Pulpwood

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.

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Feb 12, 2010
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http://www.mynewsdesk.com
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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.

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Jan. 28, 2010
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http://www.newswire.ca
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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.

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December 5, 2009
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http://www.yle.fi
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http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/12/forest_companies_fined_for_price-...

Imports of timber and pulp to China increases

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Pulp, Zellstoff, Holzprodukte, Pulpwood, Rundholz, Sägerundholz, sawlogs, Timber products

Wood Resource Quarterly has reported that imports of logs, lumber and pulp to China increased substantially in the second quarter of 2009 as the country’s economy grew by almost 8%.

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.

Largest drop in fibre prices

Forest products markets / Holzproduktmärkte: Laubholz, Softwood, Hardwood, Nadelholz, Pulpwood, Roundwood, Rundholz, Holzfaser/Faser+ Schleifholz, Fibre

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Global Wood Fiber Prices in Q4 2008 Experienced the Largest Drop in over 20 Years: Wood Resource Quarterly

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