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Kaarel Tali has been appointed Mill Director for Metsä Wood’s Pärnu mill in Estonia, effective August 1, 2017. He reports to Jari Tikkanen, SVP, Production & Technology.  As Mill Director Tali will be responsible for the birch plywood mill operations in Estonia as well as implementing Metsä Wood strategy to the mill level.  Before the[…]

At its small-diameter timber sawmill in Orrefors, Sweden, Södra is investing about SEK 35 million ($4.1 million) in a new boiler and drying facility, which will enable production increases in the future. The supplier is Fröseke Industriservice AB. “This investment is necessary for profitability. Currently, there is insufficient boiler capacity, which means we must sell[…]

BSW Timber has kick-started a major investment programme in its material handling equipment by commissioning 8 new Bulmor side-loader vehicles for its sawmill in Newbridge-on-Wye, Powys, Wales. In a GBP 900,000 ($1.1 million) contract with UK-based Briggs Equipment, the vehicles will be used to transport sawn timber on site. Following an in-depth selection process, BSW[…]

Confirming their commitment to environmentally sustainable and socially responsible business, Arkhangelsk PPM and their general supplier of timber, Titan Group, have officially announced their support for the establishment of the Verkhneyulovsky nature reserve in the boundaries close to the ones identified in the Arkhangelsk Region Forest Plan, on an area of at least 350,000 ha.[…]

As expected, Canadian lumber producers were hit earlier this week with additional duties on softwood lumber exported to the U.S. The U.S. Department of Commerce on 26 June approved new preliminary anti-dumping duties in the 7% range against Canadian lumber producers. That’s on top of earlier countervailing duties. Combined, the countervailing and anti-dumping duties add[…]

Hiab, part of Cargotec, is further accelerating the development of its digital and connectivity offering. Hiab today announced its forthcoming HiConnect(TM), a connected solution that, in combination with its class-leading load handling equipment, will further enhance productivity, efficiency, and safety for Hiab’s customer’s businesses. “As pioneers in load handling, our mission is to shape the[…]

Norway has issued a blunt threat to Brazil that if rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is not reversed, its billion-dollar financial assistance will fall to zero. The leaders of the two nations meet in Oslo on Friday. The oil-rich Scandinavian nation has provided $1.1bn to Brazil’s Amazon fund since 2008, tied to reductions in[…]

Producing 19,000 machines and counting, Tigercat has grown into a global success story — by helping its customers to succeed. With an employee count of 1,400 and over 150 independent dealer locations worldwide, Tigercat has accomplished what many thought to be unimaginable in just 25 years. Delegates at our FIEA HarvestTECH conference last week were[…]

Forestry in growth mode and struggling to find workers – Forestry has grown rapidly in recent years to become the main driver of the district’s economy, worth an estimated $262 million a year. A 2013 study found more than one in four households in our region have a person whose job is dependent on forestry.[…]

Sharp increase in log exports from US South to China in early 2017; future growth will be tough – Total southern yellow pine log exports from the US South to China in 2017-Q1 were 204,000 m3, nearly double the previous first quarter peak in 2015. Even more impressive was that the share of US log[…]