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Page last reviewed/updated: 2011-12-19
Here you will find news from the Swedish Forest Industries Federation.
2012-01-05
Hurricane Dagmar caused damage to forests across a large swath of Sweden
The afflicted area stretches from northern Värmland and the Mälardalen region to northern Jämtland and Ångermanland. Northern Hälsingland, western Medelpad and southern Jämtland appear to be the worst affected areas. Certain limited areas have suffered considerable damage but the overall damage is...
2011-12-22
New collective agreement between the Swedish Forest Industries Federation and the Swedish Paper Workers Union
The Swedish Forest Industries Federation and the Swedish Paper Workers Union have agreed on new pay increases 17th December. – The new agreement period of 14 months brings an increase of 3.0 per cent in wages, says Per Hidesten, Deputy Director General, Director of Negotiations, Head of...
2011-11-28
Read the ICFPA Sustainability Progress Report
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is a worldwide network of forest products industry associations that promote cooperation in areas of common interest to its members and serves as the industry’s voice at international level. As of January 2011, its membership...
2011-09-21
Living Forests - A report about the Swedish forest industries work on the conservation of biodiversity
The view of what constitutes an environmental problem has varied over time. New knowledge and new values affect our attitudes and constitute a basis for new environmental objectives. Although mankind has had an effect on species diversity in nature for a very long time, it has not been viewed as...
2011-10-24
International Year of Forests 2011 - Exhibitions and seminars at the European Parliament 6-9 September
2011 is the International Year of Forests and exhibitions and seminars concerning future forest and the forest sector's contribution to the European bio-economy was held at the European Parliament the 6:th-9:th of September. The event was organised by CEI-Bois, FEFCO, CEPI, COPA-COGECA...
2011-06-08
International Year of Forests
Activities linked to the forest and its value will be emphasized all over the world during the year. In Sweden the network Naturens år (The Year of Nature) will coordinate to create interest, spread information and improve the knowledge about...
2011-04-11
The Forest Industry Week 2011
On April 12, The Swedish Forest Industries Federation has its annual meeting, with many interesting speakers and a price ceremony attended by his royal majesty Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The Forest Industry Week (April 11-15) holds many meetings and presentations for members and moulders of public...
2011-06-08
Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Erik Naesset
Prof Erik Næsset, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, is awarded the 2011 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for his path breaking research that incorporates the airborne laser scanning method as an integral part of forest inventory. Read the press release...
2010-12-09
Sweden and Finland inspire the French to build more in wood
The Swedish Forest Industries Federation and the Finnish Forest Foundation are currently driving a television campaign in France designed to inspire Frenchmen to build more in wood. The campaign “I say YES to wood to say NO to CO2!”, aims to position wood as an environmentally friendly material.
2010-11-30
WTO and the Russian timber export duty
The Swedish forest industry welcomes the new decisions regarding Russian timber export duty. However, at this point it is too early to say how it will influence roundwood in the Swedish market, it depends on conjuncture and price development. The markets had adapted to an almost closed Russian...

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