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US-China trade war impacts forest products

03 July 2019
The trade war between the US and China has impacted US exporters of forest products to China. China’s economy slowed during 2018 and early 2019, causing the total value of imported wood pulp, lumber and logs to decline by just over 10% from the first four months of 2018 to the same pe
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Russia starts on its first CLT plant

03 July 2019
On 25 June, Oleg Kuvshinnikov, Governor of the Vologda Region, and Mikhail Shamolin, President and Board Chairman of Segezha Group, launched the construction of the first CLT manufacturing plant to be built in Russia. Source: Timberbiz The Governor and the Head of the company took par
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Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council forum in Japan

03 July 2019
More than 150 delegates from across the Asia-Pacific region met at the 2019 SGEC (Sustainable Green Ecosystem Council)/PEFC International Forest Certification Forum in Japan which was held in Tokyo on 24 June 2019. Source: Timberbiz The forum commemorated the 20th anniversary of PEFC
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CollectiveCrunch a solution for the forestry sector

01 July 2019
Finland forestry covers up to 75% of the country and so is a major industry but resources are hard to measure. Helsinki-based forestry tech start-up CollectiveCrunch is bringing new solutions to the sector, and it has just raised a €600k funding. Source: EU Start-Ups CollectiveCrunch
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Stora Enso to close Kitee sawmill

01 July 2019
Stora Enso plans to consolidate the Finnish spruce (whitewood) production to its Varkaus sawmill which means a permanent closure of the Kitee sawmill and a production increase for Varkaus. Source: Timberbiz The objective is to improve profitability and competitiveness by creating a fu
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Asia-Pacific Forestry Week – certification leads to empowerment

01 July 2019
Empowering communities, managing landscapes and lifting millions from poverty are among key benefits underpinning PEFC forest certification. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW2019) in South Korea, PEFC International CEO, Ben Gunneberg challenged participants to celebrate
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Laos and EU closer to agreement on forest law enforcement

27 June 2019
The EU and Laos concluded the third formal negotiation towards an agreement on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The talks took place in Brussels, Belgium from 17-21 June 2019. Source: Timberbiz The Agreement aims to estab
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Grant for 12 research projects with forestry

27 June 2019
The Södra Research Foundation will grant an additional SEK 8.8 million to 12 research projects linked to forestry and the forest industry. The funding was awarded to projects including process development in the pulp industry, recycling textiles and controlling pulpwood flows.  Source
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Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards announced

27 June 2019
Young people in Scotland understand the value of trees and the huge role they can play in tackling climate change to safeguard the future of our planet, according to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who was presenting the schools prizes at the 2019 Scotland’s Finest Woo
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Uptick for lumber demand

25 June 2019
The uptick in demand for lumber continued in early 2019, with most of the major­ lumber exporting countries increasing their shipments as compared with early 2018, reported Wood Resources International in its Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). Sources: Lesprom, Timberbiz Out of the top 10
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