Search Results: 'Forest Research'

Finnish mills cautious about trading in new year
12 December, 2009
The market has improved but demand for timber and the supply of logs remain fragile

Promotion over prejudice
28 November, 2009
Charles Trevor reports on the first International Wood Promotion Network meeting in Vancouver

Forest mapping technology showcased at climate change conference
28 November, 2009

New national secretary for PEFC UK
26 November, 2009

Building for a new environment
14 November, 2009
Recession was discussed at American Hardwood Export Council European Convention, but the main topic was timber’s prospects in the global drive to sustainable construction

Swedish mills breathe easier but log shortage threatens supply
14 November, 2009
Production cuts have created some balance but it is still a supply-driven market

Panel pundits
31 October, 2009
Sales may have slowed but the panels sector hasn’t been twiddling its thumbs

What's new?
31 October, 2009
Stephen Powney takes a look at some new panel products on the market

Green goals
31 October, 2009
A new study identifies the various factors needed to drive market demand for certified wood. Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence reports

Home help
08 August, 2009
RMI is providing timber product manufacturers with some respite from the recession

Red tape risk in new EU law
11 July, 2009
Proposed amendments to the EU’s illegal wood law have key implications for the timber trade, reports Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence

Support role
27 June, 2009
The Forestry Commission leads a number of UK, Scottish and Welsh Assembly government programmes supporting the wood fuel industry. Roger Coppock, head of its special advisers, explains

Target UK
13 June, 2009
One of France’s most heavily forested regions aims to boost trade with the UK

Lack of logs dominates Finnish market
13 June, 2009
There has been a seasonal rise in timber demand in Finland but sawmills are frustrated by a tight log supply

New professor at University of Cumbria
16 March, 2009

Growing our own
07 February, 2009
Latest research is aimed at making more of UK-grown timber in construction. Peter Wilson, architect and director of business development at Napier University’s Centre for Timber Engineering, reports

Sawn wood production slides by a quarter
17 January, 2009
Finland, like all timber producers, is facing a tough market but Russia delaying the next rise in export duties has handed it some respite

Short-term pain, long-term gain
17 January, 2009
The Swedish timber industry is bracing itself for a difficult year or two, but is still investing in the longer term