Malaysia to focus on exports to China
13 October 2016
The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) is focusing its efforts on increasing exports of Malaysian timber and timber products to China. Source: The Sun Daily MTC chairman Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng said although China has a huge market, it is difficult to penetrate as it is competitive there
Continue Reading →VTT develops combustion technologies for biomass
13 October 2016
VTT is seeking a carbon capture technology for Finnish power and heat production plants. The first pilots were implemented, using wood pellets, at VTT’s Bioruukki and the results are promising. Source: Timberbiz Finland is well on its way to achieving the 2020 climate goals, but it is
Continue Reading →King presents awards for ground-breaking research
13 October 2016
The 2016 Marcus Wallenberg Prize has been awarded to Alexander Katsevich and Federico Giudiceandrea for the development of a CT scanner for whole tree logs. Source: Timberbiz The laureates received their diploma from His Majesty the King of Sweden at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, t
Continue Reading →India slow to implement forest law
06 October 2016
Indian officials have been slow to implement a landmark law giving rights to forests to indigenous people because they view it as a handicap to projects spurring expansion in the fast-growing economy, a land rights campaigner said. Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation The 2006 Forest Ri
Continue Reading →Can’t see the wood for the trees
06 October 2016
During a recent survey of trees in the Queen’s garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, botanists were shocked to discover the presence of two elms thought to be extinct for nearly a half century. Source: Gizmodo The two trees belong to a species known as the Went
Continue Reading →Update on China’s imports
06 October 2016
China’s sawnwood imports totalled 15.61 million cubic metres valued at $3.82 billion in the first half of 2016, down 2% and 17% respectively over the same period of 2015. Source: Lesprom The average landed price for imported sawnwood was US$245 per cubic metre, a year-on-year drop of
Continue Reading →Understanding forest land use study
06 October 2016
This is the key objective of a PhD research project that has just been developed at the New Zealand School of Forestry, University of Canterbury. Source: Scoop NZ This research is being conducted by a Vietnamese central government employee and funding for the work has been provided by
Continue Reading →Wooden glass for windows and solar panels
29 September 2016
Researchers from Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology earlier this year announced the development of an “optically transparent wood”. Source: The Urban Developer In an article titled “Optically Transparent Wood from a Nanoporous Cellulosic Template: Combining Functional and Structur
Continue Reading →Wood is a fad for tall buildings
29 September 2016
Wood is all over the news — from CNN, to Forbes — as being the future of skyscrapers, but not everyone is so sure. Source: The Ubyssey “We are on this hype of ‘Oh, timber is fantastic — aren’t we great we’re using timber?’ but that’s like a pendulum swing phenomenon,” said Perry Adeba
Continue Reading →Softwood rises with weaker dollar
22 September 2016
Softwood lumber prices have trended upward in the first six months 2016 because of higher demand and a weaker dollar. Sources: Timberbiz, Business Wire Demand for softwood lumber has gone up in many markets around the world in 2016, resulting in a substantial increase in global lumber
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