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May 2011

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May 06, 2011

Lenzing Expects Better Performance In 2011 Than Originally Forecast

Munich, Vienna, May 06, 2011 - In the first quarter of 2011, the Lenzing Group, a world market leader for man-made cellulose fibers, was able to increase its consolidated sales by 46 % to EUR 532.1 million compared to the same period in the previous year (Q1 2010*: EUR 365.0 million). The increase in EBITDA of 66 % to EUR 114.9 million (Q1 2010*: EUR 69.3 million) was even more pronounced.

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May 09, 2011

Japan: Timber industry in crisis

Many domestic wood processing mills in coastal areas in eastern Japan suffered extensive damage caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. It is estimated that a capacity of 60,000 cu.m of plywood per month has been lost.
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May 09, 2011

Monks Fight to Get Cambodian Forests on the Carbon Market

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May 04, 2011

European Commission announces new strategy to halt biodiversity loss within ten years

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May 06, 2011

New EFI Research Report looks at Private Forest Owners in the Western Balkans

The project “Research into the Organization of Private Forest Owners’ Interest Associations in the Western Balkan Region (PRIFORT)” focused on the following four countries of the Western Balkan region: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia.

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4th, 2011

First wood framed housing project in Richmond, B.C. lost in massive fire

A massive fire destroyed the controversial wood-framed housing project being constructed in Richmond, British Columbia last night.

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04 May 2011

The production of OSB boards in Karelia is approved as a priority project

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May 4, 2011

Forest Industry Production Continues to Grow in Finland – Cost Developments are Eroding Competitiveness

Finland , May 4, 2011 - “The forest industry's production has recovered both from the recession and the structural changes."

"The industrial policy decisions included in the coming Programme for Government will largely decide how profitable Finnish mills can be in international competition,” says Timo Jaatinen, Director General of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation.

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May 3rd, 2011

U.S. announces funding for biomass R&D

To support President Obama’s goal of reducing America’s oil imports by one-third by 2025, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) jointly announced up to US$30 million over three to four years that will support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value bio-based products.

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May 2, 2011

Forestry industry maps out a greener, more sustainable future

EDMONTON - Canada’s forestry industry has been under the gun this decade, facing devastating beetle damage, softwood-lumber tariff battles with the U.S. and attention from environmental groups over logging practices and pollution.

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by Dr. Radut