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Tornator ’s net sales were Euro 112.8 million, up 11%. The growth was due to increases in felling volumes and market prices for wood. Operating profit at fair value amounted to Euro 116.5 million and profit for the period was Euro 78.9 million. The fair value of biological assets increased in all operating countries, which[…]

The birch plywood factory Metsä Wood in Pärnu has been officially launched on August 27, 2018. “The factory project has made full progress on schedule both in Finland and in Estonia. We are now in an important stage in which we are launching a factory production. Until now, the factory has been producing experimental production,[…]

Optimized for harvesting medium sized eucalyptus trees Logset has launched a new product: the harvester head TH65 Euca. As its name implies, the head is designed for harvesting and debarking medium-sized eucalyptus trees. It is the third harvester head designed for harvesting eucalyptus in the TH-series. The TH65 Euca’s dimensions are similar to the Logset[…]

On 21 February, the 12,000th PONSSE forest machine was handed over to the customer at Ponsse’s Vieremä factory.  The PONSSE ScorpionKing was received by a French family company called Sarl NC Bois from Trémilly. “We have co-operated with NC Bois for a decade and I am very glad to be celebrating the 12,000th forest machine[…]

The world leader in eucalyptus pulp production, Fibria is building a new production line that will increase the capacity of its mill in Três Lagoas (Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil) to 3.05 million tons of pulp per year. Fibria has chosen Komatsu as the supplier of forest machines. Deliveries have started and will continue[…]

The Gladstone Ports Corporation in Queensland now has the second largest log export operation in Australia, processing one shipment per month with a new woodchipping facility. The new log and woodchip is a collaborative effort to salvage timber plantations that were impacted in the Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Marcia earlier this year. Thousands of hectares[…]

The Federal Minister of Agriculture Horst Seehofer has accepted to be the patron of the15th KWF-Tagung and voiced his recognition of KWF’s achievements in Germany. “With its tradition and wide acceptance, the Kuratorium is an important institution for the promotion of collaboration between the Federation and the states for sustainable forestry practices,” Seehofer said. Particular[…]