2007 was a good year for the 13 member countries of the European Timber Trade Association - FEBO. Countries such as Finland and Belgium were able to book double-figure growth rates. The building sector of lots of the countries remained stable thus contributing to satisfactory turnover development for the timber traders. This was backed by lively demand for finishing and renovation products. mehr...
The latest National Statistics on Timber Price Indices, and the latest National Statistics on UK Wood Production and Trade (provisional results), produced by the Forestry Commission were released today (15 May 2008) in accordance with the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. mehr...
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) will host a gathering of more than 60 international representatives in Lisbon, Portugal on 7-10 May, 2008. The goal of the meeting is to identify expanded opportunities for meeting the needs of small forest operations that are seeking FSC certification. mehr...
Stora Enso's operating profit in the first quarter of 2008 excluding non-recurring items is expected to be close to the level achieved in the fourth quarter of 2007 and therefore considerably lower than in the first quarter of 2007. This is due to the high costs of already purchased sawlogs, particularly relative to the weakening market in Europe as a consequence of excessive sawlog supplies due to recent storms in Central Europe. mehr...
Pöyry has acquired the remaining 30 per cent of the shares of ZAO Giprobum-Pöyry (formerly ZAO Giprobum Engineering), based in St. Petersburg, Russia. mehr...
