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LOGGING & BIOMASS NEWS
Brazil: Mato Grosso to double forest management area by 2030
In the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil,
there are some 3.2 million hectares
of sustainably managed forests
and this is expected to rise to 6
million hectares by 2030, as ITTO
reports.
In all 44 municipalities in Mato
Grosso the domestic economy is
driven by the forestry sector which
ranks 4th amongst all economic
sectors. In 2017 the forestry sector
contributed more than R$47 million
($12.6 million) in taxes and over
R$16 million ($4.3 million) towards
the State Fund for Transportation
and Housing (FETHAB).
Forest management in
Mato Grosso is very complex
and involves compliance with
numerous regulations. In addition,
authorisations and supervision
of forestry activities, including
harvesting, transportation and
trade, involves several government
agencies and the Brazilian
Federal Highway Police making
management overly bureaucratic.
Sveaskog’s 2Q net sales rose 13%
Sveaskog’s 2Q 2018 net sales rose
to SEK 1,918 million ($216 million),
an increase of 13%. Sales of wood
raw material amounted to 2.9
million cubic metres.
Operating profit from
continuing operations increased
by 12% and amounted to SEK
382 million ($43 million). The
improvement in earnings is mainly
an effect of higher prices. Difficult
soil scarification and planting
conditions led to a lower level of
silvicultural activity. This had a
negative effect on external sales of
seeds and seedlings.
Profit for the 2Q 2018 increased
by 108% and amounted to SEK
914 million ($103 million). New
corporate tax rules resulted in
lower deferred tax and therefore a
lower tax expense which improved
earnings by SEK 477 million ($53.7
million).
1H 2018 net sales, which
comprise both deliveries from
Sveaskog’s own forests and
externally procured wood raw
material, increased by 8% to SEK
3,567 million ($402 million). Sales
of wood raw material amounted to
5.8 million cubic metres.
Operating profit from continuing
operations increased by 7% and
amounted to SEK 775 million
($87.3 million). Higher prices were
offset to some extent by a 7%
decrease in delivery volumes from
own forests.
The main cause was the
extremely snowy winter and
record-dry early summer which had
a negative impact on felling, soil
scarification, planting and external
sales of seedlings and seed. This
has led to a delivery mix with a
lower proportion of deliveries from
own forests. On an annual basis,
the delivery mix is expected to
normalize.
Profit for the first six months
of 2018 increased by 67% and
amounted to SEK 1,301 million
($146 million).
100th Greentec Cheetah 30 delivered!
On the 3rd August Ufkes Greentec
b.v. delivered to Beers & Beers
Boomverzorging their 100th
Greentec Cheetah 30.
Ufkes Greentec b.v is a young,
dynamic company specializing in
wood chippers, stump grinders,
wood cranes etc. Their machines
are designed for professional users
and meet the highest standards.
After working for several years
in the service of a tree nursery, the
brothers Daniël and Frank Beers
started the company Beers & Beers
Boomverzorging. Beers & Beers is
a small and dynamic company that
cooperates closely with a number
of other professional tree care
companies.
As a result, they are virtually
always capable of finding a
suitable solution in terms of
working methods and the use
of equipment. They work with
certified European Tree Workers
(ETW) and tree safety inspectors.
Finland: logging volume 29% up in June 2018
In June 2018, an all-time high
volume of 5.1 million m3 of
roundwood was harvested for use
by the forest industries in Finland.
This logging volume was 29% up
over the previous year and 52%
up over the ten-year June average,
reports Natural Resource Institute
Finland (Luke).
Sawlogs accounted for 2.1
million m3 and pulpwood for
3.0 million m3 out of the total
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roundwood harvested for the
industrial purposes.
Industrial roundwood logging
volumes from forests in non-
industrial private ownership
were 3.9 million m3. The Finnish
forest industry companies and the
state harvested 1.1 million m3 of
roundwood from their forests.
Besides, in June 2018, 333,000
m3 of wood was harvested in
Finland for energy production.