News 2010

• Information on threatened species more readily available for forestry planning 12/15/2010
• Modernisation of fire safety regulations supports Finland’s wood construction industry 12/3/2010
• Forest cluster publishes its views on innovation on the European level 11/30/2010
• Nagoya biodiversity conference: Making the protection of biodiversity an aspect of everyday life like in Finland 11/23/2010
• Recycling of fibre-based packaging works well 11/1/2010
• Finnish FSC standard developed in cooperation between the forest industry and environmental organisations 10/19/2010
• Forestcluster Ltd’s research portfolio leans towards new products and technologies, biorefineries and customer solutions 10/6/2010
• Common dimensioning system to strengthen the competitiveness of wood construction 10/5/2010
• Good Manufacturing Practice guidance ensures safe paper-based packaging for food 9/28/2010
• Sweden and Germany the largest producers of newsprint in Europe 9/2/2010
• International E2 Ecological and Economical wood construction competition 9/2/2010
• Substantial part of storm-felled timber already purchased by the industry 8/26/2010
• Forest industry's exports still on growth track 8/10/2010
• Public procurement principles drafted for wood-based products 6/24/2010
• Finns want to know more about the environmental impacts of media 6/10/2010
• Building energy-efficiency regulations to tighten in the new EU directive 6/4/2010
• Industry Guideline for Paper & Board for Food Contact 5/18/2010
• Paperboard and paper enjoy a superior environmental image 5/3/2010
• Effectiveness of wood products industry delivery chain to be enhanced through electronic solutions 5/3/2010
• Retention trees cushion changes to the landscape 4/14/2010
• EU research funding has benefited the forest cluster 3/25/2010
• Finland is one of the biggest manufacturers of paper and paperboard in Europe 3/24/2010
• PEFC forest certification expands to Russia 3/24/2010
• Forest industry products generated €8.6 billion in export revenues in 2009 3/11/2010
• Decaying wood - an elixir of life for forest species 3/4/2010
• Material efficient and by-product utilising manufacture 3/3/2010
• Awareness of future customer needs necessary for success in the wood-based panel products industry 2/25/2010
• Nature management of commercial forests an everyday feature of forestry 2/24/2010
• Aalto University’s globally unique bioproducts technology degree programme 2/9/2010
• Invasive alien species a threat to biodiversity 2/1/2010
• Solutions offered by the forest industries to receive attention during the Spanish Presidency of the EU 1/27/2010
• Bioproducts to form the core of the EU's next growth surge 1/13/2010
• Biochemicals and biomaterials can be made from wood 1/7/2010