New Forest Technology Frontiers:  Interview with Anna-Greta Tsahkna of Timbeter.

New Forest Technology Frontiers: Interview with Anna-Greta Tsahkna of Timbeter.

Posted by on Dec 3, 2020 in forest business, forestry, pulpwood, wood market |

In advance of the International Forest Business Conference on December 7-8, 2020, we interviewed a few of the event sponsors and partners to hear their perspectives on their expectations regarding future forest sector development. For the 6th interview in our series, we sat down with Anna-Greta Tsahkna, Chief Executive Officer for Timbeter.

New Forest Technology Frontiers:  Interview with Rolf Schmitz – CEO & Co-Founder of CollectiveCrunch.

New Forest Technology Frontiers: Interview with Rolf Schmitz – CEO & Co-Founder of CollectiveCrunch.

Posted by on Nov 30, 2020 in forest and wood market analysis, forest business, forestry |

In advance of the International Forest Business Conference on December 7-8, 2020, we interviewed a few of the event sponsors and partners to hear their perspectives on their expectations regarding future forest sector development. For the fourth interview in our series, we sat down with Rolf Schmitz – CEO & Co-Founder for CollectiveCrunch.

New Forest Certification Frontiers: Interview with Krzysztof Wypij of Bureau Veritas.

New Forest Certification Frontiers: Interview with Krzysztof Wypij of Bureau Veritas.

Posted by on Nov 24, 2020 in forest business, forestry, wood market |

In advance of the International Forest Business Conference on December 7-8, 2020, we interviewed a few of the event sponsors and partners to hear their perspectives on why this conference was needed and what are their expectations regarding future forest sector development, especially after post COVID era. For the third interview in our series, we […]

New Forest Investments Frontiers:  Interview with Björn Lyngfelt of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA).

New Forest Investments Frontiers: Interview with Björn Lyngfelt of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA).

Posted by on Nov 16, 2020 in forest business, forestry, pulp and paper, wood market |

In advance of the International Forest Business Conference on December 7-8, 2020, we interviewed a few of the event sponsors and partners to hear their perspectives on why this conference was needed and what are their expectations regarding future forest sector development, and its contribution to climate change mitigation efforts. For the second interview in […]

Profitability and Risk Sources in Global Timberland Investments

Profitability and Risk Sources in Global Timberland Investments

Researchers from two forestry consultancy companies and two universities established a cooperation to analyze the profitability and risk sources in global timberland investments. Authors of recently published scientific paper in the Journal of Forest Policy and Economics have examined what are the main factors that influence internal rates of returns (IRRs) in several global timber […]

The International Forest Business Conference 2018 (IFBC2018) starts in less than 2 months!

The International Forest Business Conference 2018 (IFBC2018) starts in less than 2 months!

The most important conference in Europe – The International Forest Business Conference 2018 (IFBC2018) starts in less than 2 months! IFBC2018 will be a great opportunity to exchange industry experiences and the best market practices. This will guarantee the presence of representatives of the most influential companies from the forestry and wood sector in the world. […]

Main factors deciding timber supply among non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners

Main factors deciding timber supply among non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners

Have you ever thought what factors determine timber supply among non-industrial private forest owners? In this post, I discuss some basic theories that drive decisions of NIPF owners, and I focus on some factors that are crucial when you are planning to start a new timber business in particular location. Enjoy! 

Forest Absorption To Balance CO2 Emissions allowed

Forest Absorption To Balance CO2 Emissions allowed

Posted by on Sep 13, 2017 in forestry |

BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The European Parliament backed a proposal on Wednesday under which EU countries would balance out their CO2 emissions with absorption of greenhouse gases by forests and agricultural land.