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Global outlook for bioenergy in 2017

The global wood pellet market has endured a challenging 2016. Acute oversupply in both industrial and heating sectors, combined with relatively warm temperatures and overrunning maintenance issues at Drax have pressured operating rates and led to a record drop in prices. Source: Bioen
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Forestry Tractors market report released

The Forestry Tractors Market for Global and Chinese Industry Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the present market scenario of the global Forestry Tractors Industry with a special focus on China market. The report summarizes key statistics of the market and the ov
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Chile faces disaster in burning forests

Vast woodland fires in the center and south of Chile have caused “the biggest forestry disaster in our history,” President Michelle Bachelet said Monday, canceling a trip abroad to supervise the emergency. Source: Yahoo7 A total of 130 square kilometers (500 square miles)
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Global Sawlog prices

Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world over the past two years with the GSPI Index being 14.3% lower in the 3Q/16 than in the 3Q/14, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Forestry Industry The GSPI sawlog price index fell again in the 3Q/16 and was 21% be
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China Forestry in court

Hong Kong’s securities regulator has filed a suit against Standard Chartered Plc UBS Group AG and four other parties over the 2009 Initial Public Offering (IPO) of timber company China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd according to court documents. Source: Reuters The Securities and Futu
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Are forests a good investment

Trees don’t watch the stock market. Forests keep growing — and potentially increasing their value — even when inflation surges or the market swoons. Source: The New York Times Big investors, like university endowments and insurance companies, have long allocated money to timberland in
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84 Lumber buys Super Bowl ad for recruitment

Among the many familiar faces in Super Bowl, one newcomer looks to stand out with what is so far the game’s only 90-second entry. Source: Adweek 84 Lumber will join Febreze, Mr. Clean and GNC in making its debut during this year’s event, and it is the only brand to purchas
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Ins and outs of investing in UK forestry

Whether investing in the UK or overseas, forestry and timberland can be an attractive addition to a pension fund portfolio. So what should trustees be aware of before branching out into this asset class? Source: Pensions-Expert UK UK timber and forestry opportunities may be few and fa
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Come back Robin Hood your forest needs you

The latest battleground for the future of fracking in Britain looks set to be Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of folk hero Robin Hood and now the target of a seismic survey by Ineos. Source: The Guardian The chemical multinational, which relocated its headquarters back to the UK l
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CLT in the USA

John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into place over a massive panel of wood. Sources: Japan Today, Associated Press Redfield’s fingers are scarred from a lifetime of cutting wood and now, after decades of declin
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