IFI to hit the ground running in 2008

Posted by IFI_admin on 9th January 2008

With the first edition of International Forest Industries landing on the desks of the global forestry community early this month, the IFI editorial team has started putting together stories and information for the first edition of the New Year. The launch edition of the magazine included a general overview of current industry issues through the ‘Industry Voice’ feature, as well as more detailed features on the developments and direction of some of the larger players.

In our second edition, we aim to take a closer look at some emerging stories from the industry that are either innovative, entrepreneurial or both as well as covering the news and views from around the world. Our first 2008 issue will also carry extra distribution at the Wood Technology Clinic in Portland, Oregon, in March. Here are some of the stories we’re chasing for the January/February edition of IFI:

•MagIndustries has successfully integrated the fortunes of its individual mining and forestry business through work in the DRC. Editorial Director John Chadwick takes a closer look at how the forestry arm operates

•As the application of biomass increases, Editor Chris Cann reviews the Central European Biomass Conference 2008 in Austria and takes a closer look at a biomass supplier from North America

•Russian forest industries are growing rapidly – a point discussed heavily in our first edition. The Russian Timber Group plans to take its business public in 2008 through the London Stock Exchange. IFI finds looks into the nuts and bolts behind the proposed listing

•Still in Russia, Finnish company Ruukki Group is planning a massive investment into the sawmill, pulp and harvesting businesses of Russia as John Chadwick discovers.

•To complement our distribution at the 2008 Wood technology Clinic, we will collating some of the latest product and application news from the sawmills and sawmill suppliers

 

Plus, the magazine will provide its regular share of forestry news briefs, fresh product releases, sustainability news, and a whole lot more. The January/February edition of IFI is due for release in early February 2008.