forest land has...Experts look to timber as next generation energy source
01.11.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Record oil prices
and worries about global warming have spurred a growing interest in
biofuels. Much of the focus for these renewable fuels has been on the
agriculture sector. Minnesota is the country's No. 4 producer of
corn-based ethanol.
But some say there's
a vast...Belarus has increased volumes of wood export
29.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
For the first time for many years the volume of export deliveries of the organizations of the Ministry of a forestry has exceeded 100 million US dollars at profitability of production in 38,8 %.The Belarus wood is exported today to 21 country of the world. In volume of exported production in...Russia might drop export tariff increase on timber
26.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russia has submitted
fresh proposals to the EU aimed at solving the dispute over wood import
tariffs. The Russian proposals might call for the freezing of import
tariffs at current levels, Yle News reports.
Finland fears the planned major
Russian export tariff...Fire risk closes entire Los Padres forest
25.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Extreme fire danger has prompted the closure of the entire Los Padres
National Forest to the public, a move that may be unprecedented in the
history of the forest. The
closure means the public is not allowed to hike on trails in the
forest, drive on its roads or conduct other activity...Trade in recreational values promotes multiple use of forests.
24.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Finnish traditional everyman rights give everybody an
opportunity for recreation in the forests. Increasing out-door
activities, hiking, nature oriented tourism and time spent in leisure
time houses have created a need for new ways of co-ordinating the use
and exploitation of forests...World Bank unveils new forest carbon funding scheme
22.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The World Bank
has unveiled a new carbon finance initiative designed to help the
world's poorest countries reduce deforestation and fight climate change.The
bank has already had 20 requests from countries in Latin America, the
Congo Basin and East Asia to take part in the new Forest...Engineered Wood Construction Guide Now Available
18.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The American Plywood Association (APA) has issued its 2007
Engineered Wood Construction Guide, the major reference manual for
using engineered wood products in residential and commercial
construction.
The biennial publication provides
recommendations for floor, wall and roof...No disaster fund for Swedish forest owners
17.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Forest— and landowners in Sweden cannot hope for any disaster fund.
The Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) was hoping that the Government
would establish such a fund to provide financing in case of extreme
weather conditions, for example heavy storms and floods.
The...Russia to propose solution in EU lumber trade row
16.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russia will propose a solution in a trade row with the EU on lumber
export duties in time for a summit meeting in Portugal this month,
trade negotiator Maxim Medvedkov said.
"This issue demands a solution. The ball is in our court, and we may
provide an answer before the summit in...Madagascar: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,have just completed the first vegetation atlas of the country.
15.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Madagascar: The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and its partner
organisations have just completed the first vegetation atlas of the
country. This biodiverse island is home to more than 10,000 plant
species, 90% of which occur nowhere else in the world...Belarus to develop international standards for timber
11.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
On the instructions of the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO), Belarus will develop international standards for
timber, Head of the State Standard Organization Valery Koreshkov told a
press conference on October 11.
According to him, the decision was taken during the...Greenpeace Urges Indonesia to Stop Forest Destruction
11.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Indonesia must stop the destruction
of its rainforests and commit to a moratorium on conversion of peat swamp
forests into farmland, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
Indonesia had the fastest pace of deforestation in the world between 2000-2005,
destroying an area of forest the size...Indonesia Says to Plant 79 Mln Trees in One Day
09.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Indonesia, which has destroyed vast
tracts of forest, will plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of the UN
climate change summit in Bali in December, an official said on Thursday.
The event, scheduled for Nov. 28, is part of a global
campaign to plant one billion trees...Europe becomes Japan's biggest softwood supplier
04.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Europe
became the biggest offshore supplier of softwood lumber to Japan during
the first six months of the year, figures from the global wood products
market report Random Lengths International have revealed. Exports
from Europe to Japan increased by 22% on the same period in 2006...Egger Romania starts buying wood for new plant
01.10.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The wood-based panels manufacturer Egger
started mid of August the wood procurement for the new plant in
Radauti/Romania. Egger Romania is seeking to aquire wood from large,
mid-size and small wood suppliers located in a range of 300 km from
Radauti. In order to create an important stock...Stora Enso sells out in North-America
26.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The big Finnish-Swedish forest industry group Stora Enso has signed
a contract for the sale of its paper manufacturing plants in
North-America. The aggregate sales price is 2.52 billion dollars, i.e.
