UPM Timber divides its business into independent sawn timber and further processing businesses to enhance its service ability for timber and building industry customers. The structural change is carried out to give more precise service for different end use customer groups and to improve new...
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Paper Index Times |
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Seattle, USA, Mar 28, 2011 - The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11 is first and foremost a humanitarian tragedy that is difficult to comprehend. Over 10,000 people died during and in the immediate aftermath; more than 400,000 people lost their homes and 100-150,000 buildings were...
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St. Petersburg, Russia, Mar 29, 2011 - Ilim Group obtained permission to start construction works in Bratsk within over 700 million dollars investment project. The permission was issued by Bratsk administration. Not long ago Ilim Group also obtained consent from the Main State Expert Review Board...
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Graz, Austria, Mar 18, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order by Hämeenkyrön Voima Oy to supply an 80MWth fluidized bed steam boiler using as main fuel wood-based biomass and milled peat as additional fuel for its power plant in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. The project...
Forest Talk |
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Arnold Bercov, president of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Local 8, is very concerned that shipping raw logs out of British Columbia is coming at a cost to many local mills. Bercov said he was informed by Western Forest Products that their Ladysmith mill is one of several mills on...
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St. Petersburg, Russia, Mar 15, 2011 - OJSC Ilim Group received a multi-site FSC Forest Management Certificate, which also applies to the Group’s harvesting operations in Siberia (the Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk District Branches). This FSC Certificate covers that largest area of certified forest in...
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POWELL RIVER, B.C., CANADA, Mar 14, 2011 — The Government of Canada today announced a series of important investments across the country, totalling $88 million, to protect jobs in Canada’s forest industry. John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, was...
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UPM, Helsinki, 15 March 2011 at 11:00 EET) - UPM applies for FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification for its forests in Finland. At the same time UPM also extends its forest service portfolio to cover FSC-certification services to Finnish forest owners. UPM's forests and most of the...
Forest Talk |
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There has been a lot of analysis in the last few days concerning the impact the massive earthquake, and tsunami in Japan will have on North American timber markets. On Friday, shares of North American timber companies jumped with the thought that an increase in lumber demand will occur to...
Timber Community |
13 years 1 month ago
Global market pulp production increased by seven percent in 2010, which increased demand for wood raw-material. As a result, prices for wood chips and pulplogs were up in most regions of the world, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
RUNA |
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The acquisition in North America is the next step in ITI’s strategy to become an industrial global leader in terms of presence in the key markets of Asia, Europe and America, efficiency and volumes of production. With the acquisition of the two Tolleson sawmills ITI’s global production capacity...
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Germany, Mar 11, 2011 - Mr. Guido Fuchs has resigned from the position of Director of FSC Switzerland after 8 years in the organization. He will continue to provide project support until the new Director takes office on 1 June 2011.
Timber Community |
13 years 1 month ago
Stora Enso, SCA and International Paper have both been honored by the Ethisphere Institute as Ethical Companies for 2011. Stora Enso has now been selected for the list for the fourth time running, out of a record number of nominee companies and International Paper was recognized by The Ethisphere...
RUNA |
13 years 1 month ago
The timber harvesting volumes will increase by 30 %, as estimated by Rajap Nabiullin, the Minister for Forestry Complex of the Republic of Bashkortostan. This index was accepted by the Forest Plan and the Program of Development of the regional Timber Industry Complex. The total volume of...
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash., USA, Mar 7, 2011 — Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced it was named the world’s most admired forest and paper products company according to a study published in the March 21 edition of FORTUNE magazine, currently available online and at newsstands.
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Arkhangelsk will host the International Forestry Forum dedicated to the International Year of Forests in 2011 declared by the Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. The event is jointly prepared by the Government of Arkhangelsk Region and the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleshoz). The...
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Timber Community |
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Global trade of wood chips was up 25 percent in 2010 because of increased production of pulp and paper products worldwide. China showed the greatest growth in chip imports with an increase over 400 percent in the past two years, as reported in the WRQ.