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Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
12.03.10Neenah Paper completes sale of timberlands in Nova Scotia, Canada
12.03.10Oji Paper to buy CVC
10.03.10Tieto divests its pulp and paper operations in North America to focus on the growth markets in China and Russia

Analyst Comment
12.03.10Canadian pulp producers expected to benefit as prices rise due to Chilean quake
12.03.10Finnish forest industry products generated Euro 8.6 billion in export revenues in 2009
11.03.10FFIF: Stevedore strike eroding sawmill industry’s opportunities as construction season gets underway

Bankruptcy
12.03.10Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry will close down the Kyröskoski sawmill
04.03.10The Finnish stevedores' strike closes UPM's paper mills in Finland
19.02.10Stora Enso to curtail newsprint production in Varkaus, to close core plant in Pori, Finland

Certification and Standardization
11.03.10UPM Tilhill achieved FSC and PEFC certification
02.03.10RockTenn's Solvay and St. Paul containerboard mills earn triple chain-of-custody
26.02.10Lang Papier doubled sales of certified paper in 2009

Conferences and Exhibitions
19.01.10PrintCity Alliance appoints Ilka Grabener as new Director of Fairs and Events
15.01.10Portucel Soporcel presents new products and mill at Paperworld 2010 in Frankfurt
14.01.10Dubai Wood Show changed to separate wood products and wood machinery

Contracts and Orders
15.03.10M-real and IBM to sign new 3-year contract on IT services
12.03.10Metso to supply process automation system for Aylesford Newsprint
11.03.10ABB to supply QCS and DCS to Indonesian PT Fajar Surya Wisesa

Credits
26.02.10Burgo Group signed an agreement with medium term lending banks
26.02.10White Birch Paper Company to restructure debt
11.02.10Rörvik Timber to launch SEK250 million ($34.5 million) rights issue

Debt Instruments
29.01.10Horizon Pulp & Paper redeems bond issue
27.01.10Glatfelter plans to sell up to $100 million of debt securities

Duties and Tariffs
15.03.10Koehler announces price increases for thermal and carbonless paper
15.03.10Mitsubishi HiTec Paper to increase prices for whole product range
15.03.10Graphic Packaging increases prices on recycled board

Earnings Projections
12.03.10Canadian pulp producers expected to benefit as prices rise due to Chilean quake
11.03.10Solid Energy opens Taupo wood pellet plant in New Zealand
09.03.10Expert: Malaysian timber and timber product exports to be better this year

Environmental News
12.03.10VINNOVA funds collaboration between Stora Enso Nymölla, Albany International and Vasasensor
24.02.10Södra aims for non-toxic plant protection
23.02.10UPM launched two new websites to promote its Biofore message

Facility and Equipment
12.03.10Metso to supply process automation system for Aylesford Newsprint
11.03.10ABB to supply QCS and DCS to Indonesian PT Fajar Surya Wisesa
11.03.10Metsä Tissue adds two new converting lines at Smaland mills in Sweden

Finance
15.03.10Kingspan Group reported operating profit of Euro 62.7 million
12.03.10Catalyst Paper recorded net loss of $4.4 million in 2009
12.03.10Andritz reported 2009 net profit of Euro 96.8 million

Information Technology
15.03.10M-real and IBM to sign new 3-year contract on IT services
10.03.10M-real books a positive Euro 12 million IT related non-recurring item in 1Q 2010 results
10.03.10Tieto divests its pulp and paper operations in North America to focus on the growth markets in China and Russia

International Trade
12.03.10Finnish forest industry products generated Euro 8.6 billion in export revenues in 2009
11.03.10WRQ: Global lumber markets improved in late 2009 with prices moving upward in North America and the Nordic countries
11.03.10FFIF: Stevedore strike eroding sawmill industry’s opportunities as construction season gets underway

Investments
03.03.10Winstone Pulp International invested $1million in Gisborne sawmill, New Zealand
25.02.10Matariki Forests completed investment by Phaunos Timber Fund
19.02.10Forest industry returns as the top investor in Finland

Joint Ventures
12.03.10VINNOVA funds collaboration between Stora Enso Nymölla, Albany International and Vasasensor
18.02.10Metso, Stora Enso, Domtar to establish a joint pulp mill biorefinery technology project
15.02.10Collaboration strengthened between FSC and China

Legal and Judicial / Legislation
12.03.10Pfleiderer AG received notifications of accusations and hearings from Germany’s Federal Antitrust Authority
10.03.10FFIF: Furniture and joinery industry employees negotiate collective labour agreement
10.03.10Canfor reaches agreement with United Steelworkers

Management/Corporate changes/Labour
15.03.10Finch Paper appoints Robert McDonald as vice president, manufacturing
15.03.10Margaretha Gustafsson appointed as new manager at Interforest Terminal Umeå, SCA Transforest’s terminal
15.03.10Ville Jaakonsalo, Managing Director of Metsä Group Financial Services, to leave company

Market share
19.02.10Forest industry returns as the top investor in Finland
25.01.10China seen increasing forest exports, needs imports
20.11.09Forests minister heading to China to sell B.C. wood

Marketing
23.02.10UPM launched two new websites to promote its Biofore message
22.02.10Finnish forest industry to donate Euro 4 million to the Aalto University
14.12.09Barlinek plans to open 15 franchise shops in China

Monopolies and Competition
01.02.10Innventia starts new research cluster with focus on tissue
21.12.09Stora Enso refrains from appealing Finnish Market Court ruling

New Products and Services
11.03.10Solid Energy opens Taupo wood pellet plant in New Zealand
08.03.10Fraser Papers announces name for the new specialty papers business: Twin Rivers Paper Company
05.03.10Södra builds wind turbines at Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden

Operations
15.03.10U.S. lumber output finishes 2009 at 23.3 billion feet
12.03.10Canadian pulp producers expected to benefit as prices rise due to Chilean quake
11.03.10China's newsprint production in February fell 11.3%

Plans and Strategy
12.03.10Metsäliitto Wood Products Industry will close down the Kyröskoski sawmill
10.03.10Catalyst Paper proposes restart plan for Elk Falls paper mill
09.03.10St. Marys Paper announces indefinite production curtailment at Sault Ste Marie mill in Canada

Ratings
18.02.10Standard & Poor`s has downgraded Norske Skog's long term credit rating
09.02.10Botnia selected Rauma pulp mill as the safest unit in 2009
05.02.10Rayonier credit rating affirmed by Standard & Poor's; outlook revised to positive

Sales and Markets
12.03.10Finnish forest industry products generated Euro 8.6 billion in export revenues in 2009
11.03.10WRQ: Global lumber markets improved in late 2009 with prices moving upward in North America and the Nordic countries
11.03.10FFIF: Stevedore strike eroding sawmill industry’s opportunities as construction season gets underway

Share Capital
12.03.10Stella-Jones announced semi-annual dividend of $0.18 per share
12.03.10Oji Paper to buy CVC
05.03.10Glatfelter declares dividend of $0.09 per share

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