29.12.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Eleven
European countries have ratified a United Nations-backed agreement
designed to promote the sustainable management of forests producing
tropical timber and a diverse and legal international trade in such
products.
Representatives of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany...The spruce bark beetle continues destroying Swedish forests
23.12.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
This year about 220.000 cubic metres of forest on the root in Southern Sweden have been killed by spruce bark beetles.
Damaged
volumes are expected to level out, although damage will still be more
extensive than normal also in 2010. In its third and last report...Buying of "green building products" to increase
11.12.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Global purchasing of green building materials--cement,
insulation and wood products— will grow to $571 billion by 2013 from $455.3
billion in 2008, suggests a study by Allied Business Intelligence Research of
New York. "Innovation, particularly in wood and insulation, is a key...Latvian round wood timber exports fall 35.2%
01.12.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Latvian round wood timber exports fell by 35.2 per cent in the first nine months of 2009, LETA has revealed.During the first three quarters of 2009, 1.67 million cubic meters of the commodity were exported, the Baltic Course revealed. According
to figures released by the Agriculture...Timber company looking to invest in region
30.11.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
WHILE the
future of Swaziland’s pulp industry currently remains uncertain, a
medium-sized plantation in Haertnersburg, Limpopo, is looking into
expansion and investment opportunities in the region.Stevens Lumber
Mills Executive Director Tshepo Malatji said...Deciduous forests on the increase in Sweden
25.11.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
This year's national forest inventory made by the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences shows that the part of deciduous trees in
Swedish forests is now the biggest since the 1920s.
The
country's timber resources are still increasing. Deciduous trees...Tree house man lives off the land
12.11.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A 28-year-old man leaves life in London to build a tree house in a Sussex wood and live solely off the land.
Russia extends timber export duty moratorium for next year
12.11.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Russian government will not raise export duties on round timber in 2010 and considers it possible to make a similar decision in 2011, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday."The moratorium on raising export duties on round timber will remain in effect for the next year. I...Financial crisis hits forestry sector
12.11.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
After avoiding the worst of the economic fallout from the global
financial crisis in 2008, Australia’s forest sector is now experiencing
some adverse effects according to a new ABARE report.
The biannual report, Australian forest and wood products statistics,
reveals a significant...European building materials industry outlook remains negative
23.10.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The outlook for the European building materials industry remains
negative, reflecting the ongoing economic weakness in some markets and
continued depressed demand, Moody's Investors Service said in a new
report of 11 companies it rates. However, there are signs that the
decline in...European timber sector not ready for recovery
23.10.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Timber production capacity low, will take time to restart U.S. and EU rules on illegal timber seen hurting trade China seen powering global industry as economy heats up.
The European forestry sector, hit
hard by the U.S.-led housing crash, could benefit from more
exposure to...Germany: Lumber production looks set to only increase slightly in 2010
23.10.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Softwood lumber production in Germany, at a total of 18.5m m³, could
prove in the current year to be roughly 16 % lower than that achieved
in 2008. It emerges from the situation report drawn up by the German
delegation at this year’s meeting of the UNECE Timber Committee in
Geneva...Deciduous forests on the increase in Sweden
22.10.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
This year's national forest inventory made by the Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences shows that the part of deciduous trees in
Swedish forests is now the biggest since the 1920s.
The
country's timber resources are still increasing. Deciduous trees...Germany, 2009: Woodworking Machinery Industry Down 35-45%
30.09.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
New orders in the German woodworking
industry decreased by 63% in the first half of 2009 with respect to the
similar period of 2008. The Woodworking Machinery Association shared with VDMA the fact that domestic orders fell by 32% and foreign ones by 69%.
"2006, 2007 and 2008 brought above...IKEA to set up woodworking facility in Belarus
17.09.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
IKEA plans to set up a woodworking facility in Belarus, Forestry
Minister of Belarus Piotr Semashko told BelTA at the Woodworking 2009
exhibition in Minsk on 15 September.
The company will be located near the town of Borisov. The
annual timber processing will make up approximately 600...Exports of round timber in Latvia down by 36.5% this year
04.09.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
As the Ministry's for Agriculture Forests Department informed, Latvia exported 1.09 million cubic meters of round timber in the first half of this year, it is the 36.5% drop compared to exports of 1.73 million cubic meters of round timber in the same period last year, writes LETA.The value...Russian Timber Price Soars in Suifenhe Checkpoint
04.09.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
This phenomenon stems from the seasonal factors as well as from the
increase on timber export tax made by Russia and tightening of control
over illegal trafficking of timber. VOSTOK-MEDIA – The Russian-Chinese border checkpoint Suifenhe,
Heilongjiang province, has registered a reduction...Indonesia set for new timber certification system
27.08.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Indonesia is to introduce a new certification system for log and wood products, according to The Jarkata Post.The newspaper said the system would apply to domestic and exported timber products and would be administered by the Institute of Independent Evaluators and Verifiers which will issue...RF timber export curbs not aimed to infringe neighbours interests.
