Tuesday, 08 January 2019 09:08
Stora Enso and FSC® join forces in a strategic partnership
Stora Enso and the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) have signed an international partnership agreement establishing a long-term strategic collaboration to develop and promote sustainable forestry. Stora Enso and FSC have announced today a new partnership agreement that aims to increase FSC…
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Tuesday, 08 January 2019 08:51
Stora Enso partners with H&M group and Inter IKEA group to industrialize TreeToTextile
TreeToTextile AB is a joint venture between H&M group, Inter IKEA group and innovator Lars Stigsson since 2014, with the aim of developing new textile fibers in a sustainable way at attractive cost levels. Today TreeToTextile announces that Stora Enso…
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Tuesday, 08 January 2019 08:30
Wuudis ranked as Key Innovators by EC Innovation Radar
Wuudis - A Forestry one-stop platform for forest management and monitoring was selected to innovation category Optimisation considered ready for the market. Innovation Radar aims to identify high-potential innovations and innovators in EC-funded research projects. The Innovation Radar platform builds…
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Friday, 30 November 2018 11:56
Stora Enso signs agreement to acquire forest assets in Bergvik Skog
The shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company, have signed a binding agreement regarding the previously announced intent to restructure its ownership. With this agreement, the parties aim to complete the transaction during the first half of…
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Thursday, 29 November 2018 08:37
Better spruce trees from greenhouse orchards
Sweden’s first large-scale greenhouse orchard for control-pollinated spruce seeds has opened at Södra’s nursery in Falkenberg. The project, conducted jointly with the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, will improve the quality of future spruce trees. The supply of control-pollinated spruce…
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Tuesday, 02 October 2018 10:15
Södra’s nurseries are 100-percent fossil-free
Södra’s nurseries have now transitioned to fossil-free operations. Heating, machinery and vehicles are all powered by renewable energy. “Persistent efforts and environmental investments of SEK 10 million have generated results,” said Johan Jonsson, Head of Södra Skogsplantor. After several years of…
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Tuesday, 24 July 2018 10:02
ANDRITZ to supply a Universal Shredder FRP to AB Hilmer Andersson, Sweden
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from AB Hilmer Andersson to supply a Universal Shredder FRP to their saw mill in Lässerud, Sweden. The FRP shredder will process wood waste and offcuts from the saw mill to…
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Monday, 23 July 2018 09:37
Terra incognita: missing maps in the tropical forestry sector hamper efforts to combat forest loss
ZSL finds lack of transparency in tropical forestry sector restricts monitoring of corporate commitments Efforts to monitor and manage the impacts of the tropical forestry sector are being hindered, due to many companies failing to accurately disclose where they operate…
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018 09:46
To reforest Haiti, include Haitians in land management decisions
Haiti is a country of mountains and fields. Roughly 80 percent of the land is covered in rocky ridges, and the vast majority of rural areas are divided into small, privately-owned, cultivated plots. Haiti’s natural forests, once abundant, have gradually…
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Monday, 09 July 2018 08:09
Young forestry and paper researchers urged to put South African bioproduct innovation on the map
With the world’s attention focused on finding greener solutions and cleaner technologies, opportunity is ripe for young scientists and engineers in the forest product and paper sectors to step up to the challenge. The International Council of Forests and Paper…
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Thursday, 05 July 2018 09:01
WestRock Announces Sale of Cabin Bluff Property to The Nature Conservancy
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) has just announced the sale of its Cabin Bluff property to The Nature Conservancy. Consisting of 11,172 acres of upland longleaf forests, marshes, forested hammocks and wildlife, the property is positioned across the intracoastal waterway from Cumberland…
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Wednesday, 04 July 2018 08:06
Forest-Products Companies Accelerating Their Digital Investments to Protect Market Share and Competitive Advantage, Accenture Research Finds
Additionally, lower levels of cybersecurity investment limit identification of and response to cyberattacks Forest-products companies plan to increase their investments in digital technologies over the next three years, in part to protect their market share and competitive advantage, according to…
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