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We offer management consulting services to clients throughout the forest products value chain, from resource providers to end users. Our unique experience allows us to recognise relevant driving forces and assess their impact on client business. We help clients capture strategic opportunities and avoid pitfalls.

One main area of our expertise lies in strategy formulation and execution regarding raw materials, markets and products. For instance, we help our clients find new business prospects in raw materiel procurement or better predict the competitive environment.

Another main area of our skills is to combine our leading-edge industry expertise and management consulting know-how with the best practices in the fields of sustainable ecosystem management and biodiversity protection such as supporting our clients in forest management and chain of custody certification.

We complement the skill set of client organisations with our wide and deep industry specific perspective. Our working methods range from technical analysis to process facilitation and from sparring to scenario workshops. We work well on every level of client organisations. With our unique understanding of the whole forest industry cluster, we can interpret trends or nuances in client business landscapes.

 

You can find some historical background information about central Eurpoean forestry >>here<<



  1. Harmac pulp mill's story to be told in a movie The Harmac pulp mill in Nanaimo, B.C. was bought for $13.2 million by Nanaimo Forest Products, a four-way partnership led by Harmac's workers. A California based movie producer thinks the story of the little mill that defied the odds and predictions of imminent failure would make a great movie. Harmac president Levi Sampson said the producer, who wishes to remain anonymous for now, read about the mill and the efforts of...

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  2. B.C. wants to train 750 unemployed people to fight forest fires The government of British Columbia wants to train 750 unemployed people to help fight their province's wildfires this year. This year has the potential to be a record fire year in B.C. In case the summer continues to be hot and dry, Forests Minister Pat Bell wants to ensure they have enough personnel trained and ready, in case the military or help from other provinces is not available. Bell said the province could use reinforcements on the fire lines, and...

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  3. More on Ontario's shuffle of the Forestry department Recently Ontario's Premier, Dalton McGuinty, decided to move the responsibility of the Forestry portfolio out of the Ministry of Natural Resources and into the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. The decision to give forestry to Michael Gravelle, the current Minister of Northern Development and Mines was met with praise by some forestry officials who believed...

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  4. Marathon Pulp decision postponed until Tuesday We were expecting to hear a decision from the Superior Court of Justice today as to the fate of Marathon Pulp and who will be responsible for its environmental cleanup. That decision has been postponed until Tuesday. PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the receiver of the mill, is asking the court hat they be absolved of all responsibility for the bankrupt mill, including environmental liabilities. Source:...

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  5. Domtar wins $700,000 tax refund in Cornwall Domtar has won its tax appeal in Cornwall, Ontario. Domtar will receive a refund amounting to $700,000 of the roughly $2.8 million in taxes it paid on the mill property during its last three years of operation. The amount of the tax rebate - which was agreed upon by the city, Domtar and the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) - was much less than what the paper company had originally been seeking. Several months ago, Domtar launched an appeal...

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  6. Atikokan Renewable Fuels Atikokan Renewable Fuels is now in full control over the former Fibratech Mill in Atikokan, Ontario. Fibratech went into receivership in November of 2007. Atikokan Renewable Fuels plans to invest an initial $15 million to renovate the plant to produce industrial wood pellets. The company also hopes to set up an assembly plant in Thunder Bay to manufacture pellet machines for export. When the wood pellet operation is up and running, the company anticipates 40 jobs will be...

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  7. AbitibiBowater Appoints Chief Restructuring Officer AbitibiBowater has announced that the Company has appointed Mr. Bruce K. Robertson as Chief Restructuring Officer. Mr. Robertson's primary responsibility will be to support Company efforts in the restructuring process stemming from AbitibiBowater's creditor protection filings. He will work closely with the Executive Team and report to David J. Paterson, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased to have Bruce Robertson on board...

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  8. III World Bamboo Congress and Expo Convenes September 16-18 in Bangkok - Focus on Bamboo and Environment World Bamboo Congress and Expo — September 16 to 18 in Bangkok — focuses on bamboo’s sustainable properties, environmentally-conscious product applications and relevance within a changing climate. The largest gathering of bamboo professionals will feature three days of presentations on bamboo propagation, product application, sustainability and environmental properties and economic development. The World Bamboo Organization event will coincide with the 113th...

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  9. EC 2008 Environmental Policy Review The Annual Environment Policy Review (EPR) is a report designed to monitor recent environmental trends and policy developments at EU and national level and the progress towards the EU's key environmental goals as set out in the 6th Environment Action Programme.The 2008 Environment Policy Review spotlights major 2008 policy achievements such as the adoption of the EU's climate and energy package. It is the last review under this European Commission's mandate and puts recent...

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  10. Hundreds of forest fires leave Lebanese countryside in ashes Hundreds of fires tore through Lebanon Tuesday and Wednesday, despite warnings to citizens that fire-starting is an imprisonable offense /dailystar.com.lb.

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