While the whole of Britain was initially covered by dense forests, population growth, industrialisation and economic development gradually reduced woodland cover primarily through conversion into

Metsä Group has started the new Kemi bioproduct and paperboard mill on 20 September 2023. This is the largest investment of the forest industry in

Forest cover in Ireland is only 11%, which clearly below EU27 average of 38%. Ireland aims at increasing afforestation rate from current 2,000 ha per

Vilnius Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) biofuel unit started in June 2023. Vilnius CHP is one of the most modern combined heat and power

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have agreed to accelerate the integration of their electricity grids with the Continental Europe network (CEN) and their disconnection from Russia

In their National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), Latvia has set the targets of increasing their national wind capacity to at least 800 MW by

Ten leading forestry companies, managing almost 9 million hectares of forests in 27 countries worth tens of billions of euros, unite to help solve some

Estonia is one of the most forest-rich countries in Europe with 2.3 million hectares of forest land covering over 50% of total land area. Estonia

The overall roundwood market remains attractive for a forest investor in Ireland. A COFORD report published last year (Wood Supply and Demand on the Island