Tuesday, 21 April 2015 17:40
Södra increases investment in research and development
Södra's Board has decided to allocate an additional SEK 50 million to the Södra Foundation for Research, Development and Education to promote R&D in forestry and forest industry operations in southern Sweden. "Long-term research in forestry requires confidence in the…
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Wednesday, 25 March 2015 08:52
Resolute Stands with Northern Communities in Their Call for Government Working Group on FSC
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) has announced its strong endorsement of the Alliance forêt boréale call for a working group to address recent issues regarding some Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certificates in the Province of Quebec. Earlier…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015 06:16
Global Forest and Paper Industry Celebrates International Day of Forests
The theme of the 2015 United Nations International Day of Forests is “Forests and Climate Change.” The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is proud to represent the global forest products industry and its commitment to climate change…
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Wednesday, 04 March 2015 09:06
AXA Real Estate completes acquisition of 3,700 hectares of forest land in Finland with UPM
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe (1)has completed the acquisition of three forest estates in Finland, covering 3,700 hectares in total, for a consideration of 11,2 million EUR…
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Monday, 16 February 2015 10:35
The forest industry in 2014: Situation in main European markets remains challenging – forest-based sector announces substantial investments into Finland
The eurozone's economic situation remained unstable in 2014. The decrease in demand for paper products slowed somewhat in the forest industry's main European markets. Demand for sawn timber and plywood increased. Aggregate forest industry exports remained almost level with the…
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Monday, 16 February 2015 06:45
UPM and the Technical University of Uruguay sign agreement on new regional university in Fray Bentos
UPM and the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC) have signed an agreement to build a new Regional Technological University (ITR) in Fray Bentos to advance technical skills and engineering expertise in rural Uruguay. The regional university will specialize in mechatronics,…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015 06:32
Resolute Celebrates Ground-Breaking MOA with Six First Nations - Memorandum of Agreement Has Resulted in $100M in New Aboriginal Business
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) and six First Nations Chiefs today held an official signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that sets out a framework for negotiating business agreements related to the company's sawmill investments in…
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Friday, 30 January 2015 09:12
Forest Owner Mobile – Tool for managing your forest property
Forest Owner Mobile expands MHG Systems’ application portfolio to the consumer sector by introducing real-time forest planning tools to forest owners’ mobile devices. The Forest Owner Mobile application was released yesterday at the joint seminar of the Finnish Forest Management…
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Thursday, 27 November 2014 19:03
Nina Pärssinen to head the labour market function of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation
Nina Pärssinen, LL.M., has been appointed Labour Market Director and a member of the Executive Team at the Finnish Forest Industries Federation. The appointment takes effect on 5 January 2015. At present, she is the Managing Director of the…
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014 09:14
No-Burn Alert: Mandatory Wood-Burning Ban in Effect Now for Residents of the South Coast Air Basin
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has issued a residential no-burn alert effective today for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes the greater Los Angeles area, Orange County and the Inland Empire. SCAQMD…
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Wednesday, 08 October 2014 10:28
Silvadata and MHG Systems start their cooperation on mobile services
Oy Silvadata Ab and MHG Systems have signed a cooperation agreement on the development and marketing of mobile applications for forest management associations. The innovative and map-based mobile application, which is designed for forest workers and contractors, is now complete. The…
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Friday, 30 May 2014 07:46
Restoration: It’s About More than Just the Trees
This is the first installment of WRI’s blog series, New Perspectives on Restoration. The series aims to share WRI’s views on restoration, dispel myths, and explore restoration opportunities throughout the world. Almost half of the world’s original forests have been…
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