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Skogsnolia – one of Sweden’s most important industry trade fairs – is strengthening its collaboration with the trade association, MaskinLeverantörerna Forestry Section, for the supply of mobile machines. “We have long wanted the timing of the different trade fairs in Sweden to result in a fair every other year,” said Björn Bäckström, MaskinLeverantörerna’s CEO. “Nolia[…]

Australia’s CSIRO is providing technical expertise in support of what US science magazine, Discover, has described as one of ‘the six most important experiments in the world’ – the Planted Forests Project on the island of Borneo. “This Malaysian project is visionary,” says the leader of the CSIRO team, David Boden. “Around the world we’ve[…]

This year is an important one for Komatsu Forest. “Having spent time mustering our strength, we’re now ready to launch our new harvesters, forwarders, control systems, harvesting heads, and fellers on a broad front,” the company reports. “This is actually the most extensive update to our product range for very many years. I’m very proud[…]

South Korea is becoming a significant user of wood and recent changes in government economic development plans indicate that the country could see significant growth in the construction of wood-frame single- and multi-family houses over the next 15 years. In contrast to Japan (a country with a long tradition of building wooden homes) and China,[…]

Despite the slowing housing market and subsequent downturn afflicting lumber mills, forests in the Pacific Northwest remain a valuable resource with important products that are still in demand. The lumber industry is down 20% from normal production levels as many mills reduce shifts, take downtime or permanently shut down, said Gordon Culbertson, Pacific Northwest region[…]

Paso Pacifico, Carbonfund.org, the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA) and the Rainforest Alliance have announced an innovative reforestation project, Return to Forest, aimed at combating climate change, conserving biodiversity and supporting local communities in Nicaragua. This project uses carbon finance to restore approximately 410 ha of tropical forest in Central America’s most critically endangered[…]

Tembec today announced a temporary shutdown for at least three months at its Senneterre sawmill located in Quebec, effective May 9. The shutdown decision was based on the lack of wood supply in the region. “The announced shutdown is a clear consequence of the volume reduction brought about by the latest Chief Forester’s evaluation of[…]

German power giant RWE intends to further extend its biomass activities and in particular the use of wood as fuel in cogeneration power stations. To support this strategy, RWE Innogy Cogen, a subsidiary of RWE Innogy, has signed a contract with the tree nursery P&P, based in Eitelborn, Germany. The agreement forms the basis for[…]

Deere & Co has announced plans to significantly expand its presence in Russia, one of the most important growth markets of the company in both agriculture and forestry. Deere has signed an agreement with the Government and local authorities to invest approximately $80 million in a central operations centre which includes a distribution, replacement parts[…]

Financial incentives for cutting carbon emissions could earn developing countries up to $13 billion in carbon credits per year – but there are several issues for policymakers to tackle first, says a new study. The study, published in the latest issue Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, analyses the best ways to reward developing[…]