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  • March 31, 2001 00:00

Logistics in the Forest Sector

The publication has been compiled from contributions prepared by individuals for the First World Symposium on Logistics in Forest Sector, Helsinki 15-16 May 2000. The present sample of articles offers a good cross-section to current research of our field. This meeting has been the first to cover logistics-related research from our sector as widely as now present. More informations about the boo... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 31, 2001 00:00

Does paper have a future as a communications medium?

The nature of communication is changing. These changes will impact the paper industry – but how? This conference provides the first ever opportunity for the paper industry and other stakeholders to review the long-term role of paper in communications as researched from a socio-economic and behavioural perspective. The paper industry needs reliable forecasts The paper consumption continues to i... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 31, 2001 00:00

Weyerhaeuser Recycling Selects Vendor of the Year

All-American Recycling, based in Columbus, Ga., has been selected as the 2000 Vendor of the Year by Weyerhaeuser Recycling National Accounts. “Based on customer service, and the timeliness and accuracy of reporting and payments, All-American is a winner,” said Reid Bates, general manager for Weyerhaeuser Recycling National Accounts. “All-American Recycling exemplifies the ideal vendor for us, they... [more...]

  • March 30, 2001 00:00

West Virginia's export success continues

Gov. Bob Wise announced today that West Virginia's exports grew by 17 percent from 1999 to 2000, surpassing the U.S. export growth rate of 12.6 percent during the same period. In statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, the state's exports exceeded $2.2 billion, up from $1.9 billion in 1999. "After declines in our exports from 1998 to 1999, it is good news to see this rebound," Wise said. "I... [more...]

  • March 30, 2001 00:00

THE NEW MILENIUM BRINGS NEW SOLUTIONS AT ASTURFORESTA 2001

Most of the technical problems within the forestry work are today sorted out. There are plenty of enterprises developing technologies suitable to our conditions. But the question still remains: Is there any technology meeting my working needs? ASTURFORESTA’2001 is the place to discover it. Most of the differences between contracting parties and contractors with regard to the forestry works... [more...]

  • March 29, 2001 00:00

+++VACANCIES+++ Vacancy Announcement - Forest Inventory

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Demonstration Project Vacancy Announcement ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: EAZ-084-D-2001 SERIES and GRADE: GS-0460-05; $23,633 per year, $11.32 per hour POSITION: Forester UNIT IDENTIFIER: USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis DUTY LOCATION: Knoxville, TN OPENING DATE: March 27, 2001 CLOS... [more...]

  • March 29, 2001 00:00

Certification Leaps Ahead in Latin America FSC endorses standards-setting groups in Mexico and Peru. First Non-Timber Forest Product Standard Endorsed.

In a substantial expansion of its Latin American activities, FSC announced today that it has recognized national Working Groups in Mexico and Peru to set standards for well-managed forests and has approved the Peru's standard for Brazil Nuts (Amazon or Bertholletia Excelsa), the first ever for a major non-timber forest product. With its new operations in Mexico and Peru, FSC is now actively set... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 29, 2001 00:00

Norske Skog sells Tasman Pulp

Norske Skog has today reached an agreement to sell the Tasman Pulp mill at Kawerau, New Zealand, to Carter Holt Harvey. The agreed price is USD 130 million (NOK 1,170 million), which is in line with the book value of Tasman Pulp. The completion of the transaction is scheduled for 30 April, 2001. An additional payment of up to USD 10 million (NOK 90 million) due to a profit split agreement will bec... [more...]

  • Forestry
  • March 28, 2001 00:00

Norske Skog: Restructuring in Canada

Norske Skog Canada Ltd., where Norske Skog has a 50.8 % shareholding, has entered an agreement to acquire Pacifica Papers. The combined company will be the third largest producer of newsprint and other wood-containing papers in North America, with annual pulp and paper capacity of 2.7 million tonnes and pro forma revenue of CAD 2.5 billion (NOK 15 billion) in 2000. The acquisition is recommended... [more...]

  • March 28, 2001 00:00

Ontario First in World to Receive Environmental Forest Certification

The Honourable John Snobelen, Minister of Natural Resources for the province of Ontario, and Dr. Maharaj Muthoo, Executive Director of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), today initiated a bilateral process that will result in FSC certification of all Crown-owned forests managed in compliance with Ontario law and the products derived from those forests. This is the first FSC certification of... [more...]

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