1,816 million euro. The buyer is Newpage Holding, which is a big
North-American player in...Severe bark beetle attacks in Sweden
24.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A comprehensive survey made by the Swedish Forest Agency indicates
that spruce bark beetles have attacked and destroyed about 800,000
cubic metres of standing forest in Southern Sweden.
Not later than 15 August the storm felled timber should have been
removed from...Canada: Huge drop in timber supply predicted
21.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The latest timber supply analysis that models the impacts of the
pine beetle epidemic released by the Ministry of Forests suggests that
the mid-term timber supply could drop to 20.5 to 25.1 million cubic
metres in the B.C. Interior.That's a 33 to 45 per cent drop from
the original timber...Brazilian furniture producers shift focus to flooring
21.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Brazilian news reports have showed that export-oriented, high-quality
wood furniture manufacturers have looked for alternatives to compensate
the loss of its share in the North American market. The innovations
introduced in furniture products, which were used to overcome the
negative...Law against illegal logging to be made tougher
18.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The National Forestry Act, 1984 will be amended
soon to ensure more effective prosecution of illegal loggers and those
who buy illegally felled timber.
Under amendments to be made soon, those suspected of carrying out
illegal logging would have to prove that the timber was...Brazilian wooden furniture exports reduced to $149.7 million in January-July 2007
17.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Brazilian
export-oriented, high-quality wood furniture manufacturers have looked
for alternatives to compensate the loss of its share in the North
American market, ITTO reported. The innovations introduced in furniture
products, which were used to overcome the negative effect of...Central/West Africa: Log prices hold steady through August
11.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Log prices held steady through August, marking a rebound
from weaker price trends in July. Only two or three
downward adjustments in price were recorded, due to
changing supply and demand. Price stability was assisted
by the slight improvement in demand from China,
although demand was...Forest fires wreak more destruction
06.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Eight people have been killed and more than 20,000ha of trees lost in forest fires in Algeria.The fires are raging in 19 regions of northern Algeria. The
level of forestry destruction the is thought to be the worst since
1983, with olive groves, pine trees, oaks and cedar affected...Industrial production in Estonian wood industry increased 3% in July 2007
04.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In
July 2007 the industrial production in Estonia increased compared to
July in the previous year but decreased compared to June of the present
year. Compared with the beginning of the year the growth rate has
slightly slowed down in industry. The wood industry, which had been
decreasing...Illegal logging costs New Zealand millions
04.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Illegal logging is costing New Zealand wood producers hundreds of
millions of dollars in the global marketplace, Forestry Minister Jim
Anderton said.The Government is to consult industry,
importers, and retailers on a proposal to introduce rules ensuring wood
products sold within New...More wood in Norwegian forests
03.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The quantity of timber in Norwegian forests continues to increase.
The latest inventories of the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
indicate that from 2005 to 2006 there was a volume increase of 12.3
million cubic metres.
The total
quantity of timber in Norwegian...Wildfires, Housing Have Lasting Effect on Timber Prices
03.09.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Wildfires scorching more than 500,000 acres this year in Florida and Georgia caused prices of wood
products to drop, and prices are expected to remain below the area’s historic levels for months,
according to experts in the forest products industry.
Scott Twillmann, senior timber...Russia Ready to Provide More Facilities to Fight Greek Fire
30.08.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The RF Emergency Ministry is ready to send additional aircraft to fight wild fire in
Greece, where 13 helicopters and a plane of Russia have arrived for
that purpose already, Deputy Emergency Minister Alexander Chupriyan
said.
