Not a Patch on this WAN winner
02 February 2017
There is a lot to love about Patch22, the tallest wood building in the Netherlands, which just won a World Architecture News Residential award as best building of 2016. Source: Treehugger The 100 foot tall, seven storey building in an Amsterdam industrial area is designed by Tom Frant
Continue Reading →Severe shortage of forestry workers in Japan
02 February 2017
Japan is suffering a severe shortage of forestry workers at a time when many trees planted after World War II have grown enough and now need to be cut down. Source: The Japan Times Demand for domestic timber is expected to grow partly for use in facilities related to the 2020 Tokyo Ol
Continue Reading →Nordic ski championships supported by wood
02 February 2017
Renewable materials company Stora Enso is the presenting sponsor of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland (22 February − 5 March 2017). Source: Timberbiz Stora Enso and Lahti2017 are together leading the way in promoting and supporting sustainable events, by using r
Continue Reading →Global outlook for bioenergy in 2017
25 January 2017
The global wood pellet market has endured a challenging 2016. Acute oversupply in both industrial and heating sectors, combined with relatively warm temperatures and overrunning maintenance issues at Drax have pressured operating rates and led to a record drop in prices. Source: Bioen
Continue Reading →Forestry Tractors market report released
25 January 2017
The Forestry Tractors Market for Global and Chinese Industry Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the present market scenario of the global Forestry Tractors Industry with a special focus on China market. The report summarizes key statistics of the market and the ov
Continue Reading →Chile faces disaster in burning forests
25 January 2017
Vast woodland fires in the center and south of Chile have caused “the biggest forestry disaster in our history,” President Michelle Bachelet said Monday, canceling a trip abroad to supervise the emergency. Source: Yahoo7 A total of 130 square kilometers (500 square miles)
Continue Reading →Global Sawlog prices
19 January 2017
Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world over the past two years with the GSPI Index being 14.3% lower in the 3Q/16 than in the 3Q/14, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Forestry Industry The GSPI sawlog price index fell again in the 3Q/16 and was 21% be
Continue Reading →China Forestry in court
19 January 2017
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has filed a suit against Standard Chartered Plc UBS Group AG and four other parties over the 2009 Initial Public Offering (IPO) of timber company China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd according to court documents. Source: Reuters The Securities and Futu
Continue Reading →Are forests a good investment
19 January 2017
Trees don’t watch the stock market. Forests keep growing — and potentially increasing their value — even when inflation surges or the market swoons. Source: The New York Times Big investors, like university endowments and insurance companies, have long allocated money to timberland in
Continue Reading →84 Lumber buys Super Bowl ad for recruitment
12 January 2017
Among the many familiar faces in Super Bowl, one newcomer looks to stand out with what is so far the game’s only 90-second entry. Source: Adweek 84 Lumber will join Febreze, Mr. Clean and GNC in making its debut during this year’s event, and it is the only brand to purchas
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