The full scale of the unexpected and dramatic turnaround in UK timber product imports has been laid out in the Timber Trade Federation’s (TTF) latest statistics bulletin. Source: TTJ Online
Norske Skog has entered into an agreement to sell the remaining 49% of the shares in Norske Skog Pisa in Brazil to Papeles Bio Bio SA (formerly Norske Skog Bio Bio). Source: Timberbiz
The UAE wood industry is expected to register cumulative growth of 126% over the next seven years driven by the boom in the construction sector as part of the Expo 2020 build-up. Source: Emirates 24/7
Aconex, provider of the world's most widely used construction project management software, is supporting Zilkha Biomass Energy, a renewable energy company, in the design and building of a black pellet fuel plant. Source: Penn Energy
A new online course that trains users how to monitor the extent and condition of the world's forests using satellite imagery is now available on demand at no charge worldwide. Source: Stanford News
'The Unexpected Forest' features adventures from Spik and Booksy in the forest – a lovely story that describes sustainable forest management and timber use without the usual facts and figures. Source: Timberbiz
At Metsä2013, the joint session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the FAO European Forestry Commission, representatives of numerous forest sector stakeholders met to consider market and policy developments in wood and non-wood forest products across the UNE
Central Government Departments and related agencies in Denmark are now required to buy sustainable timber for buildings, furniture and paper. Source: Lesprom