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January 2010

Chinese to buy a stake in Canadian viscose rayon fibre producer

China's largest producer of rayon fibre has bought an ownership position in a northern Vancouver Island pulp mill, providing it with needed capital and assured access to the Chinese market.

Port Alice's Neucel Specialty Cellulose announced Friday that it has entered into a deal with Zhejian Fulida Ltd. that will inject new capital and ownership into the northern Vancouver Island pulp mill. Part of the deal includes a long-term supply agreement.

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
January 30, 2010
Publisher Name: 
The Vancouver Sun
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.vancouversun.com
Author: 
Gordon Hamilton
Author e-Mail: 
ghamilton@vancouversun.com

Energieholzpreise: Achtung bei "günstigen Angeboten"!

Was bedeutet ein Preisangebot von 60.- EUR pro to atro für Energieholz? Was kostet dann der Festmeter des gleichen Energieholzes?

Ein Beispiel:

Ein Waldbesitzer hat für den Verkauf von Energieholz zwei verschiedene Kaufanbote vorliegen:

Kaufanbot von Händler A: 60.-/to atro EUR
Kaufanbot von Händler B: 33.-/fm EUR
Beide Händler liefern an den gleichen Abnehmer und für beide gilt im Werk das atro Gewicht bei der Übernahme als Verrechnungsbasis.

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Issue date: 
2007-02-25
Publisher Name: 
Burgenländischer Waldverband
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.bwv.at
Author: 
DI. Herbert Sattler
Author e-Mail: 
sattler@bwv.at

Satellites being used to track illegal logging, rosewood trafficking in Madagascar

Analysts in Europe and the United States are using high resolution satellite imagery to identify and track shipments of timber illegally logged from rainforest parks in Madagascar. The images could be used to help prosecute traders involved in trafficking and put pressure on companies using rosewood sourced from Madagascar.

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Issue date: 
January 28, 2010
Publisher Name: 
Mongabay
Publisher-Link: 
http://news.mongabay.com/
Author: 
Rhett A. Buttler

UK to plant eucalyptus in order to rise renewable energy share

Britain’s forest cover could double under a plan to map every underused piece of land for potential conversion to plantations to feed wood and crop-burning power stations.

Millions of fast-growing trees, such as eucalyptus and willow, could be planted on moorland, hillsides, former industrial areas and even land owned by conservation bodies such as the National Trust .

External Reference/Copyright
Issue date: 
January 21, 2010
Publisher Name: 
Times Online
Publisher-Link: 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk
Author: 
Ben Webster, Environment Editor

The walking harvester

The walking timber harvester

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Canadian timber hauling

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China on the move

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