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July 2011

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Jul 20, 2011

Proposed Amendment of the Sulphur Directive Would Weaken the Competitiveness of the Finnish forest industry

Finland, Jul 20, 2011 - The EU Commission has published its proposed amendment to the Sulphur Directive, which would lead to the maximum sulphur content of maritime fuels being lowered to 0.1% on the Baltic Sea by the beginning of 2015.

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Jul 20, 2011

Sappi Fine Paper Europe Announces Final Closure of Biberist Mill in Switzerland

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jul 20, 2011 - After an exhaustive search for possible purchasers for its Biberist mill in Switzerland, Sappi Fine Paper Europe has today announced that it has been unsuccessful in its attempts to find a suitable acquirer to allow continued operations and employment at the mill.

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Jul 19, 2011

EPA’s Decision Not to Regulate Biomass Carbon Emissions is a Big Mistake

Asheville, NC, USA, Jul 19, 2011 – Today, Dogwood Alliance, an organization focused on protecting Southern forests, called on utility companies, investors, and federal, state, and local governments to halt the further expansion of large-scale

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July 22, 2011

Stora Enso invests in sustainable energy at Zdirec Sawmill in Czech Republic

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-07-21 11:59 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21 July 2011 at 12.59 EET Stora Enso is continuing to implement its Wood Products Business Area strategy to improve profitability by constructing a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Zdírec

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July 22, 2011

Forest companies report questioned by leading Swedish business newspaper

Forest Company evaluates the woods too high in their reports according to the business magazine SvD. At weaker quarter, forest companies assess their forest resources and exploit the forest to clean up quarterly results according to analysts.

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Jul 21, 2011

Over the First Six Months Ilim Group Locations in Siberia Have Manufactured 738,000 Tons of P&P Products

St. Petersburg, Russia - Jul 21, 2011 - Over the first six months of 2011 the Branches of Ilim Group in Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk have produced 738,000 tons of pulp and paper products, which is 3% more as compared to the same period of the previous year.

This includes 623,000 tons of market pulp. This is 2% more than in January-June of 2010.

Market containerboard production has gained 9%, amounting nearly to 115,000 tons. Pulp cooking has grown by 2.5% and reached 779,000 tons.

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July 22nd, 2011

The Nebraska Forest Service - funds available for woody biomass conversion

The Nebraska Forest Service has funds available to help interested institutions determine whether they are candidates for conversion to woody biomass energy.

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July 22nd, 2011

Future of Canada’s forestry sector is renewable

Push aside dated notions of Canada’s forest sector as dominated by lumberjacks focused solely on logging trees and processing the wood.

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22. Juli 2011

EPA Emissions Decision Puts Climate and Human Health at Risk

Dogwood Alliance, an organization focused on protecting Southern forests, called on utility companies, investors, and federal, state, and local governments to halt the further expansion of large-scale bioenergy projects, including burning whole trees in existing coal-fired power plants whil

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23-July-2011

Apex launch The Africasia Funds

The Funds will invest in agricultural, renewable energy plantations and forestry businesses, with a fundamental principal of owning the core assets through the funds with the management of all operations carried out by established operators in the region.

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