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Graz, Austria, Feb 3, 2011 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order by Graphic Packaging International to supply a 350,000 lb/h (160 t/h) steam boiler using woody biomass and primary clarifier sludge as fuels for the company’s mill in Macon, USA. Start-up of the boiler...

As with many environmentalists, the protests against the government's plans to sell off the bulk of the UK's forest estate have struck something of a nerve with me.

A note from the editor: Ms. Lucas is still continuing her misleading campaign... Why? Read here... Green MP Caroline Lucas today accused the Government of failing to take action to tackle the problem of illegal logging. Ms Lucas said the coalition's pledge to bring in measures to make the...

Almost nine per cent of the government’s planned expenditure in the 2011 national budget depends upon receipt of US$70M from Norway, under the MoU signed on November 9, 2009.  That is surely a risky strategy because there appears to be no fall-back position if the Norwegian money does not come,...

Asia is leading afforestation activity in the world with a significant contribution from India which is adding 300,000 hectares of forest every year, a senior UN official said. "I would highlight India, which still has important population growth. The forests in India are growing at 300,000

BIOCHAR In one sense, proving Carbonscape's novel one-step process can cheaply produce highly porous charcoal was the easy part. Now the Blenheim-based cleantech company faces the potentially far greater challenge of nationally and globally commercialising its method of turning biomass such...

KAMA Pulp and paper mill (Krasnokamsk, Perm Territory) which is a part of Investlesprom Group will become the first company in Russia to produce light-weight coated paper. According to press-release of the Government of Perm Territory the production will be launched in March 2011. The raw...

The Neucel Specialty Cellulose mill in Port Alice, British Columbia has been sold to Fulida Group Holdings Ltd. of China. Fulida will be taking over full ownership of the mill with Zhejiang Fulida Ltd, a limited company that bought a minority position in the mill in January 2010. Financial...