Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz

CHINA LOGS ANOTHER BIG INCREASE

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Softwood, Nadelholz, Lumber, Rundholz, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz

Softwood lumber prices were up in both North America and Europe in the 4Q, but it was more the result of lower inventory levels and reduced production rather than an increase in demand, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The hot market for lumber last year was China, which increased imports by 75% thereby passing Japan as the largest importer in Asia.Seattle, USA. March, 2010.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
10th, 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.internationalforestindustries.com
Reference-Link: 

http://www.internationalforestindustries.com/2010/03/10/china-logs-anoth...

Hardwood fiber costs for the global pulp industry increased over 15% in 2009

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Laubholz, Hardwood, Pulpwood, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Pulp- and Paperindustry

Seattle, USA. February 2010. Pulp markets have been remarkably strong during 2009 despite the global financial crisis. From April through December, the softwood market pulp price (NBSK) jumped 45%. Strong pulp markets and a tight wood fiber supply pushed wood fiber costs upward last year.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
Feb 12, 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.mynewsdesk.com
Reference-Link: 

http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/view/pressrelease/hardwood-fiber-costs-for-...

Sino-Forest Signs Long-term Master Agreement to Acquire Trees in Guizhou Province

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Plattenindustrie, Pulpwood, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Biomasse, Fibre, Pulp- and Paperindustry, Panel Industry, Boardindustry

 TORONTO, Jan. 28 /CNW/ - Sino-Forest Corporation (TSX: TRE) ("Sino-Forest"), a leading commercial forest plantation operator in China, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Panel (China) Investments Limited has entered into a Master Agreement for the Purchase of Pine and Chinese Fir Plantation Forests (the "Guizhou Master Agreement") with Guizhou Sen Li Industry Company Limited ("Guizhou Sen Li"), which will act as the authorized agent for the original forest rights holders.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
Jan. 28, 2010
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.newswire.ca
Reference-Link: 

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2010/28/c4632.html

Forest Companies Fined for Price-Fixing

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Pulpwood, Roundwood, Rundholz, Sägerundholz, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Woodworking industry, Saw milling industry

The Market Court has fined forest products giants Metsäliitto Cooperative and Stora Enso a total of 51 million euros for running a price cartel.

The court ruled on Thursday that the companies cooperated in raw lumber pricing for more than seven years beginning in 1997.

The ruling says that Metsäliitto and Stora Enso's forest directors met regularly and tried to influence future pricing, applying pressure on those who paid more than the average for timber.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
December 5, 2009
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.yle.fi
Reference-Link: 

http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/12/forest_companies_fined_for_price-...

Brazil Pulp Production up in 2008

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Pulpwood, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Pulp- and Paperindustry

Brazil increased pulp production in 2008 by about eight percent. Wood fiber costs have remained unchanged in the local currency in the 2Q/09 but were eight percent higher in US dollar terms as compared to the previous quarter, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.

Kimberly-Clark commits to use 40% of FSC certified fibre by the end of 2011

Forests / Waelder: Forest certification, Forstzertifizierung

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Pulp, Zellstoff, Pulpwood, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Pulp- and Paperindustry

OTTAWA - The environmental group Greenpeace has ended its long campaign against Kimberly-Clark after the Kleenex maker agreed to change its forestry practices.

US South reports lowest wood fibre cost in the world

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Roundwood, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Fibre, Pulp- and Paperindustry

2009-07-22  Pulpmills in the US South had some of the lowest wood fiber costs in the world in the 2Q/2009, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.

The US South has the largest pulp industry in the world and this industry has enjoyed low wood raw-material costs for a very long time. This trend continued in 2009, with wood chip and pulpwood costs that were substantially lower than global average costs, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.

A new pulp mill in Uruguay?

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Papier- und Zellstoffindustrie, Pulp, Zellstoff, Laubholz, Softwood, Nadelholz, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Fibre, Pulp- and Paperindustry

May 18, 2009 - Stora Enso and Arauco have signed a definitive purchase agreement with the Spanish pulp producer Grupo ENCE for the joint acquisition on a 50/50 basis of approximately 130,000 hectares of owned land and plantations, 6 000 hectares of leased lands and other operations owned by Grupo ENCE in the central and western areas of Uruguay. 

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