Timber industry may be set-back by blaze. Industry wide, companies are expecting losses because establishment costs are so high and lumber prices are low right now. The industry impact is expected to be in the millions. It will also be a hit for those who had retirement savings wrapped up in the trees. Damage to the trees will depend on how much heat they suffered in the fire. Many mills want the trees salvaged as soon as possible. Waycross -- One of Ware County's largest industries is...

Besides, it will meet the paper industry s long-term demand for access to land for captive production of raw material for pulp making. On the face of it, it seems a good initiative, because the government has enough land but inadequate funds needed for the purpose estimates put the figure at over Rs 60,000 crore. The paper industry can split the pulp-making and paper-manufacturing operations, as is the practice the world over, and set up pulp units close to such plantations and carry the...

Some timber operations actually help the forest by thinning out overgrowth and letting in more sunlight. The county Board of Supervisors had trouble last week coming up with an agreement on how large land parcels should be before logging is permitted. Putting a stop to logging seems to be what this measure is all about. Supervisors are discussing raising that standard possibly to 80 acres, which would unreasonably restrict timber operations. But zoning only goes so far, and the county now...

Over the same period, the index for finished consumer foods increased 7.8 percent, prices for finished goods less foods and energy moved up 1.7 percent, and the index for finished energy goods rose 2.8 percent. Prices for pumps, compressors, and related equipment rose less in March than in the prior month, while the index for electronic computers declined more than it had in February. The indexes for light motor trucks; toys, games, and children's vehicles; household furniture; soaps and...

After 15 years of discussions and negotiations on a global approach to protect the world's forests, countries meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York have adopted a landmark agreement on international forest policy and cooperation following two weeks of intense negotiations. After 15 years of discussions and negotiations on a global approach to protect the world's forests, countries meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York have adopted a landmark agreement on...

Brussels, Belgium European governments are dragging their heels on a key EU initiative designed to tackle illegal logging, according to a new assessment released by WWF today. The Barometer assesses the efforts of European governments to implement the EU s Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance & Trade (FLEGT), which encourages voluntary partnerships between EU countries and timber producing countries to reduce illegal logging. The Barometer assesses the efforts of European...

Steve Powney, news editor of the industry publication Timber Trades Journal, said supplies could still be obtained but firms needed to be prepared to wait longer than usual for shipments. Home improvement chain B&Q said there had been an industry-wide "short-term shortage of timber for this type of fencing" and a rise in customer demand after the storms. The UK is experiencing a shortage of traditional lap fencing panels just as the busy spring season gets under way, a trade organisation...

The main reason there were not any shifts in the industrial side of the softwood market is because the market already has found sellers resistance levels. The Western grade softwood market has behaved in very hit-and-miss fashion so far this year, and the grade market has not yet begun its traditional spring upturn. This has kept industrial grades of softwood in abundant supply. Industrial softwood pricing has been very steady despite supply-demand fundamentals that would seem to point the...

Papua governor Barnabas Saebu said he would revoke licences of timber companies unless they were proven to have contributed to the preservation of the regions' forests. Aceh governor Irwandi Yusuf said his administration would enforce a moratorium on logging pending a review of forest sustainability. About 10 percent of the world's remaining tropical forest is found in Indonesia, which has a total forest area of more than 90 million ha (225 million acres), according to Rainforestweb.org, a...