“We are ready to execute any order of minister or the...China Issues Rules for Logging Companies Overseas
30.08.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
China has issued guidelines for enterprises engaging in logging overseas,
state media reported on Wednesday, following accusations that it is plundering
the world's forests to meet booming demand for wood.
The guidelines, issued jointly by the State Forestry
Administration and...Sweden's birch grievances
29.08.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Sten Tolgfors has fiercely
criticized Russia's WTO bid because of higher duties on Russian
unprocessed timber.
However, if Tolgfors' intention is to slow or stop Russia's ascension
to the WTO, he is unlikely to succeed. The talks on Russia's WTO...Sweden worried by Russian timber trade
28.08.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Sweden is “strongly critical” to the Russian plans to boost tariffs on
round timber exports. Trade Minister Sten Tolgfors says Russia uses
dubious trade methods and that the country is breaking earlier promises
to postpone the tariff increase.The Russian government plans to introduce the...Russia: Forest concessions granted for large investment projects
28.08.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The government of Kirovsk region (Russian Federation) recently
announced that in 2008 forest concessions may be awarded without
auction to key investors in the regional timber industry. Following the
new Forestry Code’s adoption, the Russian government passed a
regulation on priority...Lost forest reveals new species
08.08.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
An expedition to a remote forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo has uncovered six new animal species.
Conservationists discovered one new bat species, a new rodent and two new species each of shrews and frogs.
The region, which is in eastern DR Congo, near Lake
Tanganyika, has...High hopes on cooperative to boost Japanese forest industry
03.08.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
By April 2008, the government hopes that a new lumber cooperative,
Kumamoto Lumber Cooperative, will boost Japan’s forest industry. As
part of the Forest Agency’s “new production system”, the cooperative
will consume 4,400 m³ of local cedar logs and will eventually generate
JPY2...Fire spreads nearly unchecked outside national park in Montana
30.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Hot, dry and windy weather helped a wildfire near
Glacier National Park in Montana grow to roughly 5,000 acres (2,023
hectares) and continue to threaten an evacuated lodge.
The blaze had grown from 1,000 acres (404.7 hectares) a day earlier and
was just 2 percent contained, fire...Chinese Cousin Helps American Chestnut Tree Return
30.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The American chestnut tree, nearly
wiped out by a blight that started more than 100 years ago, is beginning to
make a comeback thanks to its Chinese cousin.
US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne planted a
blight-resistant chestnut tree outside the department's headquarters...Wood products prices rise slightly
27.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Wood products prices have flattened for most of 2007. Now, prices are
trending up a bit this summer although the increase could be seasonal.
Still, Hemlock fir 2x4s in the Pacific Northwest averaged $286 per
thousand board feet this month. “We always see it (lumber) up in the
spring and...Finnish forest industry needs more domestic timber
26.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Timber prices are at a record level, but nevertheless additional
supply is very modest. When Russian export duties on timber hamper
imports there will be a strong demand for additional timber from
privately owned forests, i.e. at least 60 million cubic metres.
When...Swedish forest industry invests in broadband
25.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Swedish forest industry is the leader in investing in mobile
broadband in the whole country. There are prospects of saving millions
of euros when the forest industry's data centre, all forest machines
and all trucks and interconnected by broadband.
Mr Bertil Lidén...New unit to test timber
19.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A DIGITAL control computer for the automatic stress grading of
timber has been developed by Plessey Automation in Australia in
conjunction with the Forestry Commission of NSW.
The
computer device has been incorporated in timber stress grading
equipment known as the Computermatic...Brazil: Civil construction fuels hefty growth in domestic market
19.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Growth in the Brazilian civil construction segment has led to a 30%
increase in domestic demand for wood products. The rise in
international prices and the growth of civil construction in the
Brazilian market have helped to partially alleviate the effects on the
struggling solid...Hawaii timber industry ready to saw
16.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The future of Hawai'i's nascent timber industry is starting to clear.
Hawai'i
has thousands of acres of land chock full of ready-to-harvest hardwood
trees that were planted over several decades. The trees, which contain
enough wood to...North America faces sliding demand for lumber
16.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The reduction in North American housing starts resulted in
a much lower demand for lumber. Reductions in the
lumber production capacity are needed to balance the
supply with the low demand.
