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Declining trade of softwood lumber, plummeting lumber prices in the US and slowing wood demand in China were some of the biggest international lumber developments in the 3Q/18, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Global Softwood Lumber Trade Global trade of softwood lumber from January through September 2018 was down 2.5% as compared to the same[…]

As of January 1st 2019, Jan Liljegren will take the position as CEO for Bergs Timber Production AB, and will be responsible for the Swedish operations. In the autumn, Jan held the position as Production Director and now stands up as CEO. Bergs Timber produces and sells sawn and further processed wood products. It operates[…]

Tigercat has announced that EkoNivaTechnika-Holding is now a Tigercat dealer for areas of Western Russia and Siberia. With headquarters in Detchino, approximately 150 kilometers southeast of Moscow, EkoNivaTechnika-Holding has a regional presence through three operational branches: EkoNiva-Teсhnika in the Central region, EkoNiva-Chernozemye in the Central Black Earth region and EkoNivaSibir in the Siberian area. With[…]

Bell Equipment Company SA (BECSA) has reached agreement in principle to acquire the business of Matriarch Equipment CC. Matriarch designs and manufactures a range of material handling products used predominantly in the forestry and sugar industries across local and international territories. Bell said the intellectual property (IP) of the products designed by Matriarch is aligned[…]

The new technological line for production of wooden pellets has been launched in a special ceremony at Lesosibirsky LDK No. 1 (Segezha Group, part of Sistema JSFC) at the end of the year 2018. The presentation ceremony was attended by Аleksandr Uss, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, c, and other heads of the Krai and the[…]

MaskinLeverantörerna (ML), the Swedish trade association for suppliers of mobile machinery and equipment, has announced that it will launch a brand new Swedish Forestry Expo, which will take place June 3-5, 2021, at the Solvalla Harness-Racing Track in Stockholm, Sweden. The fair aims to be a meeting place for professional, large-scale forestry with forest machinery[…]

The recent UN Report on climate change has put renewable energy back in the headlines, and rightly so.  If we want to avoid the most serious damage from climate change, we need an all-in approach, solutions that are available today, and policies that support our working forests. While solar and wind power are the most[…]

Enviva announced recently that the conditions precedent to the organization’s previously announced take-or-pay off-take contracts to supply 630,000 metric tons per year (MTPY) of wood pellets to a major Japanese customer have been satisfied and the agreements are now firm. Under the terms of the agreements with Mitsubishi Corporation, Enviva will be the exclusive, long-term[…]

The sawmill specialists at SERRA based their new XT 135 mobile saw on their stationary XE models to create a whole new performance class of mobile saws. SERRA – one of Germany’s most innovative companies, according to the judges of the “Top 100” competition – specializes in sawmill technology and in particular in horizontal band[…]

Timber Queensland held its Annual General Meeting last week. A unanimous decision by members present, elected Mr. James Hyne, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Hyne Timber as the new Chair and Mr. Paul Bidwell Deputy Chief Executive, Master Builders Queensland as Deputy Chair. Timber Queensland Chair Mr. James Hyne said the incoming Board has a strong eye[…]