High wood prices multiplied the profit of the Czech forest state company
The Czech state company Lesy České republiky (LČR) in the first three quarters of the year multiplied its gross [...]
December 16, 2022
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Germany plans to spend 900 million euros on forests by 2026
The German federal government wants to invest 900 million euros in the protection and renewal of [...]
July 26, 2022
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Ponsse removes Russian orders for Euro 109 million from order book
The crisis in Ukraine has a significant impact on Ponsse’s operations and finances, company said [...]
April 29, 2022
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FSC Russia to break relations with FSC International; starts own certification scheme
In March, the International Board of FSC International decided to suspend all Russian FSC trade certificates indefinitely. The decision comes [...]
April 12, 2022
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B.C. forestry giants invested $6billion in foreign assets in 2021
Canfor Corporation has ended 2021 with another investment outside of B.C. – bringing the total investment [...]
January 10, 2022
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Segezha to become second lumber producer in Europe with giant acquisition
A deal between investment group Bonum Capital and Russian forestry major Segezha will create the largest [...]
October 18, 2021
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Finnish lumber exports down by -30%
In January-March, the value of Finland's forest industry exports fell by almost a quarter year-on-year to [...]
June 18, 2020
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Finnish forestry giants prepared to face the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the early part of the year was still reasonably good for large Finnish forestry companies.   [...]
June 1, 2020
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EU Green deal might be postponed to 2021
The coronavirus pandemic affects the debate on the European Green Deal in a number of ways.   [...]
April 24, 2020
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FSC releases improved trademark license agreement
The revised and improved license agreement for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting [...]
March 13, 2020
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