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Roundwood prices turn downward
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 22 October, 2019Category: ForestryBoth sawlog and pulpwood prices decreased during the third quarter of 2019 for the first time since 2016. The sawlog price decreased by 5.5 percent while the pulpwood price decreased by 4.7 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
OrganoClick's biocomposite OrganoComp® nominated to the award "Biocomposite of the Year 2019"
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 22 October, 2019Category: WoodfuelsOrganoClick's biocomposite OrganoComp® is one out of six selected biocomposite materials that has been nominated as "Biocomposite of the Year 2019". The winner will be chosen during the Biocomposites conference in Cologne Nov 14-15 2019, hosted by the Nova Institut. / OrganoClickLäs mer -
Stora Enso plans to make organisational changes in the Paper division following the conversion of the Oulu Mill in 2020
Uppdaterad: Monday, 21 October, 2019Category: The pulp and paper industryStora Enso plans to make organisational changes in the Paper division following the Oulu Mill conversion at the end of 2020. The planned changes could result in a reduction of a maximum of 135 employees in the Paper division. / Stora EnsoLäs mer -
Multi-storey timber group gets £8m EU funding boost
Uppdaterad: Monday, 21 October, 2019Category: WoodArchitect Waugh Thistleton is among a consortium of 21 European companies trying to bring multi-storey timber buildings into the mainstream in preference to steel and concrete. / Construction ManagerLäs mer -
SCA starts the forest adventure "Kalla Champs" with Charlotte Kalla
Uppdaterad: Friday, 18 October, 2019Category: Forest research and education, ForestrySCA is now launching the forest adventure "Kalla Champs" for children and young people together with ski star Charlotte Kalla. The aim is to get more children and young people out into the forest and nature in a playful and fun way. The initiative is based on the belief in the force of the forest and its positive impact on health. / SCALäs mer -
91 percent of the area under regeneration was approved
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 16 October, 2019Category: ForestryThe proportion of regeneration areas assessed and approved under the Forestry Act has shown a positive development since the turn of the century. The latest 3-year average showed that 91 percent of the area under regeneration was approved under §6 of the Forestry Act. This level is unchanged compared with the previous year’s results and remains at the highest level since the inventory started in 1999. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
Decreased activity in notification of final felling area in September
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 15 October, 2019Category: ForestryMonthly statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency shows an overall decrease in notified area for final felling in September compared to the same month 2018 – in region South of Northern Sweden 41 per cent. The reason behind the decrease are the vast areas notified after the extensive forest fires last year. In region Central Sweden forest owners continues the high level of forest operations with an increase of 6 per cent of notified areas compared to September last year. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
Holmen introduces digital wood scanning
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 15 October, 2019Category: WoodHolmen is now taking another step towards more resource-efficient and digital forestry. Through an advanced three-dimensional image analysis of the forest company’s wood deliveries, Holmen will be able to increase the efficiency of transport and boost the added value of the wood. / HolmenLäs mer -
Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report rated among top ten globally
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 15 October, 2019Category: The pulp and paper industryFor the second year running, Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report 2018 has been included in the top ten sustainability reports globally according to the latest Reporting matters publication by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). / Stora EnsoLäs mer -
Metsähallitus fights climate change – forests classified as carbon sinks and carbon storages
Uppdaterad: Friday, 11 October, 2019Category: ForestryThe aim of climate smart forestry is to employ practices that improve the mitigation of climate change. / Finnish Forest AssociationLäs mer