June 25th, 2009: Wood fiber consumption by the Japanese pulp industry reached a record high in 2008. Over 72 percent of the consumed wood chips were imported, most from hardwood plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. The costs of imported wood chips have increased substantially the past three...
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China forestry sector output totals $195 bln, up 13% year on year
Origin of text 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...
May 18, 2009 - Stora Enso and Arauco have signed a definitive purchase agreement with the Spanish pulp producer Grupo ENCE for the joint acquisition on a 50/50 basis of approximately 130,000 hectares of owned land and plantations, 6 000 hectares of leased lands and other operations owned by...
What is APP doing in Indonesia? Is APP still holding FSC certificate, has it changed to PEFC or does it own both cerificates?
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Origin of text Paper industry flourishes in first quarter The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 05/27/2009 9:37 AM
Origin of text Paper production increases 12% (25-05-2009) HA NOI — The Viet Nam Paper and Pulp Association (VPPA) has forecast production and consumption of paper this year would be higher than last year, despite the economic slowdown. The association said production was probably up 12 per cent,...
Origin of text Superior Thermowood soon to introduce its first commercial product May 8, 2009: Superior Thermowood of Thunder Bay, Ontario has been perfecting their product for the last 7 years and is will soon be unveiling its first commercial product - environmentally friendly wood for decks.
10th of May 2009: Has the North American paper industry gone completely bonkers this spring? (Not that it was ever a particularly sane industry).
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origin of text Decline in forest products reduces China’s timber prices Published: 06 May, 2009
To say that times are tough in the Canadian forestry sector is a gross understatement. With the U.S. housing collapse and global financial services meltdown, the sector has lost 50,000 jobs and more than 250 mills over the past two years.
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A federal program intended to promote the use of renewable fuels is instead encouraging U.S. paper companies to pursue some rather "un-green" practices, such as substituting virgin pulp for recycled pulp.
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Origin of text RISI Details Wood Chip Supply & Demand Changes at 75th Forest Resources Association Event