| | Forestry and timber news - December, 23, 2009Russia: Woodex to Take Place Every Other Year
- On December 1, Eumabois and MVK, the organizer of the Moscow Timber Fair Woodex signed a contract regarding the organization of the fair. Closing the deal depended on the demand of the Eumabois to host the Woodex every other year.
- December, 22, 2009Environmental impact assessment for UPM's biorefinery concluded in Finland; similar process starting in France
- The environmental impact assessment for a possible second generation biofuel refinery has been concluded in Rauma and Kuusankoski, Finland. In the statement the authority commends that the assessment made by UPM is well prepared and includes a lot of information about the different implementation alternatives and their environmental impacts.
- December, 18, 2009Global softwood lumber markets were mixed in the 3Q/09 - up in China and Northern Africa, while still slow in the US and Japan
- Softwood lumber imports to China have increased by 81% in 2009. It is not inconceivable that China will import more lumber than Japan in 2009, a historical first. Canadian sawmills have been the major beneficiaries of this new fast-growing market.
- December, 15, 2009Arkaim's Sawmill Started Full-scale Operation
- JV Arkaim LLC, a large-scale lumber exporting company in Khabarovsk in Russia, made a presentation at Shinjuku Park Tower in Tokyo on November 25. At the presentation, General Director Alexander Lepihov and executive officers of the company, who were visiting to Japan, jointly with the staff of its Japanese contact point SHINRYOKU Co., Ltd., explained the current situation of the company to the Japanese guests of 22 companies or 34 people.
- December, 11, 2009Russian Forest International Fair 2009 in Vologda
- 220 enterprises from 26 Russian Federal dictrics have come to the Russian Forest 2009 Fair.
- December, 11, 2009Rapid expansion of wood pellet capacity in North America drives sawdust and wood chip prices upward, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review
- The wood pellet industry in North America has grown six-fold since 2004, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The dramatic expansion has resulted in higher costs for sawdust and wood chips in the regions with the greatest growth, including Western US and Canada.
- December, 8, 2009Exports of wood chips from Australia have declined 28% in 2009 but the country is still the largest chip exporter in the world
- Australia, the world largest exporter of wood chips reduced shipments by 28% during the first half of 2009. The biggest decline was that of softwood and hardwood chips to Japan, which were down 31% and 36%, respectively, compared to the same period in 2008.
- December, 3, 2009Changes in hardwood fiber costs in 2009
- Hardwood fiber costs for the global pulp industry have surpassed the cost for softwood fiber in 2009 as demand for hardwood pulp rose, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
- December, 2, 2009Slow growth in demand for forest industry products
- Metla (Finland) has published Finnish Forest Sector Economic Outlook 2009-2010
- December, 1, 2009Japan Lumber Journal: Russian Timber News
- In mid-October, there was news that reported the postponement of the tariff hike for Russian logs to 80% next year, and people in charge of Russian lumber were relieved in the meantime
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