Search Results: 'Forest Research'

Business as usual
16 December, 2006
Finland's timber industry is restructuring, but it remains committed to its UK business

Caring and sharing
16 December, 2006
A cross-sectoral seminar in Finland found that communication and information-sharing are key in the debate on using – and protecting – the world's natural resources. Eeva Hellström of the Finnish Forest Association reports

Reindeer rights
16 December, 2006
While harvesting levels have been reduced in Upper Lapland, recent research maintains that reindeer herding should not take precedence over other livelihoods. Kai Lintunen of the Finnish Forest Association reports

Invest and prosper
11 November, 2006
A boom period in Swedish sawmilling is enabling the industry to invest in the future. Johanna Blom, of the Swedish Forest Industries Federation, reports

Room at the top
11 November, 2006
Setra is expanding its operations in multi-storey timber construction

Industry restructures to improve competitiveness
28 October, 2006
Finland's big forest products companies are restructuring to redress the imbalance between production and profitability

All active on the home front
14 October, 2006
Restricted supply from overseas is playing into the hands of UK mills, and full order books are being reported

Timber on show
02 September, 2006
The Timber Show opens its doors on September 12, giving the UK its first dedicated exhibition for suppliers and buyers of timber, writes show spokesperson Martin Pearce

Club Tropicana
05 August, 2006
Big Hardwoods says it wants to woo people away from “fast-food” hardwood and win them over to its fine dining experience of exotic timbers

Finnish firms set sights on Europe
10 June, 2006
The winding up of the Nordic Timber Council has focused Finnish forest product firms on a European promotional push, while new markets in Russia could help buoy timber production levels

Everyone's talking China
13 May, 2006
The rapid pace of development in China has ramifications for manufacturers, retailers and environmentalists across the globe. Kerstin Canby of Forest Trends provides some insight

Record year for sawn timber
15 April, 2006
According to figures issued by the Swedish Forest Industries Federation the production of sawn coniferous timber in Sweden reached a record level in 2005. Production has been calculated to be 17.8 million m3, which is an increase of approximately 6% on the previous record year, 2004.

Obituary - Dallas Mithen
17 March, 2006

ConFor expands
04 March, 2006

Excess supply and high costs hit profitability
07 January, 2006
Finland's sawmills are paying some of the highest prices in the world for their raw material and they're still assessing the impact of last summer's industrial dispute