A new inquiry can find solutions to many Australian forestry industry problems. THE Australian forestry industry is facing a ''supply squeeze-demand pull'' conundrum. Domestic and global consumption of wood and paper products is rising but a vacuum in forward thinking policies has held back the...
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The Syndey Morning Herald |
13 years 8 months ago
RUNA |
13 years 9 months ago
According to the Council for Investment Development of the Forestry Department of Vologda Region, the regional enterprises have increased the timber harvesting volumes by 20% in January, 2011. The soft wood and hard wood harvesting increased by 14.4% and 33 %, respectively, against the...
RUNA |
13 years 9 months ago
Dmitry Mezentsev, the Governor of Irkutsk Region, held a meeting with Edward S. Verona, the President and CEO of the U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC). The meeting took place during the VIII Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum on February 18, according to the information provided by the Government of...
Paperindex News |
13 years 9 months ago
Graz, Austria, Feb 21, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded orders for the supply of fiberlines and chemical recovery systems for renowned customers in India and Laos: Muang Phin mill, Laos
International Forest Industries |
13 years 9 months ago
International technology Group Andritz received an order to supply a fiber preparation system for the MDF plant of Arauco do Brasil S.A. in Jaguariaíva, Brazil.
Paperindex Times |
13 years 9 months ago
Paperindex Times |
13 years 9 months ago
Setubal, Portugal, Feb 17, 2011 - Portucel Soporcel group’s sales in 2010 accounted for 3% of exports of Portuguese goods. The total value of exports stood at approximately 1.2 billion euros, representing growth of 25% over the previous year. The Portucel Soporcel group is one of Portugal’s top...
Paperindex Times |
13 years 9 months ago
Graz, Austria, Feb 14, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ and Montes del Plata, a joint venture company of Stora Enso and Arauco, are in advanced negotiations towards concluding a contract for supply of production technologies and equipment for the new pulp mill of Montes del Plata in...
Paperindex Times |
13 years 9 months ago
Sundsvall, Sweden, Feb 17, 2011 - The Environmental Court has granted SCA Östrand new conditions under the Environmental Code for the mill’s activities. This will allow the mill to ultimately increase production up to 660,000 tonnes of pulp. The new maximum permissible production level of 660,...
RUNA |
13 years 9 months ago
The investments in the capital assets of the regional companies amounted to RUR 21 bln after the nine months of 2010, it is expected that the final results will reach RUR 34 bln. According to the rating agency Expert RA, the region managed to considerably mitigate the risks for investors in 2010...
Paperindex Times |
13 years 9 months ago
Vaxjo, Sweden, Feb 17, 2011 - Södra is raising the price of its softwood pulp in Europe by USD 30/tonne. NBSK grades will rise from USD 950/tonne to USD 980/tonne, effective from 1 March.
Forest Talk |
13 years 9 months ago
Company Jobs Allocation (cubic metres per year) AbiBow Canada Inc., Thunder Bay will produce stud lumber at their sawmill. Creating 50 Sustaining 160 221,000 conifer Capital Power Income L.P., Calstock will use sawmill wood waste to produce...
RISI |
13 years 9 months ago
PaperIndex Times |
13 years 9 months ago
Espoo, Finland, Feb 11, 2011 - M-real Corporation’s, part of Metsäliitto Group, business is based on sustainability. The company has in recent years actively developed e.g. lightweight board and paper products which are produced with less fibre, water and energy. As a natural step in its work to...
International Forest Industries |
13 years 9 months ago
Final year-end statistics show that China’s imports of logs and lumber have soared to new heights in 2010 as compared to 2009.reports International WOOD Markets Group. China imported 34.3 million m³ (US$ 6.1 billion) of logs in 2010, an increase of 22% by volume and 49% by value from 2009. Of the...
Timber Community |
13 years 9 months ago
Seattle, USA. China has come to the rescue for many sawmills and timberland owners in the US and Canada the past year. The value of softwood logs and lumber shipped from North America to China is estimated to reach over 1.6 billion US dollar in 2010, which is up dramatically from just a few years...
Timber Community |
13 years 9 months ago
An outlook for the paper industry was published from the investment adviser Thirdpoint. The firm commented factors like the black liquor tax credit, recycled vs Virgin fiber, softwood vs hardwood pulp and the industry consoldiation in their latest newsletter.
RUNA |
13 years 9 months ago
The total revenues from timber and timber products exported from the Siberian Federal District in 2010 amounted to USD 2 bln and 342.5 mln (7,6% of total number of products exported from the region) and these figures exceed by 5% those of 2009. Round wood timber amounted to 34,6% of total price...
Börese Express |
13 years 9 months ago
Andritz informs about new orders: The company and Montes del Plata, a joint venture company of Stora Enso and Arauco, are in advanced negotiations towards concluding a contract for supply of production technologies and equipment for the new pulp mill of Montes del Plata in Punta Pereira, Uruguay...
PaperIndex Times |
13 years 9 months ago
Finland, Feb 11, 2011 - The forest industry of Finland recorded annual production increase of some 12% in 2010, but production volume did not yet rise to the level achieved in 2008. Pulp and paper industry production was up about 11% and the wood products industry’s production increased by some...