LesPromInform Journal http://lesprominform.com/ ru LesPromInform Journal ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì LesPromInform #1 (67) 2010 has already come out http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/104-lesprominform-1-67-2010-has-already-come-out.html http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/104-lesprominform-1-67-2010-has-already-come-out.html The new issue is available on the LesPromInform web-site for the subscribers.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:53:04 +0300 Finnish stevedors strike forsed UPM to close Rauma http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/103-finnish-stevedors-strike-forsed-upm-to-close-rauma.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/103-finnish-stevedors-strike-forsed-upm-to-close-rauma.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:26:05 +0300 Key business event in Kyiv http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/102-key-business-event-in-kyiv.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/102-key-business-event-in-kyiv.html Ukrainian Biofuel Forum, key business event for the Ukrainian industry of solid biofuels and biomass, will take place in April, 22-23, in Kyiv.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:46:01 +0300 Xylexpo 2010: The Goal Has Been Reached! http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/101-xylexpo-2010-the-goal-has-been-reached.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/101-xylexpo-2010-the-goal-has-been-reached.html The Biennial Exhibition "Resists" Also In This Difficult Period]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:40:32 +0300 China's wood products trade http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/100-chinas-wood-products-trade.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/100-chinas-wood-products-trade.html ]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:45:34 +0300 Woodworking Machinery: an improvement in the 4th quarter 2009 leads to cautions optimism http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/99-woodworking-machinery-an-improvement-in-the-4th.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/99-woodworking-machinery-an-improvement-in-the-4th.html The fourth quarter in 2009 showed the first signs of economic recovery for the Italian woodworking machinery and tools industry. Good news, though to a moderate extent, that bring some optimism for preliminary 2009 balance and 2010 forecasts. ]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:38:26 +0300 Hardwood fiber costs for the global pulp industry increased over 15% in 2009 http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/98-hardwood-fiber-costs-for-the-global-pulp-industry.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/98-hardwood-fiber-costs-for-the-global-pulp-industry.html Wood fiber costs for pulp mills worldwide increased for the fourth consecutive quarter in the 4Q/09. During 2009, the Hardwood Wood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) moved up 15.4%, while the Softwood Wood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) was up 10.5%, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:22:58 +0300 IWF 2010 Announces The Challengers Award Call for Entries http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/97-iwf-2010-announces-the-challengers-award-call-for.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/97-iwf-2010-announces-the-challengers-award-call-for.html The call for entries for the 2010 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards®, competition is officially underway with the entry deadline set for April 1, 2010. Over sixty exhibiting companies have requested entry packages for the 2010 competition as of this date.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:44:44 +0300 UPM Joins The Baltic Sea Action Summit With Innovative Research Project Aiming At Protecting The Baltic Sea http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/96-upm-joins-the-baltic-sea-action-summit-with.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/96-upm-joins-the-baltic-sea-action-summit-with.html UPM is committed to an innovative research partnership as part of the Baltic Sea Action Summit. The project involves the use of charcoal mixed with soil to remove impurities from nutrient-rich water running from agricultural lands into the Baltic Sea.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:56:09 +0300 Xylexpo 2010: The Applications Continue To Increase http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/95-xylexpo-2010-the-applications-continue-to-increase.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/95-xylexpo-2010-the-applications-continue-to-increase.html 450 exhibitors over a 36 thousand square meter exhibition area. This is the updated situation for 2010 edition of Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies. Despite the rather difficult economic scenario, applications of Italian and foreign companies continue to increase. They will attend an event featuring the most innovative solutions and updated offers the industry can offer today.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:40:10 +0300 Central/West Africa: Firming log prices http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/94-centralwest-africa-firming-log-prices.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/94-centralwest-africa-firming-log-prices.html Towards the end of January some reports of firming log prices for selected species have emerged. This may have been triggered by the continuing unclear situation as regards the proposed ban on log exports announced last year by Gabon.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:46:26 +0300 EU Launches New Programme for Forest Governance in Asia http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/93-eu-launches-new-programme-for-forest-governance.