US housebuilding starts are running 24.3% above last year with just
one months stats to come, according to the latest official figures.The
latest bulletin from the US Census Bureau and the department of housing
shows the number of private residential housing starts had reached a...
On the 15th of October China’s State Forest Administration and the
Federation of Swedish Family Forest Owners, a Member of the
International Family Forest Alliance (IFFA) signed a recognition and
cooperation MOU in Guangzhou in the presence and under the auspices of
the Ministers of...
On the 15th of October China’s State Forest Administration and the
Federation of Swedish Family Forest Owners, a Member of the
International Family Forest Alliance (IFFA) signed a recognition and
cooperation MOU in Guangzhou in the presence and under the auspices of
the Ministers of...
Representatives of the Polish timber industry are calling on the Polish
forest office Lasy Panstwowe of Warsaw to reduce log prices. They say
the reason for their action is the fact that the currently applicable
log prices are unlikely to be able to be passed on to buyers in the...
Russia will introduce an export quota on unprocessed timber after it is accepted into the World Trade Organization, Interfax reported, citing Maxim Medvedkov, the Economy Ministry official responsible for trade talks.Timber exported under the quota will be taxed at a rate lower than the...
A new report by Australian scientists has made a dire prediction for the future of Asian forests.The report is by the Canberra-based C-S-I-R-O and the United Nations Environment Programme.It's found that if current rates of logging continue, the region will run out of millable timber in...
Perhaps you're a rugged mountain man who is finally succumbing to the ease of technology, but don't want to sacrifice your woodsy aesthetic. What do you do? Fear not: every piece of new tech equipment doesn't always come in silver or black. The new Austrian-made iTree iPod/iPhone dock is as...
The UAE has emerged as the largest market for American hardwood
lumber in the Mena region with over $5.39 million worth of imports
entering the country during the first half, according to an expert.
'Over $1.54 million worth of American red oak was imported into the
UAE from January to...
Imagine having a cash crop that grows naturally on your land. You don't even have to harvest it -— somebody else does the work and pays you the profits.If you have forested acres on your land, this might describe a potential opportunity for you. Selective logging and management of the...
