Ins and outs of investing in UK forestry
12 January 2017
Whether investing in the UK or overseas, forestry and timberland can be an attractive addition to a pension fund portfolio. So what should trustees be aware of before branching out into this asset class? Source: Pensions-Expert UK UK timber and forestry opportunities may be few and fa
Continue Reading →Come back Robin Hood your forest needs you
05 January 2017
The latest battleground for the future of fracking in Britain looks set to be Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of folk hero Robin Hood and now the target of a seismic survey by Ineos. Source: The Guardian The chemical multinational, which relocated its headquarters back to the UK l
Continue Reading →CLT in the USA
05 January 2017
John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into place over a massive panel of wood. Sources: Japan Today, Associated Press Redfield’s fingers are scarred from a lifetime of cutting wood and now, after decades of declin
Continue Reading →Deere sales down for 2016
05 January 2017
In the 2015/16 financial year (31 October), US-American Deere & Company generated turnover of US$4.900bn with construction and forestry machinery. Source: euwid The associated decline of 18% therefore matches the last turnover forecast quoted after the third quarter. Prior to that
Continue Reading →Canada and US dispute timber dumping
22 December 2016
The US government says it is launching investigations to determine whether softwood lumber imports from Canada were dumped into the country and harmed the American forestry sector. Source: CBC The US Commerce Department says it will work with the US International Trade Commission to e
Continue Reading →Unlocking the mystery of wood’s strength
22 December 2016
A new discovery by a father-and-son team of researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick has unlocked a nanoscale mystery of nature, and may lead to big changes in the fields of energy and construction. Source: Digital Trends The discovery reveals the glue-like binding r
Continue Reading →Interpol says corruption in forestry worth $29b
15 December 2016
Interpol says corruption in global forestry sector worth $US29 billion every year. The international police organization Interpol released a report that highlights the scale of corruption in the global forestry sector as well as the importance of coordinating law enforcement efforts a
Continue Reading →China to build giant industrial park in PNG
15 December 2016
China has agreed to spend nearly $US4 billion to build a giant industrial park in Papua New Guinea. Source: Radio New Zealand PNG’s Treasurer Patrick Pruaitch said investors from Shenzhen had signed a memorandum of understanding to build a series of processing and manufacturing
Continue Reading →Putting the focus on forest landscape restoration
15 December 2016
Restoring deforested and degraded forest landscapes has become an urgent policy priority. Source: Timberbiz The disappearance and degradation of forests around the world is impacting biodiversity, livelihoods, economic growth and climate change resilience. As world leaders and other s
Continue Reading →Foolish Xmas thieves destroy rare spruces
08 December 2016
Five priceless Serbian Spruces have been dug up by thieves from a woodland reserve in Perth, Scotland to sell as Christmas trees, it is believed. Source: Telegraph UK The endangered Serbian Spruces were taken from Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park by thieves using garden forks. During the t
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