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Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
Category: Wood
Delivery prices on roundwood has increased two years in a row. The increase of 2019 was however less than the year before. The first half of 2019 had increasing prices which later turned downward during the second half of the year. / Swedish Forest Agency
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Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
Category: The pulp and paper industry
The international packaging design competition Better with Less – Design Challenge 2019–2020, organised by Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, challenged designers to create more environmentally-friendly solutions for some of the most frequently used consumer packaging. The competition received 146 entrants from 28 countries. Ten finalists are now chosen to compete for the winning entries of the competition and its main prizes. / Metsä Board
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Uppdaterad: Monday, 27 January, 2020
Category: Wood
Long established as the gateway to Africa’s timber trade, WoodEX for Africa 2020 will be the ultimate machinery, tools and supplies gathering in Africa. An event not to be missed, WoodEX for Africa will be held at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 9 – 11 June 2020, alongside the 2nd edition of the Deck & Flooring Expo. / Forestry South Africa
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Uppdaterad: Friday, 24 January, 2020
Category: Wood
Building projects with a total floor space of 2272 million m² were started in China during 2019 (+8.5% compared to 2018), of which 1675 million m² were residential (+9.2%). "This new record level will of course support a high consumption and import of softwood lumber", says Jenny Wessung, CEO at the analysis company Woodstat AB who is specialized in the softwood lumber market.
/ Wood Stat
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 23 January, 2020
Category: Wood
Metsä Wood’s Open Source Wood is an initiative to share knowledge and innovations in the field of wood construction between construction professionals globally. The platform’s first ever Innovation Award has been presented to engineer and architect Paul Esombi Ekema for his achievements in advancing the idea of Open Source Wood. / Metsä Wood
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 23 January, 2020
Category: Forestry
A project to expand FSC certified teak and UTZ certified cocoa plantations in the rural Siuna and Bonanza regions of Nicaragua scores exceptionally high points in Finnfund’s development impact assessment. The high score is based on the project’s contribution to carbon capture, protection of fauna and curbing deforestation as well as the various social impacts, such as proper jobs, improved income for local smallholders and equal opportunities for women. / Finnfund
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 23 January, 2020
Category: Forest research and education
We are all set to present the youth member in the SNS board: Mikal Råheim. / SNS, Nordic Forest Research
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Uppdaterad: Tuesday, 21 January, 2020
Category: Forest research and education
Eight annual networks will have their networking activities financed by SNS during 2020. Some of them brand new, others have been active before. / SNS Nordic Forest Research
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Uppdaterad: Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
Category: The pulp and paper industry
Metsä Tissue, a part of Metsä Group, is investing in a new production line for professional tissue papers at its Raubach mill in Germany. The total value of the investment is approximately EUR 10 million. / Metsä Tissue
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Uppdaterad: Thursday, 9 January, 2020
Category: Wood
Pressure is mounting on State governments to better manage national parks through hazard reduction burning and selective logging, to avoid a repeat of the bushfire crisis sweeping the nation. Fires yesterday in extreme conditions continued to threaten areas in south eastern NSW, eastern Victoria and Kangaroo Island. And it has already been reported that the NSW government will consider stripping land management and hazard reduction responsibilities from “conservationist” environmental agencies. / Timberbiz
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