| | Forestry and timber news - October, 16, 2009World novelty – saw for wood as well as for metal
- Company Pilous - band saws will introduce a new power saw at the trade fair WOOD-TEC. It is a brand new conception of the machine, mainly for cutting wood - trunks into slabs.
- September, 24, 2009State Duma of RF adopted the law about the timber export checkpoints
- State Duma of RF adopted in the final reading the law, which allows the government to reduce the number of checkpoints for the export of Russia's logs. It is supposed that this will help to reduce the number of illegal export of timber abroad.
- September, 23, 2009Russia considers postponing wood tariffs
- Russia considers postponing the planned increase of its export duties on roundwood timber by yet another year.
- September, 23, 2009UPM Raflatac opens distribution terminals in St Petersburg and Istanbul
- UPM Raflatac has opened a new slitting and distribution terminal in St Petersburg. The new terminal will supply the Russian labelling market with high-quality film and paper labelstock.
- September, 22, 2009Chinese forest industry shows gains in first half
- According to the State Forestry Administration, the performance of China’s forest industry showed gains during the first half of 2009.
- September, 21, 2009Russia will not lower timber export tax in 2010: minister
- MOSCOW: Russia will not lower its export duties on timber next year, Economics Minister Elvira Nabiullina was quoted as saying on Saturday, despite a trade row with Finland over the taxes.
- September, 21, 2009Koli Theses Point the Way for European Decision-Makers
- A group of European decision-makers will meet in the Koli National Park in Eastern Finland at the end of October to discuss the sustainable use of natural resources.
- September, 16, 2009Woodworking Technologies: an Absurd Challenge From Rimini To Milan
- We can only be disconcerted by the decision of Fiera di Rimini and we are ready to face this challenge and defend Xylexpo’s leadership by any means necessary.
- September, 16, 2009Log prices reduced by 0.3 % in August
- Russia: Log price reducing was 0.3 % in August.
- September, 14, 2009To Export – not Refine?
- The global downturn has put Russia's forest industry in a difficult situation. All the measures adopted so far have been aimed the increasing of the timber working in the country. However, in the period, when investors can’t afford any expenses, the only thing that can support the timber industry - is an export.
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