In 2009 the business of the forest associations of Austria was strongly influenced by economic conditions and the sharp decline in exports of the domestic wood processing industry.
From 21 – 23 April 2010, RESALE will open its doors for the 16th time. The organisers of the world leading used machinery trade fair once again expect more than 500 exhibitors. As in recent years, approx. 10,000 visitors from over 110 countries are projected to travel to Karlsruhe. The trade fair's results are therefore expected to continue the successful trend of April 2009. "RESALE has demonstrated its enormous…
WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH shows a new briquetting press at the Holz Handwerk 2010 fair: the E80 briquetting press, with which it is possible do the first time for…
A week after the hurricane Xynthia the state-owned forestry department of Thuringia adjusted its first damage estimation. Meanwhile the forestry experts emanate from 150,000 cubic meters of storm-fallen timber in the Free State.
Sawmills outside of the areas affected by the hurricane Xynthia must not hope to get any supplies of storm-fallen timber. Also markdowns are not realistic. On the contrary, contracts closed after the storm are showing slight price increases.
In the first two months massing snow has retarded the logging activities in Austria and log markets gathered pace. From sawmills a brisk demand for softwood saw logs developed.
Another forestry company, White Birch, has filed for bankruptcy protection throwing the lives of about 1,100 workers into turmoil, and the president of Canada's largest forestry union puts the blame squarely at the feet of the Harper government.
White Birch has newsprint mills in…
Stora Enso has signed a research and development cooperation agreement with
Metso and Domtar to establish a consortium to develop a pulp mill biorefinery.
The project, based on the latest pulping technology, aims to develop a pulp
production process with enhanced sustainability and…
In northeastern Germany prices for spruce and pine pulpwood started moving over the past weeks, as the running harvest is not able to meet the demand of the wood product industry and the pulp mills. Especially for OSB-timber demand exceeds supply.
Prices for logs used for mechanical pulp contracted in the middle of December by the state-owned forestry operation of Baden-Wuerttemberg (ForstBW) and the Finish paper producerUPM acted as an indicator. In the meantime more contracts were closed and a price of 27,90 €/rm became widely accepted.
