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FOCUS:Indonesia Pulp&Paper Cos Moving To Renewable Fiber
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: The pulp and paper industryThe growing demand for eco-friendly pulp and paper products around the world and the rapid depletion of forest cover in Indonesia is forcing local pulp and paper companies to switch to "sustainable forest management", according to Yahoo Finance.Läs mer -
Timber fury, but green groups happy
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012MARK Latham was accused of selling out the Tasmanian timber industry for Greens preference votes as he confronted a furious reaction to Labor's policy on saving the state's old-growth forests, according to Herald Sun.,Läs mer -
Anger builds as forestry jobs axed
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: ForestryAnger flared on the East Coast yesterday at cuts to forest contracts as Malaysian owners take over a collapsed Chinese forest venture, writes The New Zealand HeraldLäs mer -
Abitibi to idle Lufkin mill; recycling to continue
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: Wood, WoodAbitibi-Consolidated, the largest maker of newsprint, said it will effective Sunday indefinitely idle its paper mill in Lufkin, eliminating 580 jobs, according to Houston Chronicle.Läs mer -
New Brunswick hit by closure of second pulp mill in less than a month
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: The pulp and paper industryUPM Kymmene Group said it will shut down its aging pulp mill in Miramichi, N.B., by the end of January, prompting residents here to question the future of this northeastern New Brunswick community of 18,000, according to Canadaeast.com.,Läs mer -
Greenpeace steps up 'forest friendly' campaign
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: ForestryGreenpeace has enlisted bestselling author Isabel Allende in the latest phase of its drive to urge British publishers to use paper from sustainable sources, according to The Guardian Unlimited.Läs mer -
Tembec moves to take over Riverside Forest Products
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: ForestryTembec said Tuesday it now owns 665,000 common shares of Riverside, about 7.05 per cent of the B.C. company, according to The Gazette.Läs mer -
Analysts say N.B. pulp mill closure sign of hard times ahead in forestry
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: The pulp and paper industryForestry officials are warning of tough times ahead as technology and the rise of the Internet swing through the pulp and paper industry like an axe, says Canada.com.Läs mer -
Carter Holt set to sell forests
Uppdaterad: Friday, 20 January, 2012A sale of at least some of the estate is expected because Fletcher Challenge Forests has shown that selling forests is good for share prices, according to Stuff.co.nz.Läs mer -
B.C.'s Skeena enters receivership
Uppdaterad: Thursday, 29 November, 2012Category: The pulp and paper industryNew Skeena Forest Products Ltd. was ordered into receivership today, ending a tortured, seven-year effort to keep it and predecessor Skeena Cellulose Inc. alive, says Toronto Star.Läs mer