North American lumber usage stood at 72.8 billion board
feet (bf) in 2006, down three billion bf...Illegal logging — China's big wooden problem
12.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Chinese wood manufacturers have poor
records on using illegal timber. But the industry is changing, say
Sarah Price and Matthew Brady.
Throughout the tropics, illegal logging
and unregulated land clearance are decimating tropical forests. Weak
governance and law enforcement in many...The First EFI Regional Office Established
10.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The first Regional office of the European Forest Institute (EFI) has
officially been registered in Barcelona. Spain, being one of the
ratifying countries, has decided to support international forest
research and networking by providing funding for the next five years to
the Regional...Millions of trees to be planted in Cariboo forests
10.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The province is planting 3.2 million tree seedlings in the Williams
Lake and Quesnel area to help mitigate the damage in areas that have
been hard hit by the mountain pine beetle epidemic.The $2.1
million planting program is targeted at areas that are not being logged
by companies, and is...New native tree species discovered in Mexico
04.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A new native tree species, Bursera simaruba, has been found in Mexico.
The tree has a thin, photosynthetic cover, which allows it to lose
humidity in the process of photosynthesis. It has a height of 20
meters, with normal diameters of up to 80 cms, and the trunk usually
branches
off...Australian Timber Investment — great returns on fixed term timber investments
03.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The
Australian timber industry over the years has had many great success
stories. Millions upon millions of dollars are invested every year in
some of Australia’s greatest companies and the hardwood flooring
industry is no exception.
The fundamental
aspect of the strength and...Innovativ Vision is expanding its sales and service organizations in Europe
03.07.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The
WoodEye wood scanner continues to reap successes in Poland, Germany,
Austria and elsewhere. The manufacturer, Innovativ Vision, is now
expanding its sales and service organizations in Europe.“Due
to the rapidly growing demand for WoodEye, we are now establishing a
permanent service...Mill acts for future
27.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A timber mill on Tyneside is among centres hailed by the Government as helping trees play a part in the climate of the future.Egger
in Hexham, Northumberland, is among projects set to spearhead a vision
of how trees, woods and forests can yield environmental, social and
economic benefits...Congo to Cancel Logging Deals to Protect Forests
26.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Congo is ready to cancel more than half its timber contracts to
protect the world's second biggest tropical forest but it wants more aid from
foreign governments to help do so, the environment minister said.
Democratic
Republic of Congo is carrying out a World Bank-sponsored...Rainforest furniture
20.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Love your new dining room table ... but did you ask the salesman whether it’s made from chopped up rainforest trees?
A growing number of shoppers are doing just that when buying furniture
because of concerns about the effects of shrinking rainforests on
global warming and the...County's timber harvest declines
19.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Timber harvests in Nevada County fell nearly 24
percent last year — much steeper than the 5 percent decline statewide,
according to an industry group.The county's timber harvest fell
to 27.8 million board feet last year, compared with 36.4 million board
feet in 2005, according to the...More wood than ever growing in Swedish forests
19.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Swedish forest resources have never before been as big as they are
today. The quantity of timber is more than 3 billion cubic metres, i.e.
circa one billion more than half a century ago, says Mr Peter
Lohmander, professor of forest related business economy.
There...New species of tree discovered
18.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A new species of tree that is not thought to grow
anywhere else in the world has been found on an island off the west
coast of Scotland.
Two specimens of the newly-named Catacol whitebeam (Sorbus pseudomeincichii) were discovered by researchers on the Isle of Arran.
The tree is cross...FPA against 'indiscriminate' restrictions on log exports
15.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Forest Products Association (FPA) believes that the indiscriminate
imposition of restrictions or a ban on log exports would be counter productive
and unrewarding for Guyana and it disagrees with several findings in a recent
forestry commission survey.
