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By Chris Cook, Deputy Editor, PPI Pulp & Paper Week, RISI
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2009 - At a speech in Barcelona the other day, World Association of Newspapers (WAN) president Gavin O'Reilly had an upbeat message for newspaper executives from more than 50 countries who had come to exchange ideas on business strategies for the future.
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Forest-based sector to search for fresh business opportunitiesOct 15 2009 A research conference for the European forest-based industry and cluster will focus on the creation of new business opportunities for the sector. The event will be held in Stockholm on 9-11 November 2009.
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Study shows trees have impact on Georgia’s economyAs Americans mark National Forest Products Week from Oct. 18-24, a new report shows Georgia’s forest products industry has a significant impact on the state’s economy.
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Huge European Pulp&Paper closures expected in 2010?
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Okt. 23, 2009 (Viewpoint) - North American coated paper markets have come a long way toward closing the gaping hole between supply and demand that opened up as a result of the collapse in magazines and catalogs. A gap of more than 2.0 million tons (annualized) opened up between actual capacity and the normal level of capacity that would be needed to support a 95% operating rate in North America. Producers coped with this problem by shutting even more capacity and taking massive amounts of downtime at their remaining mills.
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Forestry needs new markets and new products The new deputy minister of forestry in Ontario says the old days of the forestry industry are over and the leaders and the workers of that industry have to look for new directions and new ideas if the North is to profit from the vast quantities of wood fibre that remainin our
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Russian pulp and paper market to revive not earlier than in 2010 According to intermediate results, Russian timber industry remains unprofitable – in the first half of
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Issue date: Thursday, 18 February 2010 Big hopes for Russian timber industry recovery Demand and production declining in the woodworking industry reached the lowest point. However, with this stage passed, manufacturers and authorities are to invest more in modernization, construction and infrastructure in order to return back to the pre-crisis indicators.
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New issue of MOST Digest - Russian Timber Industry Business Support Bureau Runa monitors the Russian timber industry and the market for hot topics, news, expert opinion and relevant information and provides you with the most relevant and interesting information in the form of a free digest - to help you make the right business decision.
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Chile’s wood products industry reconstructs: what does this mean for North American markets?
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Recycled Paper: Be aware of the pitfallsFrom an environmental perspective the basics of paper recycling are primary-school simple.
1. Recovering and recycling paper is a net positive for the environment.
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Newspapers on paper or on the net?Digital newspapers have gained an increasing amount of ground and from an environmental perspective have been put forward as a better alternative to paper-based newspapers.
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China, Emerging Markets To Fuel Chile's Forestry IndustrySANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Increasing demand from China and other emerging Asian markets will drive Chile's forestry industry in coming years, said a panel of industry executives Tuesday.
Chile's forestry sector, which produces wood boards, plywood and pulp, accounts for 8% of global forestry exports. It is also the Andean nation's second-largest exporting industry, just behind mining, and contributes 3% of the country's gross domestic product.
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UNECE region recorded largest ever fall in wood consumptionIn 2009, the UNECE region (which includes Europe, North America and the CIS) experienced an 11.6% fall in consumption of wood and paper products, the largest year-on-year drop since the oil crisis of the 1970s. This is a key conclusion of the Forest Products Annual Market Review 2009-2010 jointly published by the UNECE and FAO earlier this month.
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Recent Economic Indicators for the Wood Products IndustryNew numbers suggest growth in the second quarter was sluggish.
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OAO Kondopoga received a loan of 35 mln USD
Bank Vozrozhdenie provided the loan to OAO Kondopoga, one of the leading producers of newsprint in Russia and Europe, with a credit limit of 35 mln USD
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BASELINE STUDY 1, CHINA: Overview of Forest Governance, Markets and TradeAs part of FLEGT Asia’s information collection role, a number of forest governance, markets and trade Baseline Studies have been carried out in the region. This study is done for China.
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Exports of logs and lumber from the US and Canada to China to reach recordLumber shipments from Canada alone could reach 1.2 billion dollars this year. The North American share of log and lumber import volumes to China has increased from four percent in 2005 to 18 percent in 2010.
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UNECE Region forest products markets rebound after two years of falling production and consumptionUNECE Timber Committee Statement on Forest Products Markets in 2011 and 2012
Adopted on 14 October 2011
The Committee reviewed developments in forest products markets as reported in the Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2010-2011, as well as experts’ presentations, country market statements and forecasts.
UNECE Region forest products markets rebound after two years of falling production and consumptionForest Products contributing to the green economy
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I. Overview of forest products markets in 2011 and 2012
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10 Questions About Toshiba's No-Print DayIn a stunning display of greenwashing and ignorance, a U.S. branch of Toshiba has proclaimed October 23 National No-Print Day.
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China engineers digital vs. print showdownIf China succeeds in achieving one of its goals in the current five-year plan, 80% of its more than 1.3 billion residents will read books or periodicals by 2015.
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