Metso are to supply Keuruun Lämpövoima Oy with a biomass boiler plant for combined heat and power production (CHP) in the town of Keuruu, Finland.The boiler plant will be delivered by the Metso-Wärtsilä joint venture MW Power Oy. Equipment related to environmental systems will be delivered by Metso’s Power business line. The total value of the investment[…]
A profitable rainforest – From Economist.com – May 18th 2009 A MOST unusual document landed on your correspondent’s desk recently: a financial report from a rainforest. Iwokrama, a 370,000hectare rainforest in central Guyana, announced that it was in profit. It added, more intriguingly, that rainforests had entered the “global economy”. Iwokrama is part of the largest[…]
Michael J. Mack, Jr., the new president of John Deere’s Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division, has prepared for this leadership position through a variety of assignments at Deere in finance, engineering, marketing and operations.Mack said he is looking forward to leading the Worldwide Construction & Forestry Division, adding that he’s been impressed with the division’s[…]
The decision by EU to use a minimum of 20% renewable energy by 2020 has driven a rapid increase in wood pellet production in Europe. Sweden, Germany, Denmark and the UK are expected to have the fastest growth in consumption the coming 10 years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
MOSCOW – Deere & Company officially opened its new manufacturing and parts distribution facility south of Moscow today in Domodedovo. The John Deere Domodedovo facility is the company’s largest single investment to date in Russia. The facility will manufacture agricultural, construction and forestry machinery as well as distribute service parts in the region. “Russia has[…]
ScanMeg, with input from some of its customers, has developed a secret weapon against downtime on canter lines that you can employ to increase throughput by 3 to 5% by spending pocket change. You don’t have to send budgets to the Board of Directors for approval to get an instant payback simply for redeploying your[…]
Timber transport on steep and slippery forest tracks hauling gross weights of 74 tonnes imposes immense demands on the timber rig’s drive properties. That is why Volvo is testing hydraulic front-wheel drive on one of the trucks in the ETT – ‘En Trave Till’ (One More Pile) timber haulage project. “We can already see major[…]
Anna Utter – Skogsbranschens starkaste kvinna It isn’t often that the tough men of the forestry world are seen to have tears in their eyes when a young woman talks about her life as a forwarder operator. But the story told by Sweden’s Anna Utter at an inspirational seminar at SkogsElmia at the end of[…]
PART TIME WOODLAND OFFICER SALARY DEPENDENT ON SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE BASED AT RIVINGTON ESTATE OFFICE, LANCASHIRE Our Central woodlands (1500Ha) represent a significant contribution to the biodiversity of the region and play a key role in water management, farm shelter, conservation, access, recreation, and landscape. You will be responsible for maintaining our FSC accreditation[…]
USNR’s variable speed independent deck drive tower eliminates the old gear box configuration that required costly custom-machined gears and hard to get components. Messy lubrication systems are no longer needed because each deck now uses a separate “off the shelf” gear box and motor. This upgrade enhances reliability and performance while significantly reducing routine maintenance.[…]