In December last year, the European Council decided to use an agenda to strengthen efforts to protect and sustainably care for international forests – against the backdrop of climate change, but also recognizing that far too many areas are still being cleared to be converted for another Usage. The European…
Members of the Japanese House of Lords and a representative of the Japanese Consulate General in Frankfurt recently found out about the constructive cooperation between the timber industry and forestry in the flagship plant of the Austrian Pfeifer Group. During the company presentation and tour of the factory, the guests…
The total area notified in Sweden decreased by 27% in December 2019 compared to the same month 2018. Regions South of Sweden and South of Northern Sweden showed the largest decrease in notifications, as the Swedish Forest Agency reported. The total area notified for final felling was 16 945 hectares…
New Zealand continues to expand its market share in China, supplying 39% of the total import volume in the 3Q 2019, up from 32% five years earlier. Russia and North America suffered the largest declines in the Chinese market share from 2015 to 2019, with Russia’s share falling from 28%…
The European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and the European Panel Federation (EPF), organised the 8th edition of the Club du Bois, under the chairwomanship of MEP Mrs Maria Noichl, on 8 January 2020, at the Brussels premises of the European Parliament. The event…
According to figures from the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (VTFPA), quoted by Vietnam News, Vietnam’s wood exports value in 2019 is set to reach US$11.5 billion, exceeding the industry’s target of $10.5 billion and contributing to a 20 percent growth compared to 2018. Đỗ Xuân Lập, chairman of…
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is participating in a joint project called SEED, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in which forest companies are developing new digital solutions together with companies in the ICT industry. In the two-year project, forest industry mills will serve as innovation platforms…
Lumber production in Canada increased 11.5% from September to 5 203.5 thousand cubic metres in October. Production was 9.6% lower than in October 2018, according to Statistics Canada. Canadian sawmills shipped 4 934.0 thousand cubic metres of lumber in October, up 2.1% from September and down 10.5% from October 2018. Canada North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) June 2019 July 2019…
The House of Commons has voted overwhelmingly in favor of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill, finally paving the way for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union later this month after more than four decades of membership. The next instance is the upper House of Lords. The deal is expected to enter into…
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its sawn construction timber (KVH) mill at Pfarrkirchen in Germany, to the fund LEO II. – VV1 GmbH, managed by the private equity firm Dubag Group. The divestment is part of Stora Enso’s profit protection programme and it is in line with…
