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Approval for genetically modified pine trees test site

07 February 2011
APPROVAL, WITH controls, has been given to Scion to field test genetically modified radiata pine (Pinus radiata) in outdoor containment.
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Fire at the Norske Skog Saugbrugs mill in Norway halts production

07 February 2011
ON THE morning of 2 February, fire caused damage to part of the thermo-mechanical pulp plant which supplies the paper machines with fibre at Norske Skog Saugbrugs mill. Although the fire was quickly brought under control, it caused significant damage to the electrical cabling. No empl
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UK Forestry Commission forecasts high demand for wood

12 January 2011
The UK Forestry Commission is predicting that the increased use of wood-fuelled boilers could boost the industry.
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Vatican receives PEFC certified Christmas tree

13 December 2010
FOR THE second year in a row, the Christmas tree that will light St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City comes from a PEFC-certified, sustainably managed forest. This year’s tree, a 34 metre spruce, originates from forests in Alto-Adige in South Tyrol, an autonomous region in Northern Ita
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Forest Products Market Update – a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC

06 December 2010
European sawmills’ profitability is being squeezed by high log costs and declining lumber prices, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
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China’s hunger for wood raw-material pushes timber prices up

20 October 2010
CONTINUED increases in demand for wood raw-material from sawmills, plywood plants and pulp mills in China has pushed domestic log prices upward and many Chinese companies are increasingly exploring the opportunities of importing more logs and wood chips to supplement the domestic fibe
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China’s hunger for wood raw-material pushes timber prices up

20 October 2010
CONTINUED increases in demand for wood raw-material from sawmills, plywood plants and pulp mills in China has pushed domestic log prices upward and many Chinese companies are increasingly exploring the opportunities of importing more logs and wood chips to supplement the domestic fibe
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Torrefaction Next Step in Bio Energy

06 October 2010
The BC Bioenergy Network and the Wood Pellet Association of Canada are looking into the feasibility of developing a pilot plant to commercially produce "torrefied pellets" from wood waste.
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Malaysian forestry-related enterprises in the spotlight

27 September 2010
AN INTERNATIONAL Symposium On Forestry & Forest Products will be held in Malaysia from 5-7 October.
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Woody biomass prices in the US increased

27 September 2010
PRICES FOR woody biomass, whether it was sawmill byproducts, forest residues or urban wood waste, were higher in the 3Q/10 than the previous quarter in most regions throughout the US. The Northwest saw the biggest increase; forest biomass prices (delivered) were up 19% from the 2Q/10,
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