Month: May 2022
12 posts
Ponsse launches new machines
On the 27th and 28th of May, Ponsse had a show at their Swedish subsidiary where two big…
One week to go – Elmia Wood 2022
I’ve written a lot about Elmia Wood, partly because I used to work for that show. Of course,…
A remote-controlled scarifier is being developed
The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden, “Skogforsk”, has received funding to develop a remote-controlled scarifier. The goal is…
New log loaders from FTG Cranes/Mowi
Last year the Swedish log loader manufacturer FTG Cranes launched updated versions of their Moheda loaders M41T &…
Stora Enso divests its packaging operations in Russia
Recently we wrote about Stora Enso’s sale of its forestry business in Russia. Then, it was the sawmilling…
The Emissions Trading System makes the industry not want to be fossil-free
A paradox has occurred where the Swedish forest industry can gain from the EU ETS, European Union Emissions…
100 years in the forestry business!
In 1922 a small smithy was started by Mr. Hjalmar Ljungberg in north Sweden. Today that smithy has…
The bark-beetle – an update of the situation
The bark-beetles (Ips typographus) have had good times in the last few years. Especially in Germany and the…
Small but tasty – my first forestry show in two years
“Skogs & Traktor”, Forestry and Tractor, was the name of this small show in south Sweden that happened…
Finally – the forestry fair season is here!
Here in Sweden anyway. There have been forestry shows in Europe this year, like ForstLive in Germany and…
