Wood energy

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  • May 23, 2012 12:57

    Declining prices of sawmill residues in France

    Since the end of the summer break in September 2011, there has been a marked downward trend in sawmill waste product prices in France. At the end of April 2012, Raymond Bertin, member of Connexes de Franche-Comté confirmed that the decline of this market was... [more...]

  • May 23, 2012 10:46

    Rottneros stops groundwood pulp production

    Due to the rapidly declining consumption of printing paper in Europe, which has led to a dramatic reduction in demand for groundwood pulp, Rottneros has decided to immediately commence negotiations regarding the termination of continuous groundwood pulp production at Rottneros Mill. [more...]

  • May 23, 2012 08:23

    The Global Wood Market in Q1

    Prices for conifer sawlogs fell in virtually all 21 regions worldwide covered by the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). Lower demand for lumber in many markets in Europe and reduced log imports to China were two major factors that pushed log prices downward. Still the Middle East/North African region has had a growing appetite for lumber for its construction sector. Lumber prices in the US and Canada have gone up most of this year, reaching... [more...]

  • May 22, 2012 17:21

    S. Korean companies planning biomass power plants in Fiji

    Two South Korean renewable energy companies are pursuing the option of investing in biomass power plants in Papua New Guinea and Fiji... [more...]

  • May 18, 2012 19:55

    Germany: Pellet production reaches record

    The German Association for Wood Fuel and Pellets (DEPV: Deutsche Energieholz- und Pellet-Verband) announces that 490 000 pellets were made during the period January 2012-March 2012. The pellet production has never been so high in the first quarter. In 2012 the... [more...]

  • May 16, 2012 14:06

    GUNNS sells Heyfield hardwood sawmill

    GUNNS Ltd has sold the Heyfield hardwood sawmill to a Melbourne based consortium for an undisclosed amount believed to approximately $28 million. The sale is expected to complete in late May 2012 [more...]

  • April 25, 2012 15:28

    China to Surpass Japan as Largest Hardwood Chip Importer

    Chinese hardwood chip imports will double from 6.3 million Bone Dry Metric Tons (BDMT) in 2011, to 12.7 million BDMT in 2016. Japan's imports of hardwood chips will drop from 9.9 million BDMT to 8.6 million BDMT in the same period, the lowest volume of imports since 1993. This is the forecast... [more...]

  • April 19, 2012 16:05

    PELLETS & BRIQUETTES-EXPO, Bydgoszcz, Poland

    The Pomorze and Kujawy Fair Centre invites you to visit the 10th jubilee edition of the International Fair of Devices and Technologies for Pellet and Briquette Industry „PELLETS-EXPO & BRYKIET-EXPO”, which will be held on 29 to 31 May 2012 in Bydgoszcz in the Łuczniczka hall at ul. Toruńska 59, at 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The leading motto of the jubilee edition shall be „CHEAP HEATING”. [more...]

  • April 17, 2012 06:40

    Kuehne + Nagel: low margins, increased costs and antitrust fine impact results

    Despite further volume growth, cost increases, lower margins in the forwarding business and an antitrust fine of CHF 65 million imposed by the European Commission led to unsatisfactory results for the first quarter 2012. At CHF 4,834 million, turnover remained stable compared to... [more...]

  • April 13, 2012 17:54

    Dong plans to turn three Fossil Plants to Wood

    The Danish energy company Dong Energy plans to convert three more coal-and gas-fired power plants into wood pellet fired plants by 2015. The conversions to wood will more than double DONG Energy's use to 2.5 million tons a year. Now sourcing most of its biomass from the Baltic's, Poland and Russia, Dong is also looking at other areas including... [more...]