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Global Trade of Wood Chips Down 26% in 2009 as Pulpmills Reduce Production
The international financial crisis has put a damper on global trade of wood chips used for pulp manufacturing in 2009, reports Wood Resources International. The biggest decline has been in shipments from Australia, South Africa and Uruguay to Japan.
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Countervailing Duty Causing Border War
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The heart of the dispute is the claim the Canadian lumber industry is unfairly subsidized by the federal and provincial governments. Specifically, most timber in Canada is owned by provincial governments. The price charged to harvest the timber (the “stumpage fee”) is set administratively rather than through a competitive auction,
O-I Opens New Mould Plant in Tianjin, China
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) has officially opened a new mould plant in Tianjin, China, to supply moulds to O-I plants throughout the world. Located approximately 120 kilometers southeast of the Chinese capital Beijing, the O-I Tianjin Mould Co. Ltd. is one of the largest glass mould
Greycon Joins Industry Value Network Group for Forest and Paper
Leading Software Vendor Brings Expertise of Its Production Planning and Scheduling System to the Industry Value Network Group for Forest and Paper Greycon, a leading developer of optimization-based solutions for production planning, scheduling and execution in the paper, film and converting industries, today announced it has joined the prestigious Industry Value Network [...]
Orient Paper, Inc. Approved to List on NYSE AMEX and to Begin Trading on Thursday, December 17, 2009
Orient Paper, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ORPN) (“Orient Paper” or the “Company”), which controls and operates Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co., Ltd. (“HBOP”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in Hebei, China, today announced that it has received authorization to list its common stock on the
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Global Trade of Wood Chips Down 26% in 2009 as Pulpmills Reduce Production
Countervailing Duty Causing Border War
O-I Opens New Mould Plant in Tianjin, China
Greycon Joins Industry Value Network Group for Forest and Paper
Orient Paper, Inc. Approved to List on NYSE AMEX and to Begin Trading on Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food Poisoning Bacteria
In a random sampling of wood pallets used to ship food in Portland, ME, and Philadelphia, PA, numerous pallets tested positive for Listeria and abnormally high counts of bacteria that could potentially create health hazards for consumers. The new data bolster the findings of previous wood pallet testing conducted in
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Smurfit-Stone to Close Missoula, MT, and Ontonagon, MI, Mills
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation today announced plans to permanently close its Ontonagon, MI, and Missoula, MT, mills, effective December 31. The Ontonagon mill ceased operations in September when it began taking market-related downtime. The Missoula mill will continue operating until December 31. The Ontonagon mill has 182 employees
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Forest Conservation can Save $40 Billion & Supply 25% of Climate Solutions
Brazil, Indonesia, and nations in the Amazon-Andes and Central America are poised to be key players in an emerging market for forest carbon that could reach $20 billion annually through 2020 according to a detailed analysis released today by Resources for the Future.
The Forest Carbon Index, developed by RFF and Climate Advisers, provides governments, development agencies, NGOs, and private investors with geospatial data on global, national, and local forest carbon supply, explicitly taking into account country-specific economic, biological, and risk factors—such as governance and ease of doing business.
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National Wood Flooring Association Aligns With Environmental Groups
The National Wood Flooring Association has announced that it has joined forces with several prominent environmental groups in an effort to create a program that recognizes the environmental attributes of wood flooring. Working with the Forest Stewardship Council-US and the FSC Family Forests Alliance, the NWFA created
