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Uppdaterad: Friday, 5 June, 2020
Category: Forestry
There seems to have been wins all-round this week for foresters, the building industry, and the Australian Forest Products Association. Starting with the AFPA, it had a big win over the ABC with a complaint of unbalanced reporting and biased coverage being upheld. / Timberbiz
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Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 3 June, 2020
Category: Forestry
Södra’s Annual General Meeting resolved to pay a dividend of SEK 1,068 million to members. Lena Ek was re-elected as Chair of the Board. Kristina Alsér and Magnus Hall were elected to the Board. / Södra
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Uppdaterad: Monday, 1 June, 2020
Category: Forestry
The Western Australian state government’s latest “foolhardy” experiment with outsourcing forest industry governance to activists has blown up in the face of Environment Minister Stephen Dawson. / Timberbiz
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Uppdaterad: Friday, 29 May, 2020
Category: Wood
Demand for toilet paper, face masks, disinfecting wipes, corrugated paper for cardboard boxes, and wood products for home renovations are just a few forest products that have been in unusually high demand in many countries during this spring. / Wood Resources International LLC
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Uppdaterad: Friday, 29 May, 2020
Category: Wood
The latest snapshot of the world’s forests shows that we are still struggling to meet a fundamental challenge – to make use of our forests while keeping them healthy for the benefit of us all. The 2020 edition of the Global Forest Resources Assessment, compiled with information from countries and territories worldwide, shows that regardless of strengthened efforts to halt deforestation, the world still continues to lose forest cover. / Timberbiz
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Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
Category: Wood
Log exports from New Zealand fell sharply in April 2020 after logging operations were suspended during alert level 4, but average prices per cubic metre picked up according to Stats NZ. / Timberbiz
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Uppdaterad: Monday, 25 May, 2020
Category: Forestry
Södra has now ended the furlough scheme introduced at the sawmill in Hamina, Finland, in April due to reduced demand from the UK, in particular, related to the ongoing pandemic. All of Södra’s sawmills have therefore resumed their normal production rates. / Södra
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Uppdaterad: Monday, 25 May, 2020
Category: Trä och träindustrin - världens sjätte största producent
It is surprisingly hard to put into words the bastardry being inflicted on Tasmania’s mill operators. Spikes have been found in several trees at two Tasmanian sawmills leaving political parties at loggerheads over who is responsible for the industrial sabotage. / Timberbiz
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Uppdaterad: Monday, 25 May, 2020
Category: Forest research and education
The Nordic countries share of the global forest area is only 1,6%, but in terms of supplier for the global market, it has a far more important role. / SNS - Nordic Forest Research
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Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 20 May, 2020
Category: Forest research and education
Reindeer husbandry is, for the Sámi people, a symbol of their culture and heritage, and also an important part of their economy. However, the practice is under severe pressure from other land-use, predators and recently from climate change. Concerns are being raised that the grounds used for reindeer herding may be lost in the near future. / SNS
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