18.08.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Measures Russia takes to limit timber exports are not aimed to infringe the interests of neighbours but arå linked with the need to develop timber processing within the country, Sergei Prikhodko, the Russian president-s aide, said in connection with the upcoming talks of the presidents...Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss glaring situation with export of round timber
18.08.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, at the upcoming talks with the leaders of Finland and China, is going to raise the question of the Russian timber export. He stated this on Monday at the meeting with heads of parliamentary factions who raised the matter of a complicated situation with the...German business secretary meets sawmilling group
12.08.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The
German Association of the Sawmilling and Timber Industry (BSHD) has met
the government’s business secretary to discuss conditions in the German
timber industry, TTJ reported.BSHD
chief executive Frank Ahnefeld met parliamentary secretary in the
federal Ministry of Economics Hartmut...Wood trade in Finland continues at a record slow pace
04.08.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In June the Finnish wood processing industry purchased only 0.36
million cubic metres of wood from Finnish private forests. The Finnish
Forest Research Institute Metla says that this quantity is less than
one fifth of the corresponding quantity in 2008. Wood purchases in the
first half of...Forest owners make profits on energy wood
04.08.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Skogssällskapet (the Swedish Forestry Association) has noticed a
clear change of trends concerning the willingness to pay for energy
wood. The new ways of using wood also change harvesting methods.
In
a press release Mr Lennart Jansson, production manager at...Timber body challenged on climate claims
28.07.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
An Australian timber industry body is being investigated over claims
it misled the public by asserting that buying wood products helped the
fight against climate change.The consumer watchdog has asked
Forest & Wood Products Australia to respond to allegations it made
two deceptive...Russian Timber Backlog at Finnish Border
20.07.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Large amounts of timber have been felled in Russia and brought to the border with Finland since September last year, to await delivery to Finnish pulp and paper mills. This has taken place in spite of a lack of timber supply contracts.Russian wood supply organisations have felled and stored...Amazon deforestation at lowest level
20.07.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon is at its lowest level, according to the country’s Ministry of Environment, after forest burning dropped dramatically in the 2008 burning season, Timber Trades Journal reported.New NASA research showed a sharp decline in the quantity of smoke over the Amazon...Wood costs for pulpmills in Sweden and Finland have fallen over 30 % the past year
13.07.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Wood prices in Sweden and Finland fell faster than the global average price the past
year as a result of reduced operating rates for pulp mills in those two countries. Despite
this precipitous drop in wood cost (more than 30%), the Nordic region still has one of the
highest wood fiber...Furniture industry 'alive and well'
01.07.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Furniture manufacturing is alive and well, and business opportunities are there for the taking if firms, whatever their size, are enterprising enough to grasp them.A cross-section of manufacturing industries have taken a hit in recent years, some more recently by the global downturn, and...Crisis and recovery in the forest industry
01.07.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
"It is not the strongest of a species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."-— Charles DarwinThe
Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones. The Stone Age ended
because civilization, informed with new knowledge and equipped with...Russia and Finland: let's talk about logs!
09.06.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
During his visit to Helsinki, Russian President said a few words about timber relationships between two countries.
"I would like to separately dwell upon our cooperation in the
forestry sector. We took the fundamental decision to develop high-level
timber processing in Russia. We announced...LIGNA HANNOVER Underlines Wood Industry Strengths
29.05.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Attracting a highly international audience, LIGNA
HANNOVER 2009 closed on an upbeat note, capping five days of brisk
business activity and giving the wood industry hope of renewed growth.
"LIGNA HANNOVER far exceeded the expectations of our exhibitors from 50
different countries,"...Estonian Wood Manufacturing Falls Sharply
20.05.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Industrial production in Estonia fell by 30 per cent year-on-year in March, new figures have revealed. Data released by Statistics Estonia revealed that only energy production saw an increase in activity over the 12 month period, growing by 7.3 per cent.The manufacture of wood and related...Europe could become strategic biofuel market for Russia
06.05.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Europe may become a strategic market for biofuels for Russia, with an expected total volume of about 40 million tons annually, the CEO of the Biotechnology Corporation said Friday.Pyotr Kanygin said that after Russian timber has been processed, up to 36 million tons of waste could be used to...The forest industry in Finland reduces its dependence on logs from Russia in 2008
30.04.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Finland imported 24 percent fewer logs from Russia in the 4Q/08 as compared to the
same quarter in 2007. With the uncertainty surrounding the log export taxes and timber
market conditions in Russia, it is likely that the Finnish forest industry will rely less on
Russian timber in the...Reduced domestic purchase and import of timber in Norway
22.04.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
It is not surprising that the volume of timber purchased by the
Norwegian forest owners’ co-operatives for further sale to industry has
decreased considerably in the two first months of the year. Also
imports have decreased steeply.
In January
and February the...Lack of industrial residues creates new markets for wood chips
13.04.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Heating plants suffer from a lack of biofuels. Prices go up when
sawmills, building sites and industry deliver less wood leftovers
because of the economic downturn. This creates new possibilities for
forest owners. Even pulpwood has been used as energy source...Russia’s role in the global forestry sector and its prospects for the future
02.04.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The top 100 companies in the global
forestry, pulp-and-paper and packaging industry (FPP) demonstrated
varied financial performance in 2007, reflecting consid14erable
differences in the different regions’ business and economic situations.