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/93-eu-launches-new-programme-for-forest-governance.html The EU aims to expand the FLEGT Programme to the rest of the Asian region. This development is following three years' experience in Maleysia and Indonesia on negotiating the Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) to ensure that timber exported to the EU comes only from legal sources. The European Forest Institute (EFI) implements the programme for the EU. Kuala Lumpur was chosen to site the regional office leading this expansion of FLEGT outreach to the other countries in Southeast Asia.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:46:24 +0300 Softwood sawlog prices in Brazil in 4Q/09 http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/92-softwood-sawlog-prices-in-brazil-in-4q09.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/92-softwood-sawlog-prices-in-brazil-in-4q09.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:49:46 +0300 LesPromFORUM is going to UMIDS http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/91-lespromforum-is-going-to-umids.html http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/91-lespromforum-is-going-to-umids.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:31:22 +0300 Global sawlog prices jumped almost 8% in the 3Q/09 http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/90-global-sawlog-prices-jumped-almost-8-in-the-3q09.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/90-global-sawlog-prices-jumped-almost-8-in-the-3q09.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:58:04 +0300 PulPaper 2010 at the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre 1-3 June 2010 http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/89-pulpaper-2010-at-the-helsinki-exhibition.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/89-pulpaper-2010-at-the-helsinki-exhibition.html The seventh tradeshow for the pulp, paper and paperboard industries PulPaper 2010 will fill the Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre on 1-3 June 2010. This is by far the most international exhibition of the year, as almost half of the event's exhibitors and over a third of the visitors have traditionally been foreign.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:59:23 +0300 Tropical Forest Foundation Names Caterpillar's John Carpenter as Next Chairman http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/88-tropical-forest-foundation-names-caterpillars.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/88-tropical-forest-foundation-names-caterpillars.html John Carpenter, president of Caterpillar Forest Products, has been elected chairman of the Tropical Forest Foundation.  Carpenter has served as vice president on the TFF board since 2007.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:30:04 +0300 Global softwood lumber markets were mixed in the 3Q/09 - up in China and Northern Africa, while still slow in the US and Japan http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/87-global-softwood-lumber-markets-were-mixed-in-the.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/87-global-softwood-lumber-markets-were-mixed-in-the.html Softwood lumber imports to China have increased by 81% in 2009. It is not inconceivable that China will import more lumber than Japan in 2009, a historical first. Canadian sawmills have been the major beneficiaries of this new fast-growing market.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:19:12 +0300 Drop in value of timberland for 18 consecutive years http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/86-drop-in-value-of-timberland-for-18-consecutive.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/86-drop-in-value-of-timberland-for-18-consecutive.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:35:48 +0300 Arkaim's Sawmill Started Full-scale Operation http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/85-arkaims-sawmill-started-full-scale-operation.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/85-arkaims-sawmill-started-full-scale-operation.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:06:15 +0300 China: Forest industry revitalization http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/84-china-forest-industry-revitalization.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/84-china-forest-industry-revitalization.html ]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:20:47 +0300 Russian Forest - 2009 in Vologda http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/83-russian-forest-2009-in-vologda.html http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/83-russian-forest-2009-in-vologda.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:13:39 +0300 Rapid expansion of wood pellet capacity in North America drives sawdust and wood chip prices upward, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/82-rapid-expansion-of-wood-pellet-capacity-in-north.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/82-rapid-expansion-of-wood-pellet-capacity-in-north.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:05:23 +0300 Wood suggestions, the new 2010-2011 Concept Wood collection http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/81-wood-suggestions-the-new-2010-2011-concept-wood.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/81-wood-suggestions-the-new-2010-2011-concept-wood.html ]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:42:13 +0300 Exports of wood chips from Australia have declined 28% in 2009 but the country is still the largest chip exporter in the world http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/80-exports-of-wood-chips-from-australia-have.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/80-exports-of-wood-chips-from-australia-have.html ]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:02:59 +0300 Changes in hardwood fiber costs in 2009 http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/79-changes-in-hardwood-fiber-costs-in-2009.