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Abstract Background To increase ecosystem resilience and biodiversity, the maintenance and improvement of structural and compositional diversity of forests has become an important goal in forest management for many forest owners and jurisdictions. At the same time, future harvesting intensity (HI) may increase to meet the demand for ...
Karl-Henrik Sundström has informed Stora Enso’s Board of Directors that he is leaving the position of CEO. The Board has initiated the search process for a successor. Mr Sundström will continue in his current role and will leave Stora Enso during the first quarter of 2020. The exact date will be communicated once a successor is in place. Source: Timberbiz “Under Karl-Henrik Sundström’s l...
Australian Paper is moving ahead with its five-year, $200 million capital investment program at its Maryvale paper mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The company committed $51 million in the second year of the program to upgrade key strategic infrastructure, according to AP’s 2018 Sustainability Report. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz These investments, which will boost production and eff...
Australian Paper is moving ahead with its five-year, $200 million capital investment program at its Maryvale paper mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. The company committed $51 million in the second year of the program to upgrade key strategic infrastructure, according to AP’s 2018 Sustainability Report. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz These investments, which will boost production and eff...
From 2020-05-06 to 2020-05-09, Sofia, Bulgaria, IUFRO Unit(s) involved: 3.00.00, 9.04.04 The Conference is dedicated to the 95th anniversary of higher forestry education in Bulgaria and is organized by the University of Forestry, Sofia (UFS) and Faculty of Forestry (FFS). The conference attendees will enjoy three professionally challenging days as they attend sessions and meet colleagues, experts ...
In 2018, CEPI members produced 92.2 million tonnes of paper and board, keeping the same level of production than in 2017, and benefiting from a healthy economic environment. Our 2018 data confirms the longstanding trend of increased production in packaging, hygiene and speciality paper sectors while graphic paper continues to decline, following the demand reduction. For the first time since...
Publication date: September 2019Source: Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 106Author(s): Lea Ranacher, Alice Ludvig, Peter SchwarzbauerAbstractForests play an increasing role in bioeconomy policies, providing the material for bio-based products. However, public opinion regarding forest management in Europe is contested, which is considered a potential drawback for the social license to operate fo...
Introducing CRI Scion, based in Rotorua, whose research focuses on growing sustainable forests to support New Zealand's growing circular bioeconomy....
Researchers carrying out projects in a wide range of activities relevant to forest-based science, products using forest-based raw materials, process improvements or other innovations throughout the value chain are invited to submit their application for the Blue Sky Young Researchers & Innovation Award Europe 2019 by 30 September 2019 (see eligibility criteria here below). From November 2012...
Publication date: Available online 13 June 2019Source: Forest Policy and EconomicsAuthor(s): Annukka NäyhäAbstractForest-based businesses are the center of the transition to the sustainable and competitive circular bioeconomy in Finland. This study explores the transition of Finnish FBS firms to new business models, with a focus on the organizational resources and capabilities needed for transit...
Metsä Board – part of the Metsa Group will establish a Paperboard and Packaging Excellence Centre in Äänekoski, Finland. The new centre will combine packaging design and R&D excellence under the same roof to be able to boost the development of new paperboard and packaging solutions of the future. Source: Timberbiz “The new Excellence Centre will enable a wide variety of collaboratio...
The secretariat of CEPI has the great regret to inform you about the sudden and unexpected death of our Director General, Sylvain Lhôte, French national, aged 51, on Thursday 6 June 2019 from heart failure. Sylvain was the Director General of CEPI since 2016, he brought a strong leadership to the organisation, reforming the way of working, focusing on building efficient working tools and proces...
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