The Crocus Expo exhibition centre welcomed the HOLZHAUS exhibition organized by MVK International Exhibition Company, Russian Association of manufacturers and consumers of glued laminated timber, and supported by the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Public Utilities (Rosstroy) and...
The historic downturn in lumber demand will likely extend another year
until the American financial system and housing market can be repaired,
according to a new lumber supply and demand forecast from Western Wood
Products Association.
...
POST-RELEASEWOODPROCESSING INSPIRATION16th International specialized exhibition PRIMUS: WOODPROCESSING 2008, 8th International specialized exhibition PRIMUS: FURNITURE INDUSTRY 2008, and 3rd International Congress WOODWORKING TECHNOLOGIES OF THE 21st CENTURY has taken place from 23rd to...
EU27 roundwood production up by 20% between 2001 and 2006
In 2005, forests and other wooded land covered 177 million hectares in
the EU27, or 42% of its land area. The largest area covered with
forests and other wooded land was found in Sweden (31 mn hectares or
75% of its land area),...
Logging is the third most dangerous career, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.There
are 93 deaths per 100,000 workers according to information available on
the ClassesandCareers.com education portal, putting the profession
behind fishermen and military servicemen...
Two recent contracts confirm the
importance of Siempelkamp know-how for the Eastern European market. ZAO
PDK Apsheronsk in South Russia and ART-PROGRESS in the Ukraine each
ordered complete MDF plants and short cycle presses.
Operating with Siempelkamp equipment the MDF plant for the...
An information provider for the forest products industry, has released
a report examining the emerging biomass industry and how it could
potentially affect U.S. timber supply and prices.
The report, titled “The Emerging Biomass Industry: Impact on
Woodfiber Markets,” examined whether...
As Poland’s economy matures, the country’s manufacturers and investors
are looking next door to Ukraine and its 46 million potential consumers
as a new source for high-growth rates.Ukraine’s largest European
Union neighbor, Poland is using its advantages – a common border,
history and...
Russia’s imposition of heavy export taxes on roundwood logs could
see the last shipment of logs leave for Finland in late 2008 and alter
the global trade of softwood sawlogs, according to Wood Resources
Quarterly (WRQ).The US publication reported that Russian
softwood log exports have...
South American countries have experienced a mixed 2008, with wood
exports rising and falling, according to the latest Tropical Timber
Market Report.Brazil, Peru and Bolivia have all experienced a downturn in exports
at some point during the year-to-date, with Brazil seeing a decline of
7...