A release on Friday from...Greenpeace Hails B&Q China for Hardwood Curbs
15.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Home improvement chain B&Q has stopped selling a popular but
endangered hardwood in China, a move Greenpeace hailed as a crucial step
towards protecting rainforests from the country's voracious appetite for
timber.
Steve Gilman,
B&Q Asia's chief executive officer, told...A great deal of Norwegian felling potential is situated in steep terrain
11.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
There is a lot of mature forest in Norway. However the problem is
that a great deal of these forests is situated in steep terrain where
there are no roads. Thus building roads and/or logging cables is
necessary. That is the conclusion of a recent report made by the
Norwegian Forest and...Timber shortage fuels panic buying
06.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
DIY enthusiasts hoping to repair
storm-ravaged garden fences have been urged not to panic buy, as the
UK's timber shortage leaves many unable to find affordable fencing
panels.
Gardeners desperate to repair their fences have been rushing to snap up
timber fencing...The forest-based sector is expected to become the lead market in Europe
04.06.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The fourth conference of the Forest-Based Sector Technology
Platform, FTP in Hannover examined the development perspectives of the
forest-based sector. The conclusion was that sector offers good
opportunities to evolve into the lead market on European level.
This is a...Shenyang furniture industry begins large scale imports of US hardwoods
31.05.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
China has become a major importer of US hardwoods for three consecutive
years. This is due in part to growing demand for natural timber and
wood products from furniture production bases in China, especially
those in Liaoning Province. Ms. Bai Hong, Secretary General of...U.N. wins pledges to plant a billion trees
25.05.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The United Nations has received pledges to plant more than a billion
trees in a drive to help fight climate change and poverty, it said on
Tuesday. Launched in November by Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai
of Kenya at a major U.N. climate meeting in Kenya, the "Billion Tree"
campaign...World Must Seek Change in China Timber Trade — Report
25.05.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Major wood buyers in Europe and the United States must persuade China
to bring its booming timber trade under control before it causes irreplaceable
deforestation across the world, a reportMore storm felled timber than previously expected still remains in Swedish forests
24.05.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
More storm felled timber than expected still remains in the forest
after the storms in Southern Sweden. Furthermore, several areas with
storm felled timber are small and widely spread, which makes processing
even more difficult. This is the conclusion of a helicopter inventory
made by the...China needs "responsible" timber choice--Greenpeace
18.05.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Greenpeace called on China's large DIY retailers on Thursday to adopt
"responsible" timber-sourcing policies to allow the country's growing
ranks of home renovators to buy legally imported wood. The
environmental group's China office said foreign and local DIY operators
were selling...Swedish spruce more and more rare in Southern Sweden
11.05.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Today less than five per cent of all spruce in Southern Sweden is of
Swedish origin. Seeds from Byelorussian spruce constitute 65 — 70 % of
all seeds and they are the dominant species. So called plantation
material, i.e. seeds and plants from cultivated and breeded spruce
comes in second...California Backs Lowering Formaldehyde in Wood
07.05.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
SAN FRANCISCO -— California regulators adopted new standards
Thursday to slash the amount of formaldehyde allowed in wood products,
a move they say will save hundreds of people from getting cancer every
year.
Over objections from some businesses, the California Air
Resources Board...Fossilised trees mystery solved
19.04.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A Cardiff fossil expert has identified a pair of 385-million-year-old trees, thought to be among the world's oldest.
American researchers found fossilised remains in New York state two years ago, but their identity was unknown.
They called in Dr Christopher Berry from...European Forestry House officially opened in Brussels
16.04.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The European Forestry House celebrated its official opening on 20 of
March 2007. In a festive atmosphere the European Commissioner for
Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel ceremonially
opened the newly established European Forestry House by pointing out
the importance of...Snowy forests 'increase warming'
13.04.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Planting trees in snowy areas may worsen global
warming as their canopies absorb sunlight which would otherwise be
reflected by the snow, a study says.
The report in US journal Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences says the pine forests of Europe, Siberia and Canada
may...EU fuel push 'may damage forests'
04.04.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Oil firms have warned that European Union plans on biofuels could damage the world's rainforests.
