Södra is investing in large-scale and automated forest tree breeding through the innovative technologies company, SweTree Technologies. SEK 50 million will be invested in a pilot facility in Umeå, Sweden. Stora Enso, Sveaskog and Holmen are co-funding the project. “We are hoping for a technological leap that will enable fast…
Bulgaria has become the latest member to achieve PEFC endorsement of its national forest certification system. The PEFC General Assembly voted for the endorsement of the Bulgarian system in a postal ballot. “We are very grateful to our friends from the other members of PEFC who, through their vote, have…
Der reale (preisbereinigte) Auftragseingang im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe war nach vorläufigen Angaben des Statistischen Bundesamtes (Destatis) im September 2019 saison- und kalenderbereinigt 1,3 Prozent höher als im Vormonat. Für August 2019 ergab sich nach Revision der vorläufigen Ergebnisse ein Rückgang von 0,4 Prozent gegenüber Juli 2019 (vorläufiger Wert: -0,6%). Ohne Berücksichtigung der Großaufträge…
Stocks of softwood, pulpwood and pulp chips have fallen since this summer but are nonetheless unusually large for the season. According to the Swedish Forestry Agency’s (Skogsstyrelsen) stock survey, the total stocks was 9.3 million cubic metres in 30 September this year. That is 34 per cent more than at…
Moelven Industrier ASA achieved operating revenues of NOK 43.6 million (EUR 4.3 million) in the 3Q 2019. This is a decrease of NOK 86 million (EUR8.5 million) compared to the same period of 2018. “This quarter was characterised by the more demanding market conditions that were becoming apparent at our…
The Indonesian government plans to provide some value added tax (VAT) relief as well as relief on legality requirements for wood products in order to boost exports. Indonesia’s Minister of Trade has reported that, on instructions from the President, he will prepare proposals for relieving some of the burden of…
San Group Inc.’s sawmill under construction at Port Alberni in British Columbia is well on schedule for its March 2020 completion date, the company said in an update. San Group originally announced in December 2018 that it would build a new mill on a site next to Catalyst Paper, but…
Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister, Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, said Sarawak will focus on planted forests and high value-added products for its timber industry in view of declining resources from natural forests. He also said the state was targeting one million hectares of planted forests by 2025 which will become…
Swedish sawmills delivered less softwood lumber to European destinations in the first eight months of 2019 (-7%). By contrast, deliveries to Africa (+ 12%, ~ 1.5 million m3) and N. America (+ 29%, ~ 300,000 m3) increased significantly. In August alone, Swedish softwood lumber exports showed a slight decline. From January to…
After indefinite closure in September, Canadian timber company Tolko Industries has now announced the definitive closure of the Kelowna sawmill in British Columbia. The closure will take place on 8 January 2020. Tolko acquired the 2004 sawmill from Riverside Forest Products. It has a production capacity of 125 million board feet, equivalent…
