Forest Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Biomass now generates 32% of all energy in Sweden, causing increased
competition for pulpwood, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Biomass has now surpassed oil to become the...
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Forest Products Market Update
- a news brief from Wood Resources International LLC
Biomass now generates 32% of all energy in Sweden, causing increased
competition for pulpwood, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Biomass has now surpassed oil to become the number one source for energy generation
in Sweden.
The increased competition for logs and wood chips between the pulp industry
and energy sector has pushed wood fiber prices to new highs, according to the Wood
Resource Quarterly.
Seattle,
USA.
May,
2010.
Sweden is one of the countries in the world that has come the
furthest on the road towards fossil fuel independence.
Last year, the Swedish government
approved a plan to have renewable energy reach 50% of the total energy consumed in the
country by the year 2020, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
In addition, the country
aims to be totally independent of imported fossil fuels for the transportation sector by
2030.
Although this might seem like an improbable ambition consid
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