The forest industry in China is continuing its expansion, and with limited domestic timber resources, importation of logs and wood chips are at an all-time high, especially as tight supply of domestic logs has increased local log prices to new highs.
Indonesian pulp and paper firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has signed a deal to protect 15,640 hectares of peat forest in Sumatra in exchange for carbon payments, reports Reuters.
Carbon Conservation and APP Introduce the World’s First Pulpwood Plantation to Carbon Reserve REDD-Plus Initiative
AKARTA, Indonesia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Indonesia will become home of the world’s first privately funded project turning pulpwood plantation concessions into a carbon reserve.
Sept 28 2010 UPM confirmed Tuesday morning that it is engaged in discussions with Myllykoski concerning a potential take-over of Myllykoski's operations in Finland, Germany and United States.
SCA passing Stora Enso as biggest Nordic pulp and paper company
Sept 28 2010 SCA kept is fourth position on the Top 100 list of pulp and paper companies in the world, passing Stora Enso, which slipped from third to fifth position.
Komi socioeconomic development successful – republic head
SYKTYVKAR, September 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Komi on Tuesday for chairing a conference on timber industry investments and visiting Mondi Syktyvkar, one of Russia’s largest paper and pulp producers, and the Syktyvkar timber industry plant.
Where will China get the recovered paper to meet its fast growing demand?
BEDFORD, MA, Sept. 20, 2010 (RISI) - I spent the past few weeks traveling in China, trying to dig up more information about the Chinese recovered paper (RCP) market.