Some oil representatives have told the government that
they cannot meet the UK target of 5% biofuel on the forecourt by 2010
while also protecting wildlife.
The EU recently announced...Magnolias face 'perilous future'
02.04.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The spectacular bloom of a magnolia may be a very common sight in gardens but in the wild, it is a different story.
A new report has found that over half the world's magnolia species are facing extinction in their forest habitats.
The Red List of the Magnoliaceae is published jointly...Bad start for the fight against the spruce bark beetle
29.03.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Too few fallen trees are cut up and processed after the storm Per in
Southern Sweden. This is the conclusion of a preliminary investigation
made by the Swedish Forest Agency.
Storm felled trees that are not taken care of will increase the risk of
extensive spruce bark...All-Russian Forest Industry Prize award ceremony to be held on April 19, 2007 in Moscow
23.03.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
All-Russian
Forest Industry Prize laureates’ award ceremony will be held on April
19, 2007 in Moscow (Russia). Merited prizes will be awarded to the
companies which have contributed, according to jury, the most in
development of Russian forest industry in the past year, as well as...World May Get Greener, Then Wilt, Due Warming
20.03.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
OSLO — Global warming is expected to turn the planet a bit greener by
spurring plant growth but crops and forests may wilt beyond mid-century
if temperatures keep rising, according to a draft UN report.
Scientists have long...State of the World’s Forests report cites progress in slowing forest losses
16.03.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A number of regions of the world are reversing centuries of
deforestation and are now showing an increase in forest area, according
to FAO's State of the World’s Forests report, released this week.
The report, which was launched at the opening of the 18th Session of
FAO's Committee on...World's Forests Disappearing But at Slower Rate
14.03.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
ROME — An area of forest twice the size of Paris disappears every day
although the rate of global deforestation has started to slow,
according to a United Nations report issued on Tuesday.
"Deforestation continues and it...Additional protection of forests will threaten the forest sector in Lapland
13.03.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Forest Owners’ Union of Northern Finland believes that the
demands for additional protection will endanger the future of the whole
forest sector in Lapland.
The demands
of environmental organisations for the additional protection of 100,000
hectares of forest,...Russia’s sustainable forestry revolution
01.03.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russia has the world’s largest remaining tracts of old growth forests.
But continuous logging — dating back from the days of Peter the Great
to the extensive clear cutting and illegal logging of today — have
gradually reduced the extent and ecological significance of these
forests....Indonesian Forest Plan Angers Environmental Groups
26.02.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Conservation groups from Indonesia and the United States are
criticizing World Bank support for an expansion of industrial forest
plantations in Indonesia. The bank's report, issued Wednesday in
Jakarta, identifies as "among the highest priorities," support for the
Indonesian Department...World Bank Criticized for Forest Report
22.02.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Environmental Groups Attack World Bank for Endorsing Indonesian Plantation Plan
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -— Environmental
groups lashed out at a new World Bank report on Indonesia's forests
Wednesday, saying it is an endorsement of a government plan to create
vast timber plantations that...Storms sweep 54 million cubic meters of European forest stocks
19.02.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Two
wind storms swept the north, central and east of Europe in mid-January,
damaging forests, killing people and affecting infrastructure. The
storms felled almost 54 million cubic meters of European forest stocks.
On 14 January, storm Per hit Sweden and the Baltics and felled about...Transportation of wood based fuels by waterways
16.02.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A project has been initiated in Finland for investigating the
question if transportation of wood based energy by waterways would be a
working and financially advantageous alternative. One aspect of the
project is to find out if waterway transport could be a better
alternative than truck...Resource potential is in forest residues
06.02.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
European countries are looking for alternatives to fossil fuels and
gas. Biomass has potential to be an important source of bio‑energy in
the future. After
all, today the majority of forest residues, such as branches and tops,
are still left in the forest. Also, the volume of...Foreign haulage contractors will be permitted to work in storm stricken forests in Sweden
06.02.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Foreign haulage contractors will be permitted to haul timber from
storm stricken areas in Southern Sweden without any traffic permit.
