On 20 September the European Commission presented a new forest strategy to the European Parliament and the European Council; this is to replace the forest strategy that has applied since 1998. The new forest strategy was created on the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Coswick Hardwood is pleased to announce that the company has earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Certification from BM Trada Certifiation. The Certificate Registration Code is TT-COC-004704TT-CW-004704. The scope of ...
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UPM-Kymmene has sold 5,900 hectares of forest in Finland to the equity-capital fund ZE Mets?. The fund was set up by the asset management company Latifundium Management. Latifundium specialises in the acquisition and management of forest ...
Tags: Forest, Construction
As part of Trelleborg's Blue Dimension concept, the company will now print all promotional materials using only recycled paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Trelleborg AB, the Sweden-based global parent company of ...
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Nova Scotia Power says its newest power plant—a biomass facility in Port Hawkesbury—has begun operations, producing both electricity and steam. "We are proud to be increasing our presence in the community of Port Hawkesbury. ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
In a first for the carton packaging industry, Tetra Pak announced on June 26 that it plans to sign an agreement with Braskem, the largest thermoplastic resins producer in the Americas, for the supply of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) made ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, carton packaging industry, carton packaging
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has temporarily revoked all of Danzer’s FSC forest management and chain-of-custody certificates. The disassociation has resulted from a complaint filed by Greenpeace that Danzer’s former ...
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The document, titled ‘Shaping our sustainable future’, reported that all Mondi-branded papers produced at their uncoated fine paper mills fulfilled the Green Range criteria, eight new land claims were settled in South Africa and ...
Tags: Packaging, branded papers
Global packaging company MeadWestvaco (MWV) is all set to purchase wood that is certified under the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), in a bid to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable forest management. According to MWV, ATFS ...
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Finland-based packaging and disposables manufacturer, Huhtamaki will continue to implement the sole use of Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified paperboard throughout its UK manufacturing to protect the ...
Affordable Wood Patio Furniture with an Ethical Twist Eucalyptus Patio Furniture is growing in popularity as the wood of choice for outdoor patio furniture. In the past, teak reigned supreme over most other choices of wood because of its ...
FSC certification ensures that products come from well managed forests that provide environmental, social and economic benefits. Forest owners and managers may want to become FSC certified to demonstrate that they are managing their ...
Tags: FSC, Forest management, Chain of custody, wood furniture, certification
Swedish food processing and packaging company Tetra Pak has announced the sale of more than 20 billion of its packages globally during 2012, which carried the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label. The label certifies that the paperboard ...
Tags: FSC-label Carton Packs, packaging material, forest management
UPM Raflatac, part of UPM’s Engineered Materials Business Group has secured FSC and PEFC chain of custody certificates for its Australia and New Zealand labelstock operations. According to UPM, the main global forest management ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The World Resources Institute has launched the Forest Legality Risk Information Tool to help wood products buyers assess illegal logging risks. The WRI, an environmental think tank based here, said the tool is ...
Tags: Illegal Logging