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Friday analysis: hardwood solution too hard for Labor
Uppdaterad: Monday, 14 September, 2020Category: WoodIt’s one thing to offer a solution to a problem. It’s another thing to deliver the solution. And the Victorian Government has been caught out failing to deliver to the state’s native timber industry, again. / TimberbizLäs mer -
SCA discontinues publication paper and invests in pulp production
Uppdaterad: Monday, 14 September, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryToday, SCA decided to discontinue the production of publication paper and to invest SEK 1,45bn in the production of chemically pre-treated thermo-mechanical pulp (CTMP) at the Ortviken industrial site in Sundsvall. The decision has been preceded by consultations with employee representatives. / SCALäs mer -
Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches groundbreaking lamination processing aid
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 9 September, 2020Category: ForestryAs part of its continued focus on global sustainability leadership and from Plastic to Purpose’ campaign, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has released its innovative process aid for Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and Copper Clad Laminates (CCL) laminating systems. / Ahlstrom-MunksjöLäs mer -
Large gender differences in forest ownership
Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 9 September, 2020Category: ForestryWomen who own forests are not only fewer in number than men, but they also own significantly smaller management units. This, according to new structural statistics. / Swedish Forest AgencyLäs mer -
Arctic Blue Gin package designed by Metsä Board wins a ScanStar award
Uppdaterad: Monday, 7 September, 2020Category: The pulp and paper industryThe Arctic Blue Gin package, featuring images of Northern Lights, has won a ScanStar 2020 award. The Nordic competition was organised by the Finnish Packaging Association. Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, designed the Arctic Blue Gin package. It featured an impressive holographic design inspired by the Northern Lights and used MetsäBoard Pro FBB Bright lightweight folding boxboard. / MetsäBoardLäs mer -
Germany continued to export logs at record pace in early 2020
Uppdaterad: Monday, 7 September, 2020Category: WoodThe log market in Germany has been extremely volatile in the first half of 2020, with high demand from the export market and a tight supply of fresh green logs. When the Coronavirus Epidemic forced sawmills to close in March, domestic demand for sawlogs fell and the price increases seen earlier in the quarter reversed – resulting in both domestic and export prices falling. / Wood Resources InternationalLäs mer -
Södra to raise price of NBSK by USD 40 to USD 880/tonne
Uppdaterad: Friday, 4 September, 2020Category: ForestrySödra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe by $40/tonne to $880, effective 1 October. / SödraLäs mer -
Bergs completes the sale of its Swedish sawmills
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 3 September, 2020Category: WoodAs announced on 17 June 2020, Bergs has entered into an agreement with Vida Aktiebolag on the sale of Bergs' Swedish sawmill business. Today, September 1, 2020, Bergs has completed the sale to Vida Aktiebolag. The transaction encompasses the sawmills in Orrefors, Vimmerby, Mörlunda and the assets at the discontinued operation at Gransjö sawmill. / BergsLäs mer -
Ahlstrom-Munksjö promotes sustainable lifestyle through the #GreenSource initiative
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 3 September, 2020Category: ForestryAhlstrom-Munksjö is one of the founding members of the #GreenSource initiative to promote the role of forest-fiber industries in the effort to achieve the EU’s climate neutrality target by 2050. #GreenSource brings together members of the European Pulp Industry Sector Association (EPIS) and the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi). / Ahlstrom-MunksjöLäs mer -
Urban Adaptation Architects’ Competition – Flexibility with modular wood construction
Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 1 September, 2020Category: WoodBuildings are static. They serve the purpose they have been designed for. But when cities grow and the needs of the community change, this becomes a problem. Modular construction with engineered wood products like Kerto LVL are the solution, because they enable adaptable, sustainable and cost competitive designs. It is time to provide solutions to the changing needs of our cities. Time to create an urban adaptation. / Metsä WoodLäs mer