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...
Stora Enso and UPM-Kymmene have announced sweeping changes to their business structures as they look to remain competitive in the current market. Stora Enso plans to close operations with poor profitability, including the
170,000m³ per year Paikuse sawmill in Estonia, while...
There will be a follow up of the tax exemptions for timber trade
proposed by the Finnish Government. The Government now intends to make
forest conservation more attractive by means of tax relief.
In
the Government's budget session it decided that forest sales to...
The proposal of the Finnish Government at the end of July to
introduce partial tax exemption for timber sales resulted in record
sales in August. The quantity of timber sold from private forests
attained record level, i.e. 5.3 million cubic metres.
The
Government's...
The Finnish forest industry managed to
purchase a total of 5.3 million cubic metres of wood from privately
owned domestic forests in August.
The industry’s wood supply situation remains dire even though the
August purchase amount increased almost threefold from July. The
aggregate...
The Nordic Ministers of Forestry have appealed for the use of
forests in combating climate change. Ministers highlight the importance
of improved forest management and increased use of wood-based products
in the fight against climate change.
In
the statement of the...
With the impetus provided by the
Russian government, which has implemented regulations that restrict
open trade of logs, Russia is slowly transforming from being a large
exporter of logs to an important producer of primary processed wood
products, as reported by the Wood Resource...
On September 4-6, 2008, the forest
grounds near Tuchola (Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship) will be hosting
the 11th Fair of Forest Management, Wood Industry and Environmental
Protection "EKO-LAS," organized by the Bydgoszcz Fair SAWO in
cooperation with the Regional Directorate of State...
It was a chemical breakthrough. According
to a report in New Scientist, Yuan Kou at Peking University in Beijing,
China, and his team have efficiently transformed sawdust into alkanes
and alcohols needed for biofuels.
The deciding step in process is a lignin breakdown reaction....
