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Defiant lone hawthorn vies for European Tree of the Year

11 February 2022
British hopes rest on a defiant lone hawthorn as online voting opens in the European Tree of the Year competition. Source: Timberbiz The Kippford Leaning Tree near Dalbeattie in Dumfries & Galloway cuts a striking figure as the only tree on a windswept beach. It was named UK Tree
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EU asks WTO to settle dispute between China and Lithuania

11 February 2022
The European Union has requested WTO dispute consultations with China concerning alleged Chinese restrictions on the import and export of goods (including wood products), and the supply of services, to and from Lithuania or with a link to Lithuania. The request was circulated to WTO m
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UK poll shows merchants challenges and opportunities for 2022

11 February 2022
Builders’ merchants have enjoyed a bumper year of sales in the UK, in part thanks to DIY and large-scale home improvements ramping up during the pandemic. The industry recorded its second-best quarter on record for Q3, according to the latest Builders Merchants Builders Index, with ti
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Quarantine requirements for China on pine wood imports

11 February 2022
The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) released Decree 110, entitled quarantine requirements on pine wood imported from countries with occurrence of pine wood nematodes is believed to generate more cost and probably new challenges to the U.S. ex
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US lumber prices rise by 30%

11 February 2022
The price of lumber in the US has risen nearly 30% so far this month, in step with the wider rally in global commodities as economies around the world reopen. Source: Markets Insider “I believe it’s part of the larger move in commodities,” David Russell, VP of market
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Degradation not deforestation is the problem

11 February 2022
The assumption has long been that deforestation — easily and accurately measured from satellites — poses the greatest threat to the billions of tons of carbon stored in the biomass of the Brazilian Amazon. But forest degradation due to environmental and human disturbance is responsibl
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Intensive forestry has increased climate benefits

11 February 2022
Forests that have been used intensively increase the carbon stock, while forests that have not been used as intensively have a relatively unchanged carbon stock, shows a report from an international research group. Source: Timberbiz The study reports for the first time a comparison of
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Supply challenges push markets in pulp and pressures remain

09 February 2022
Prices for all of the main pulp grades rose in December, in nearly all markets, with the main Chinese market expecting further price increases in the first quarter of 2022. Delayed deliveries from South America, and from Russia, have tightened supply. Source: IndustryEdge In China, th
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Ukraine feasibility study for biochar mills

09 February 2022
Indufor signed a contract with Nefco for a project under the Finland Ukraine Trust Fund, financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and managed by Nefco. The project, Market Review and Feasibility Study of Pilot Projects for Biochar Mill in Ukraine,aims at carrying out a
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Free degree level forestry apprenticeships in UK

09 February 2022
A first-of-its-kind apprenticeship initiative to foster a growing, highly skilled and more diverse workforce within the forestry sector has been announced as National Apprenticeship Week commences in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The Development Woodland Officer program offers a three-yea
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