Investments into timber processing equipment in Estonia will be
subsidised with 105 million kroons during the years 2007-2013, writes
the National Broadcasting.The objective of the subsidies is to improve the competitiveness of
enterprises that process wood as raw material and help them...
The negative trend of wood technology orders,
already recorded in the first quarter of the year 2008, worsened in the
April-June period. After 3 years of growth, the usual quarterly survey
shows that, as compared to the same period of 2007, orders from the
Italian market decreased by 17...
Georgia accused Russia on Sunday of deliberately starting a fire
which threatens to destroy a forest regarded by Georgians as a national
treasure.
Russia's Defence Ministry denied any involvement.
Georgia's Interior Ministry said Russian helicopter gunships swooped
over a region near the...
August 20-23, 2008Atlanta, GAThe largest woodworking technology trade show in the Western Hemisphere is held every other year at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, and is ranked among the largest trade shows in the world. Recognized around the world as the...
Vietnamese
wood-product exports to the Japanese market will continue to rise if
domestic producers can cash in on the tastes of Japanese consumers in a
timely manner.According
to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) experts, with an
annual growth rate of 4.8%, Vietnam is...
Sweden has the greatest share of renewable energy in all EU-countries, i.e. 43,3 %.
Industry
and electricity production are the biggest contributors to the share of
renewable energy, followed by district heating production and the
housing sector. The transport sector...
A couple from Bosnia spent an eternity covering their Volkswagen Beetle with small
oak pieces that look like fish scales, and replacing some parts with
carved wood equivalents.This Volkswagen Bettle is covered in more than 20,000 small pieces of handmade oak
which were glued to...
Norway
has established a secretariat in order to help it facilitate the aims
of its chairmanship of the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of
Forests in Europe (MCPFE) political forum, The Timber Industry Magazine
reported.Norway
plans to work heavily on climate, water and energy...
The Government of Finland proposes partial tax relief for income
from timber sales. The purpose of the tax relief is to speed up sales
of domestic timber in order to secure raw material for the forest
industry.
The Government's proposal of 23
July 2008 provides that...
Finland's
government will cut capital gains taxes on timber sales to help its
paper sector, which accounts for almost a fifth of the country's
exports, cope with a shortage of raw materials, Reuters reported.Finland's
forests are mostly owned by individuals and the tax cut is meant...
