On 10th November 2008 the European Timber Trade Association (FEBO) held a Parliamentary Evening in Brussels in co-operation with the Representation of the State of Hessen to the EU. The European Parliament, the European Commission, sectoral federations as well as business were well-represented on the evening to discuss current issues of importance to the branch. mehr...
“We are very pleased with the Russian decision announced today to postpone the wood duty on Russian wood exports. That is an indication of the desire to avoid barriers to international trade that would hamper the economies on both sides of the border. This decision gives us more time to adjust our operations to the postponed wood duty,” says Stora Enso CEO Jouko Karvinen. mehr...
The United States made great strides last month in protecting forests around the globe and businesses in the US by banning the import, sale, or trade of all illegally harvested wood and forest products. Approval of an amendment to the US Lacey Act enables the federal government to apply the same Act that has long stopped the import of tropical birds, elephant ivory, and tiger skins to illegally harvested wood of any species. FSC certification of wood products promises to be a pivotal tool in providing independent and credible verification of legality and social and environmental responsibility for companies importing wood. mehr...
Stora Enso's operating profit excluding non-recurring items for the second quarter of 2008 is expected to be about half the EUR 223 million achieved in the same period of 2007. mehr...
