Thursday, 18 February 2016 21:30
Illegal timber can still reach Europe 2 years after EU Timber Regulation created
Following a report published by the European Commission today, which shows that the EU Timber Regulation is still not being enforced effectively in several EU countries a full two and a half years after it was introduced, WWF is calling…
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Wednesday, 10 February 2016 08:52
Molpus Woodlands Group Announces the Acquisition of 87,225 Acres of Timberland in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus), a timberland investment management organization headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, has just announced, on behalf of clients, the successful purchase of approximately 87,225 acres of timberland in northern Florida and southern Georgia from affiliates of…
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Tuesday, 09 February 2016 07:33
Participate in the Revision of PEFC's Core Standards
Stakeholders globally are invited to nominate candidates to participate in the revision of some of the core standards of PEFC, the world's largest forest certification system. The standards include PEFC's global requirements for sustainable forest management, forest certification procedures, standard…
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Monday, 08 February 2016 09:32
New log sorting line improves the overall production of UPM Seikku sawmill
The new high capacity log sorting line in Seikku sawmill in Pori is now in full operation. The new investment improves the overall production efficiency of the sawmill significantly because the previous bottle neck is completely renewed. With the new…
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Monday, 08 February 2016 09:22
Aquila Capital makes first investment in Scottish timberland
Aquila Capital has acquired 3,100 hectares of forest in three locations in Scotland for institutional investors. This is Aquila Capital’s first investment in the Scottish timber market. The forests consist of a mix of sitka spruce, lodgepole pine and other…
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Thursday, 04 February 2016 07:19
The fossil-free car of the future is in the forest
The lightweight, fuel-efficient cars of the future can be made using materials from our Swedish forests. The raw material can also be used in batteries, which reduces the use of fossil-based materials and fuel. A research team from Innventia, Swerea…
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Monday, 25 January 2016 07:41
Corporate Knights ranks UPM on the 25th place in the list of 100 most sustainable corporations in the world
UPM has been ranked on the 25th place in the list of 100 most sustainable corporations by Corporate Knights, the Canadian-based media and research company. UPM is the only company in the Paper and Forest Products category. The Global 100…
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Thursday, 21 January 2016 08:02
The Recarbonisation Revolution: Pöyry report details 40 billion Euros opportunity for the forest industry
Pöyry report calls for a recarbonisation revolution of global material flows by increasing biomass materials over non-renewable ones in the movement of global trade. A new Point of View by Pöyry calls for a recarbonisation revolution of global material flows,…
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Friday, 15 January 2016 09:06
Tilhill Forestry - the UK's largest forestry company - on hunt for graduate trainees
Award-winning forestry and timber harvesting company Tilhill Forestry is on the hunt for candidates with drive, passion and enthusiasm who are interested in joining one of the forest industry’s leading graduate programmes. Recent forestry graduates, or those studying for a…
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Tuesday, 29 December 2015 07:54
Resolute Responds to FSC Proposal for Mediation
Resolute Forest Products Inc. responds to the proposal put forth by FSC International on December 17, 2015, to launch a mediation process between interested parties with the goal of identifying solutions to forest management issues in the Canadian boreal forest.…
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Tuesday, 08 December 2015 05:53
1-1.5 million forest cubic metres damaged by Gorm
Södra estimates that damage to its members' estates by Storm Gorm amounts to 1-1.5 million forest cubic metres. The total damage in southern Götaland is an estimated 2-2.5 million forest cubic metres. One area in south-eastern Småland was particularly hard…
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Sunday, 06 December 2015 09:52
How we can pay down the carbon debt and grow the forest industry
All eyes are on Paris as world leaders come together to reach a global climate deal. There is much talk of COP21 being our “last chance” to construct a framework that will limit global warming to two degrees Celsius from…
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Tuesday, 17 November 2015 05:38
UPM showcases its biodiversity initiatives in CBD Business and Biodiversity Forum
UPM participates in the CBD Business and Biodiversity Forum 2015 on 11 - 12 November in Helsinki. UPM has been invited as a key note speaker together with the Finnish Ministry of Environment and Finland's leading corporate responsibility network FIBS, who…
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Friday, 06 November 2015 07:49
UPM and the Guides and Scouts of Finland start cooperation - a mobile game about forests to be designed
UPM and the Guides and Scouts of Finland have agreed on cooperation to work together in order to strengthen the relationship between forests and young people. The cooperation includes creation of a mobile game about forests to be used by…
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Thursday, 29 October 2015 06:22
International Paper wins the ‘Leadership in Branding for Sustainability’ award for its Farm Forestry Initiative
International Paper APPM Limited (IP-APPM), a group company of International Paper in India, announced that it has received the coveted Parivartan Sustainability Leadership Award for the year 2015 for its pioneering Farm Forestry initiative. This award was instituted by Sustainability…
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