| Nine of ten Europeans claim for a law against the illegal wood cutting |
A study made by the international organisation for environment WWF and “Earth Friends" organisation shows that Europeans want a higher control over the illegal wood cutting. According to the results, the European Union citizens approves a new legislation in order to reduce and even eliminate the illegal wood cutting from Europe. WWF and "Earth Friends" organisation asked the European Parliament and the European Union countries guvernments to take the right mesures in order to create a new legislation ...
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News data: 30 June 2009 |
| Medvedev calls for the development of wood branch on Russian Federation territory |
Dmitriy Medvedev, called the goal number 1 the development of wood branch on Russian Federation territory. “This is a difficult problem, in the chronic stage. The objective number 1 consists in the fact that the essential wood stage processing, the deep processing of timber must be held in Russia”- said Medvedev during the talks held on Thursday, 21 May, with Habarovsk region Governor Vyacheslav Shport. ”The whole VAT value (related to wood processing ...
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News data: 29 June 2009 |
| Balance 2008 – import-export in wood industry in Spain |
The Spanish Confederation of business people in wood industry (Confemadera) published the results of foreign trade with wooden products (without including furniture trade), from the year 2008, which gets to 1 148,4 millions euro. This supposes a growth by 1,2% comparing with 2007 regarding the exports, which have been that high due to the sectors of plywood, joinery ...
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News data: 26 June 2009 |
| House construction in the US reach a new low |
House construction and authorisations in the US have reduced in april, reaching a minimum value, indicating that the American construction industry still hasn`t stabilised. Dates provided by the Department of Commerce have shown that the number of new houses in construction has reduced in april by 12.8 %, at an annual rate adjunsted ...
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News data: 25 June 2009 |
| Sortilemn provides reductions in sales in 2009 |
Sortilemn`s officials, an important supplier for IKEA, predict a reduction in sales for this year, as a result of the losses recorded by their international partners.
This year, the estimated business numbers are estimated at 29 million euro, 20% smaller than the one recorded in 2008. In both 2007 and 2008, Sortilem`s total sales reached the value of 39 million euro. Last year, Sortilemn`s management predicted ...
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News data: 24 June 2009 |
| In the first quarter of 2009, Ukraine had exported about 2.16 million cubic meters of timber |
According to Deputy Director of the Forestry State Committee of Ukraine, Valeriy Lozitskiy, in the first quarter of 2009 Ukraine has sold 77% timber, similarly with 2008 year. 21% of prefabricated raw material was exported. Thus, in 2009 were sold 2.16 million cubic meters of timber, and in 2008 - 3.33 million cubic meters. "The main objective of state policy ...
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News data: 23 June 2009 |
| The Bulgarian timber market seems to be moving again… |
After almost a year to lock the timber market, new reports show that this industry is going to change its situation in a very optimistic way. The first calls came from Macedonia and Turkey, announced the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce for Wood and Furniture. Representatives of the “Ekoglasnost” political club have warned ...
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News data: 22 June 2009 |
| Russia: In Tomponsk region, Yakutiya, will be installed a new power-saw bench |
Independent state institution “Tsentrles” is planning the construction of a power-saw bench in Tomponsk region. According to the Ministry of Nature Protection, for these purposes the administration has allocated land near Megino-Aldana village. It should be noted that in this region already has successfully ....
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News data: 18 June 2009 |