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/79-changes-in-hardwood-fiber-costs-in-2009.html ]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:34:09 +0300 Welcome to Woodex! http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/78-welcome-to-woodex.html http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/78-welcome-to-woodex.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:01:24 +0300 LesPromInform #8 (66) 2009 has already come out http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/77-lesprominform-8-66-2009-has-already-come-out.html http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/77-lesprominform-8-66-2009-has-already-come-out.html The new issue is available on the LesPromInform web-site for the subscribers.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:56:00 +0300 Slow growth in demand for forest industry products http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/76-slow-growth-in-demand-for-forest-industry-products.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/76-slow-growth-in-demand-for-forest-industry-products.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:28:49 +0300 Russian Timber News http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/75-russian-timber-news.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/75-russian-timber-news.html In mid-October, there was news that reported the postponement of the tariff hike for Russian logs to 80% next year, and people in charge of Russian lumber were relieved in the meantime.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:50:36 +0300 European Timber News http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/74-european-timber-news.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/74-european-timber-news.html The amount of European softwood lumber products received in September 2009 decreased to 128,500 cubic meters, an 18.9% decrease compared to the previous month.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:31:21 +0300 Russia: Time to Be Optimistic? http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/73-russia-time-to-be-optimistic.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/73-russia-time-to-be-optimistic.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:46 +0300 Exhibitions - 2010 http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/72-exhibitions-2010.html http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/72-exhibitions-2010.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:09:27 +0300 Xylexpo 2010 Speeds Up The Recovery! http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/71-xylexpo-2010-speeds-up-the-recovery.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/71-xylexpo-2010-speeds-up-the-recovery.html This is not just a slogan, but the simple observation of a situation characterized by application increase and by a particular mood for the organization of the next edition of Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies to be held next 4-8 May in the Milan Exhibition Center in Rho. The first - though very limited - signs of recovery are combined with a growing number of applications and information requests, also as to semifinished products, an industry the exhibition is welcoming with higher and higher enthusiasm.

]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:13:26 +0300 New Appointments In The Acimall Board Of Directors http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/70-new-appointments-in-the-acimall-board-of-directors.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/70-new-appointments-in-the-acimall-board-of-directors.html Giancarlo Anselmi and Roberto de Joannon.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:40 +0300 LesPromInform #7 (65) 2009 has already come out http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/69-lesprominform-7-65-2009-has-already-come-out.html http://lesprominform.com/news/magazine/69-lesprominform-7-65-2009-has-already-come-out.html The new issue LesPromInform # 7 (65) is available on the LesPromInform web-site for the subscribers.]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:53:46 +0300 Wood costs have remained unchanged for Canadian pulp mills in 2009 despite tighter wood chip supply http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/68-wood-costs-have-remained-unchanged-for-canadian.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/68-wood-costs-have-remained-unchanged-for-canadian.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:37 +0300 UPM plans restructuring and permanent closures to ensure competitiveness of its Plywood and Timber operations in Finland http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/67-upm-plans-restructuring-and-permanent-closures-to.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/67-upm-plans-restructuring-and-permanent-closures-to.html ]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:28:32 +0300 Austrian National Prize Nomination for Wintersteiger AG http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/66-austrian-national-prize-nomination-for.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/66-austrian-national-prize-nomination-for.html On October 22 the Austrian National Prize for "Design 2009" was awarded for the 38th time in the Museum Quarter, Vienna. In front of several hundred guests, State Secretary Christine Marek recognised Austria's creative industries for their services. The Austrian National Prize 2009 is awarded in a total of three different categories. WINTERSTEIGER was nominated in the category "Product Design of Investment Goods" and thus achieved a place among the top six.
]]> ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:33:02 +0300 Finland swops cheap timber with Nord Stream http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/65-finland-swops-cheap-timber-with-nord-stream.html http://lesprominform.com/news/branch/65-finland-swops-cheap-timber-with-nord-stream.html ËåñÏðîìÈíôîðì Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:53:16 +0300