This exception from normal regulations will apply in ten provinces in
Southern Sweden. The exception is only temporary and will remain in
force from 12...Indonesia Wants Countries Paid to Keep Forests
31.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
JAKARTA — Indonesia wants rich countries to pay developing nations to
preserve their forests, which are vital to help remove greenhouse gases
from the atmosphere, the country's environment minister told Reuters on
Tuesday.
The...Global wood companies gather in China for the Wood Trade Conference
30.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The next edition of the Wood Trade Conference
(The China International Wood and Wood Products Trade Conference) will
be held on April 28-30, 2007 in Beijing. Organizers estimate the number
of participants at 200-300 professionals.
The first edition of China International Wood and Wood...Forests must be included in the Danish rural development programme
26.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Danish Forest Association requests the Danish Government to
include forestry in its national programme for rural development on an
equal footing with agriculture.
The
Government intends to spend 6 billion DKK (ca 800 million ˆ) on "the
biggest rural area investment...Greenpeace: Gov’t auction of Indonesian forests is scandalous
24.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Jakarta, Indonesia
— Greenpeace denounced the Indonesian Forestry Ministry’s latest plans
of auctioning off old forest concession permits as scandalous,
stressing that the move is no different from selling off the country’s
future. Under a banner stating “Indonesia’s Forests on...About 12 million cubic metres on the ground after new January storm in Sweden
22.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
About 12 million cubic metres have been estimated to be damaged in
the recent storm that swept southern Sweden 14 January. Next to the
storm “Gudrun” two years ago this is the most severe storm since 1969.
Much of the storm-felled trees are within areas that already have a
high risk of...UralExpoWOOD 2007
19.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
www.uralexpotool.ru W O O D W O R K Tools. Machines. Equipment The 4rd International Specialized Exhibition13-15 June 2007ES KOSK "ROSSIA",Ekaterinburg Official Support:Malaysia: Unprecedented flooding sends timber prices sharply up
17.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Last year ended on a gloomy note in Malaysia with flooding and
torrential thunderstorms raging across most of the country. A second
wave of flooding last week forced authorities to evacuate more than
90,000 people from their homes in the southern states. Officials
reported
that the...When Being Green Raises the Heat
16.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
CARBON DIOXIDE is heating up the Earth. Ice caps are melting, ocean levels
are rising, hurricanes are intensifying, tropical diseases are spreading and the
threat of droughts, floods and famines looms large. Can planting a tree help
stop all this from happening?
To some, it’s a no...The European Union combats illegal logging
12.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The actual implementation of the
European Commission’s action plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance
and Trade (FLEGT) is starting under a new 4-years partnership agreement
with the European Forest Institute. It will be to implement a wide
range of measures to combat illegal logging...Family forestry is an important source of raw materials for the wood processing industry
11.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Forest owners' engagement in practical forestry constitutes an
important element for providing raw materials from privately owned
forests to the wood processing industry. But forest owners' own
activities are even more important for the purpose of increasing their
awareness that their...Karelia-Upofloor acquires Focus Wood to launch parquet flooring production in Russia
10.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Karelia-Upofloor has acquired the entire share capital of the Russian
company OOO Focus Wood from Puncher Investment Limited. Focus Wood owns
a new, almost completed parquet flooring facility in Maloyaroslavets, a
town located in Kaluga Oblast some 150 km southwest of Moscow...EU-funded project tracks wood from forest floor to showroom floor
09.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Indisputable Key, funded under
FP6, will develop methodologies to ensure the traceability of wood
resources from the time they are cut to the moment they are sanded as a
finished product.
Richard Uusijärvi, Indisputable Key project coordinator, is confident
that the project...Philippine Dep't Of Environment Targets Timber Smugglers
05.01.2007 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Philippine Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is searching for
suspected timber smugglers in their continuing anti-illegal
logging campaign in Caraga Region. Caraga DENR Regional Executive Director (RED) Benjamin T.
Tumaliuan placed this initiative on top of the...
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