Global trade of softwood logs has increased in 2010 after having fallen 30 percent in two years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Higher worldwide demand for forest products has increased global shipments of softwood logs by 20 percent in 2010, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. This year may be a turning point for global log trade, which had fallen 30 percent between 2007 and 2009.

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Stora Enso has appointed Lars Häggström (42) as new Head of Group Human Resources and member of the Group Executive Team. He is currently Head of Group HR at Nordea Bank AB.                                                           

Prior to his appointment at Nordea in 2008, Lars Häggström worked in number of managerial HR positions in Gambro AB, AstraZeneca and Telia. From 1995 to 2002 he worked for one of the world's leading medical companies, Eli Lilly & Co., in several HR positions including Director of Human Resources in Latin America.    

Lars Häggström has a B.Sc. in HR Development and Labour Relations from the University of Linköping and has specialised in Personnel Management and  Educational Planning at the University of Uppsala.                              

“I am very happy to see Lars Häggström joining our team and taking over the Group HR function. His international background, strategic orientation and  hands-on experience in leading change processes is a perfect fit for Stora Enso in its current phase,” says CEO Jouko Karvinen.                                 

“Stora Enso provides an exciting global challenge and its strong drive for change has become very evident to me already. I am very much looking forward to sharing the Group's passion for people, planet and profit,” says Lars Häggström.

Lars Häggström will join Stora Enso on 1 October 2010 and report to CEO Jouko Karvinen.                                                                       

For further information, please contact:                                        

Jouko Karvinen, CEO, +358 2046 21410                                            
Lars Häggström, +46 76 823 62 45                                                
Lauri Peltola, Head of Group Communications, +358 2046 21380

BASF SE has fixed the causes for the Force Majeure for its iso-Nonanol- (INA) based plasticizers produced in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and can hence declare the termination of Force Majeure.

The Force Majeure was originally announced on July 21, 2010, due to a shortage of raw materials to produce the plasticizers Plastomoll® DNA, Palatinol® N, Hexamoll® DINCH and selected Palamoll® grades (652, 654, 656, 858) caused by an unforeseeable technical defect in the INA plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

About BASF

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €50 billion in 2009 and had approximately 105,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com 

Finland's June industrial output soared 14.5 percent compared with a year earlier, boosted by a nearly 31-percent gain in its forestry and paper sector, official data showed Tuesday.

Compared to May, Finland's industrial output jumped 2.1 percent, according to figures from Statistic Finland adjusted for seasonal variations.

In May, the Nordic country saw its industrial production grow 13.2 percent on a year-on-year basis and 1.9 percent compared to April, the agency said, pointing out that "apart from a downswing in February, seasonally adjusted output has been rising since October."

Export-reliant Finland, which was hard-hit by the global financial crisis as demand for its key products -- paper and mobile telephones -- plunged, saw growth in all its main industries in June.

Output rose most in the forestry industry, up 30.9 percent compared to June 2009, and in the metals sector, up 14.5 percent, Statistics Finland said.

The electricity and electronics sectors, including the world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia, meanwhile saw slower growth of just 0.8 percent compared to the same month in 2009, it added.

Finland, which suffered more from the financial crisis than its Scandinavian neighbours, has shown signs of recovery but slipped back into recession in the first quarter, with the latest government estimates foreseeing only modest 1.5-percent growth for all of 2010.

Source: Swedishwire

Innventia and KTH Royal Institute of Technology arranges a joint conference for the 8th International Paper and Coating Chemistry Symposium and the International Paper Physics Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, June 10-14, 2012.

NewPage Corporation today launched OptiLabel HB, a 54 lb high performance general purpose label paper for North American and International pressure sensitive markets.

With a history based in manufacturing papers for the pressure sensitive market, the product development team at NewPage set its sights on developing a new label facestock that maintains a premium appearance, and consistently performs well and in all aspects of production, from pressure sensitive laminating and label printing, to die cutting and high speed label application.

"Our experience in this market provides us with an in-depth understanding of the needs throughout the entire supply chain," said David Diekelman, executive director of sales and business development for specialty papers. "Pressure sensitive converters want stunning label graphics for their brand owner customers, delivered on a North American sourced label paper that meets their stringent quality standards and maximizes operational efficiencies.  OptiLabel HB delivers on all of these key objectives."

This product is manufactured on the No. 3 paper machine, one of three machines, at the NewPage Escanaba, Michigan, mill, a fully integrated pulp and paper manufacturing facility. The state-of-the-art machine was recently converted to manufacture release liner and label facestock papers for the pressure sensitive industry. With a machine trim of 262 inches, the No. 3 paper machine is ideal for serving the unique requirements of the pressure sensitive industry.

OptiLabel HB joins NewPage's other label facestock papers, including Sterling® Ultra C1S, Oxford™ HB, OptiPrime™ Family, OptiTherm™ and UniTherm™. When combined with NewPage's release liner paper offerings, this creates the most comprehensive pressure sensitive paper portfolio in North America.

For more information or product samples, visit the NewPage booth #1539 at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, Illinois, September 14 – 16, 2010, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call 888-557-0227.

Attached please find a sample copy of the North American Wood Fiber Review (NAWFR), which we believe you will find helpful in your analysis of relevant developments within the forest industry in North America.

The NAWFR has tracked wood fiber markets in all major regions of the US and Canada for almost 30 years. It is the only publication that covers both the pulpwood and biomass markets in North America. The report includes prices and market commentary for 15 regions on the continent, and is an essential source for anyone that needs to track pulpwood, wood chips and biomass prices in the largest and most dynamic wood fiber market in the world.

Global pulpwood and biomass-market reporting is included in the 50-page publication, the Wood Resource Quarterly. This report, established in 1988, has readers in over 25 countries and tracks sawlog, pulpwood, lumber and pellet prices in key regions around the world. Also included are regular updates with the latest developments in international timber, pulp, lumber and biomass markets.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about our forest products publications.

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International technology Group ANDRITZ showed a favorable business development in the first half of 2010. Especially in the second quarter, sales, earnings, and profitability rose substantially compared to the previous year’s reference figures; order intake in the second quarter of 2010 reached the highest quarterly figure in the company’s history.

Rise in sales in the second quarter of 2010
In the second quarter of 2010, sales of the ANDRITZ GROUP rose by 5.9%, to 829.9 MEUR (Q2 2009:784.0 MEUR). With the exception of METALS, all business areas recorded significant increases in sales. Thus, sales of the Group in the first half of 2010, at 1,562.2 MEUR, were only slightly below the reference
figure for the previous year (H1 2009: 1,574.1 MEUR).

Full report in the attachment download

For more info contact
Petra Wolf
Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Assistant
ANDRITZ AG
Stattegger Strasse 18
8045 Graz, Austria
Phone: +43 (316) 6902 2722
Fax: +43 (316) 6902 465
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www.andritz.com