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  • Special Reports
  • January 31, 2007 17:01

Paradoxes abound on Romanian wood market

The Romanian wood market at the start of the year was bewildered by the low supply of timber. Government’s decision about the maximum allowable cut in 2007 was released later than expected, causing ...... [more...]

  • Panels
  • January 31, 2007 09:43

Study: US wood panel demand to approach 61 billion square feet in 2010

Demand for wood panels in the US is expected to decline slightly more than one percent per annum through 2010 to 60.8 billion square feet, as measured on a 3/8-inch ...... [more...]

Special Reports
  • Special Reports
  • January 31, 2007 09:29

Germany: Prices for spruce logs from Kyrill wind storm

The first contracts are being closed for the logs recently blown down by the storm in Germany. From the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (10-12 million m3 fallen) private forest owners and employees of state forest administrations report that Stora Enso has signed a contract for an initial…... [more...]

  • Market Prices
  • January 30, 2007 17:06

Indonesia: Export prices edge up amid storms and police control

The storms and flooding that plagued Malaysia in late December also swept across neighbouring Indonesia. Export prices of timber products, especially plywood, rose sharply ...... [more...]

Special Reports
  • Special Reports
  • January 30, 2007 15:13

Dr. Dieter Kainz, Stora Enso Timber: “Cutting capacities can’t be upheld, pellets react according to the pig cycle”

The saw industry has good chances on the market further on because of their higher degree of processing. The changes in the distribution of raw material and the overheated bioenergy market produce new tension in the chain of net products explains Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Kainz in an interview with Anton Sprenger, Holzforschung Austria.

Dr. Kainz, how do you as the chairman of the “proHolz Austria” and manager of marketing and sales of “Stora Enso Timber” judge the…... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • January 30, 2007 10:34

M-real rejects UPM offer

M-real sells 9% of Metsä-Botnia's shares to Metsäliitto for EUR 240 million, and rejects UPM-Kymmene's offer for Metsä-Botnia shares. On the basis of a proposal by a committee of the members of the board who are independent of parent company Metsäliitto, the Board of …... [more...]

  • January 30, 2007 09:59

Global wood companies gather in China for the Wood Trade Conference

The next edition of the Wood Trade Conference (The China International Wood and Wood Products Trade Conference) will be held on April 28-30, 2007 in Beijing ... ... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • January 30, 2007 09:11

Wood pellets: Canadian Talloil production site plan

Swedish energy company Talloil plans to start production at its first wood pellet plant in British Columbia in August 2007. The second, third and ...... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • January 30, 2007 08:25

Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. to merge

Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. have agreed to merge. The combination will create the 3rd largest paper and forest products company in North America ...... [more...]

  • Wood Construction
  • January 29, 2007 12:09

UK: Zero-carbon homes could be a boost for timber industry

The UK government and home builders are looking at ways of building all new homes to zero-carbon performance standards. The initiative could be a boost for the timber industry...... [more...]

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