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The Global Forest Industry in the 4Q/2015
13, Mar 2016Global sawlog prices fell again and the GSPI Index has declined 14.7% in one year...
Read MoreECOWAS tax on timber will collapse industry - Ghanaian MP
13, Mar 2016GHANA - A decision by ECOWAS to impose tax on imported timber on member states including Ghana will hurt...
Read MoreAllied Timbers abandons contract milling
13, Mar 2016ZIMBABWE - Allied Timbers has abandoned contract milling and is now in the process of acquiring own equipment...
Read MoreGround zero in the highly dangerous and rapidly growing illegal luxury timber trade
01, Mar 2016The Asian elephant, the banteng and the sambar are just some of the species threatened by illegal logging in Cambodia...
Read MoreDevelopment of new sensors for rapid evaluation of high-yield pulp attributes
18, Feb 2016Most high yield pulp mills produce various grades of pulp and therefore experience frequent grade changes on...
Read MoreTurning wood into car parts
18, Feb 2016The molecules of plant fibers are being transformed into a light-weight material five times stronger than steel that can be...
Read MoreNew bio-based lightweight material unveiled
18, Feb 2016The research institutes Innventia and Swerea SICOMP have worked together to develop the first carbon-fibre...
Read MoreTrade of logs in Baltic Sea region fell 10% in 2015 because of substantially lower demand for softwood pulplogs in Finland and Sweden
15, Feb 2016After reaching a record high in 2014, log trade in the Baltic Sea fell by 10% in 2015...
Read MoreWill RFID tags remain on logs during handling and storage?
15, Feb 2016Using RFID tags on logs greatly improves the efficiency of their traceability – but will they remain on the logs in the harsh...
Read MoreWhy wood warps
15, Feb 2016There are many reasons why a board can be downgraded. Physiological characteristics are, for the most part, beyond our...
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