The three leading regions in terms of return...Electronic export permit system for China timber importers and exporters
27.03.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Timber Industry Development Division of the Forestry Commission of Ghana has launched an electronic export permit for timber and wood products based on the Ghana Community Network System. This system replaces the manual one for granting permits and exemptions to importers and exporters....Belarus: Private businesses, sole traders to export timber
25.03.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
On February 12, the President of Belarus signed Decree No 91 “On some
issues of forestry activity” to extend the rights of timber producers
and create additional conditions for increasing their sales on the
domestic and foreign market in 2009.
Today, the right to export timber is...Forests can have a major role in the fight against climate change
25.03.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Forests and the forest sector are major contributors to climate
change mitigation. They can respond to climate change challenge in
three ways. Forests sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere,
standing timber and wood products work as carbon stores and the use of
wood products as...Dubai International Wood & Wood Machinery Show 2009
12.03.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Wood and wood machinery to witness huge demand amidst call for greater sustainability in the Middle East.The wood and wood machinery sector is expected to witness huge demand amidst intensifying call for greater sustainability in the Middle East, according to Strategic Marketing &...The Finnish Forest Industry Association: Finnish companies are planning investments in the cellulose and paper industry of Russia
03.03.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The Finnish forest companies have plans to invest in the Russian
cellulose and paper industry. As reported, a senior vice-president of
the Finnish Association of forest industry, Anders Portin, the members
of the Association are satisfied with the investment climate in Russia
and...Forest certification scheme revises core documents
27.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
PEFC International has announced a comprehensive revision of its core documents.The documents deal with PEFC’s global criteria for sustainable forest management and its standard setting procedures at national level.PEFC International is calling on stakeholders to nominate candidates for a...The Finnish forestry sector working on the development of biofuels
20.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In few years it will be possible to put biodiesel made from wood and
other forest-based materials at the disposal also of consumers, if
ongoing projects give positive results. Although there are sufficient
amounts of wood in the forests, rapid harvest for energy purposes may
pose...Swedish forestland prices rise
12.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Swedish forestland prices increased last year despite turmoil in financial markets and a slowdown in construction.The Nordic Forest Owners’ Association said average prices in 2008 rose by ˆ2 to ˆ34 per m³ – a 6% growth on the previous year.Average forest prices have increased by 84%...Storms create crisis for French forestry
10.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The forestry industry of south-west France is facing a “new economic
tragedy” after strong winds blew down an estimated 50 million m³ of
timber.The “Klaus” storm on January 24 has particularly hit
maritime pine and poplar in the Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrenees and
Languedoc-Roussillon...Making poplar popular
10.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
A new Europe-wide body has been formed to promote the use of poplar.Pro-Populus is backed by companies and poplar sector bodies in France, Belgium, Italy and Spain.The new group includes growers , as well as processors and end users. Its aims are to “position poplar as a strategic raw...European Union plan to hit illegal logging said unclear, costly
02.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
European Union farm ministers on Monday broadly welcomed plans to crack
down on the lucrative illegal timber trade by making exporters obtain
licences to prove their wood does not come from endangered rainforests.But
many worried about the probable rise in costs and red tape,
particularly...Timber from Russian ship washes up on UK shores
02.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Authorities say more than a thousand tons of timber knocked off the
deck of a Russian cargo ship are washing up on the English coast.Piles of wooden planks cluttered beaches in southern England Thursday.
Beach-goers walked amid chaotic clusters of sawn timber in Ramsgate, about 75 miles ...Reduced timber felling in Norway in 2008
02.02.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Statistics collected by the Norwegian Forest Owners' Federation show
that last year 8.1 million cubic metres of timber were felled for sales
on the domestic market. This is a reduction of circa 0.2 million cubic
metres, i.e. 2.5% as compared with 2007. There was also a...Industry unites behind WoodMac China 2009, the largest and longest running woodworking technology trade event in the country
28.01.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Faced with their
greatest financial crisis ever, the Chinese woodworking industry have
united behind WoodMac China 2009, the largest and longest running
woodworking technology trade event in the country, next scheduled for
the 10th edition from 17-20 February 2009, Shanghai
Following a...The new American home showcases leading edge in green technology
21.01.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Cutting-edge energy efficiency and
stunning contemporary design are the keywords for the 2009 edition of
The New American Home®, America's premier show home and construction
technology laboratory. The New American Home offers real-world
demonstrations of the latest concepts in...Finnish forests carbon sinks expected to increase in the future
15.01.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
At present the volume of carbon sequestered in Finnish forests is
about 20 million equivalent tons of carbon dioxide. This quantity is
expected to increase manifold, i.e. to about 70 million tons until
2050. This increase is mainly due to accelerating forest growth...Explosion in the pipe of the chemical recovery plant at UPM Pietarsaari, Finland
05.01.2009 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In the evening of 28 December 2008, there
was an explosion in the pipe of the chemical recovery plant at UPM
Pietarsaari, Finland.
The explosion did not cause any injuries but caused damages to the
lower part of the pipe. Due to the Christmas downtime of the pulp and
paper mills,...
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