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January 2010

Issue date: 
January 30, 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.

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Issue date: 
2007-02-25

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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January 28, 2010

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 21, 2010

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.

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The walking harvester

The walking timber harvester

Forestry decline threatens power plants

 

Forestry decline threatens power plants...

To get an idea of the problems:

Bad harvesting operations

Example of really bad forest operations management

What's the bad?

Canadian timber hauling

Responsible, dilligent and painstalking timber transport in the Canadian West...

China on the move

China on the move -- Meeting environmental challenges

China regrows trees

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by Dr. Radut