A survey of UK forestry and wood-using businesses has highlighted declining business confidence, rising costs and declining activity. The survey, undertaken in January by ConFor and the Scottish Forest Industries Cluster, in partnership with UK Forest Products Association and the Wood Panel Industries Federation, is a pilot that will, from February, be conducted monthly with […]

The forest industry continues to struggle in Canada with many forest companies making the difficult decisions to close plants permanently, thus laying off thousands of people in pulpmills, OSB mills and sawmills throughout the country, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. In addition to permanent closures, there is also reduced production for a majority […]

UPM has reported an operating loss excluding special items for the fourth quarter of 2008 of EU46 million, which includes a write down of wood inventory. Operating profit excluding special items for the year 2008 was EU513 million against EU835 million the year before.

Sawmilling supplier Holtec (Hellenthal/DE) is operating through a new website as of this month. Customers, prospective customers, business partners as well as employees can read up on news as well as on target group specific information, details and links about log handling, package crosscut saws, log yards and service.

With the establishment of a Stakeholder Forum, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) has expanded the role of forest leaders within its governance structure and calls on all interested parties to become actively engaged in shaping the future of forest certification. “The world’s forests - if managed sustainably - have a […]

Silverius Oscar Unggul, Vice-President of Telapak, has received two prestigious awards for his efforts promoting responsible, community-run forest management in Indonesia - a country where illegal logging has left two thirds of the forests in critical condition. Among his social and environmental work, Unggul facilitated a community in the South Sulawesi province to unite as a […]