Tuesday, 13 December 2016 09:32
Greater consideration for forest water
Södra has become the first company in Sweden to sign Green Forest Management Plans* that also integrate environmental considerations for watercourses. This is the latest step in Södra’s nature conservation programme. Södra has become the first forest company in Sweden…
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Wednesday, 07 December 2016 06:07
Harvestia has chosen Tieto to modernize its wood supply system and integrate it with ecosystem services
Harvestia has chosen Tieto to modernize its wood supply system and related service environment. The renewal will enable more advanced and efficient steering of wood supply operations and enhance the usability and user experience of applications. Tieto is using this…
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Monday, 05 December 2016 09:22
Metsä Board achieves Leadership status in CDP 2016 Forest programme
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has achieved Leadership status in the materials sector of CDP’s 2016 Forest Programme for the second year in a row. This follows swiftly on the news that CDP recently recognised Metsä Board’s management of…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:49
UPM Raflatac partners on reforestation project of Jaguari River in Brazil
The Atlantic Forest that hugs the coastal areas of Brazil is one of the country's most environmentally threatened biomes. UPM Raflatac is pleased to announce it will be contributing to the protection of this vital ecosystem by partnering on a…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:45
Södra closes the ecosystem by returning nutrients to the forest
Södra has developed a bio-ash that comprises nutrients from forest raw materials and can be produced at the company’s own mills. The material will be used to return nutrients to the forest in order to close the ecosystem and ensure…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:41
The Ghost Trucks: Schweighofer’s continued sourcing of illegal timber exposed in new EIA video
A new investigation by the U.S.-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) shows that the largest timber processor in Romania, the Austrian company Holzindustrie Schweighofer (Schweighofer), continues to buy illegally cut logs. This comes more than a year after EIA first exposed…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:38
EIA Issued The Following: Peru Announces Improved Measures To Stop Illegal Timber Trade
Last month the Peruvian government committed to significantly improve measures to stop illegal logging and associated trade in its timber sector. Key elements of the announced package include: amending export documentation requirements to improve traceability of all timber flows; conducting…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:36
Stora Enso’s Nordic forest associates change the fair value of forest assets
Stora Enso’s equity accounted investments Tornator Oyj in Finland and Bergvik Skog AB in Sweden increase the IFRS fair value of their biological assets, i.e. growing trees. Stora Enso’s shares of the increases are approximately EUR 87 million for Tornator…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:28
ACE UK members achieve 100% target for verified traceability of wood fibre
According to the ninth annual Proforest* report on the Chain of Custody (CoC) commitment made in 2007 by Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) members – Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc – 100% of wood fibre purchased…
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Monday, 24 October 2016 08:33
Information from RusForest in relation to the offer by Dimesilia Holdings Ltd to the shareholders in RusForest
Dimesilia Holdings Ltd has today announced an unsolicited public takeover offer for all shares in RusForest (the “Offer”). The Board of RusForest will evaluate the Offer and announce its opinion on the Offer no later than two weeks prior to…
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Thursday, 20 October 2016 07:12
Forestry is becoming increasingly digitised
Digitisation of the forest industry is on the rise. Usage of Södra’s digital forestry application, the forest owner’s app, has risen 30 percent in 2016. This is a marked increase compared with the preceding year and provides opportunities for increased…
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Thursday, 20 October 2016 07:08
In South Africa, a chance to stop the illegal forest plunder for precious woods
As the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) begins in South Africa, EIA released new analysis revealing the nature and scale of a highly destructive trade in precious woods from…
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Thursday, 20 October 2016 07:05
Resolute to Acquire Tembec Sawmill in Senneterre (Quebec)
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has just announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the assets of Tembec's sawmill located in Senneterre, Quebec. By adding the operations of the Tembec sawmill to those of the company's existing Senneterre sawmill, Resolute…
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Thursday, 20 October 2016 07:03
Södra to close hardwood sawmill in Djursdala
Södra is implementing structural changes in its hardwood sawmills to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of its sawmill operations. Negotiations with trade unions will be initiated with the intention of closing the hardwood sawmill in Djursdala with its 15 employees. “We…
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Monday, 12 September 2016 06:31
Landscapes and Livelihoods: PEFC’s Stakeholder Dialogue set to navigate new terrain
Join us in Bali for our 2016 PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue: two days dedicated to discussion, debate and exchange on how the forest sector and forest certification can better contribute to sustainable landscapes for sustainable livelihoods. The dialogue will open with…
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