04.02.2011 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Samples of imported hardwood wood chips from North America show signs of insects, which according to The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute could do great damage in the Norwegian woods.Wood chip samples were taken from the first boatload of wood chips from Canada, which arrived in...Official opening of the International year of forests 2011
02.02.2011 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
United Nations has designated 2011 the International Year of Forests
(IYF). This year's theme is "Forests for people". The year is
coordinated by UN Forum on Forests (UNFF). IYF is declared opened in the
UN Forum on Forests meeting in New York today on the 2nd of February
2011...The wood industry is settling after more years of stagnation
25.01.2011 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
The wood industry is settling after more years of stagnation. The
Canadian industry of wood products should increase its production of
10,6%.
In its last note, acknowledged to this industry, the research
organization explains this development through the increase of the
demands on...Sweden becomes Estonia's largest export partner
25.01.2011 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
In November 2010,
Estonian exports amounted to 861 million euros which is 48% higher than a
year earlier. November imports increased 38% in a year to 901 million
euros at current prices. Trade deficit decreased, but was still at 40
million euros, according to Statistics Estonia,...Finland — Timber sales almost back to normal
20.01.2011 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Finnish Forest Industries Federation
member companies purchased 33.2 million cubic metres of wood from
private forests in 2010. The amount doubled from 2009 and bounced back
to the long-term average.
The stumpage prices of some timber grades increased substantially. The
total...Good year in Norwegian forestry
12.01.2011 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Preliminary figures show that in 2010 approximately 8.4 million cubic
meters of timber was taken out from Norwegian forests. This was an
increase of 23% compared with 2009, meaning return to the level of years
before the financial crisis. Forest Owners' Cooperatives accounted for
76%...Good mood among the Swedish forest owners
28.12.2010 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
This year, 66 percent of the Swedish forest owners state that they are satisfied with the profitability of forestry. The corresponding figure for 2009 was only 50%. Most happy they were apparently in Norrland, where the 71% have expressed great satisfaction with the situation, according to...Nordic Forest Owners' Associations: Towards a normal year in Norwegian forestry
21.12.2010 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
With
smooth development in December, the total harvesting of timber through
the forest owner cooperative port in Norway will be about 6.3 million
cubic meters in 2010. The figures for November show a withdrawal of
545,399 cubic meters, an increase of 39% from the same month in the...$11 Million Christmas Tree Unveiled...in Abu Dhabi
20.12.2010 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
When they deck the halls in opulent Abu Dhabi, it comes with gold ornaments and gem-studded bows on a towering Christmas tree.The $11 million symbol of the season has become the latest extravagance at the Emirates Palace hotel, which boasts its own marina, heliport and a vending machine...Special Swedish yeast can provide viable ethanol from wood
26.11.2010 | WORLD INDUSTRY NEWS | views
Swedish ethanol manufacturer Sekab and Swedish research company Taurus Energy have been testing ethanol production from cellulose-based feedstock on an industrial scale demo. The results are reported to be promising.A special type of yeast gives a more efficient fermentation of the sugars...
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