INTERNATIONAL FOREST INDUSTRIES (IFI)

Launching in December 2007, this is a new magazine that will serve the needs of the global forest & sawmilling industries.

IFI is designed to fill a gap within the forestry industry that manufacturers and suppliers in silviculture, timber harvesting, timber logistics, sawmill operations and biomass management have believed to exist for many years. There was no voice for the global industry to discuss its technical and management successes – now there is.

IFI covers everything from silviculture through timber harvesting to forwarding and haulage to sawmills, pulp mills, etc. It will also cover biomass collection and preparation. We will present extensive coverage of sawmill activities from timber handling in woodyards and at the mill through cutting, to the products leaving the sawmill gate and the logistics involved in carrying them to the customer for downstream processing. Our complete coverage applies to both the magazine editorial and its circulation – we reach the buying influences for all the equipment involved in that long chain.

Published six times per year, each issue of IFI will contain the following regular features. Your editorial input is welcome:

• Saw Points: A collection of the latest news from forest industries from all over the globe.
• Operational Focus: Reports from the world's most successful forestry projects, including logging and sawmill operations.
• Sustainability: Examining the steps taken by business and governments to ensure the responsible longevity of forest industries.
• Cover Story: IFI goes into detail on the biggest issues facing forest industries today.
• Cutting Edge: IFI will keep you up to date on the latest equipment breakthroughs and applications.
• Trucks & Haul: Examining how operators are clearing land for roads with minimal impact, and what equipment they are using for transportation.
• High Profile: IFI goes one-on-one with some of the industry heavyweights to pick their brains on a wide range of topics.
• World Wood: Focusing on the forest industries of a particular country that is either a world forestry leader or an emerging power.

Issue #1

Being the only international magazine in the industry, the editorial content of INTERNATIONAL FOREST INDUSTRIES launch issue reflects what’s happening in the forestry hot spots of the world today. Our opening issue will also examine the latest technologies in use across our industry. The first issue includes:

WORLD MARKETS PROFILE
Interviews with global suppliers of logging and sawmill equipment provide a discussion on the latest technologies available and what the industry is looking for next in innovations. The feature also investigates the global market and notes the great potential of Russia and Eastern Europe; the huge investments being made in southern China; the increasing mechanisation of South American forests and their growing importance in the supply for pulp mills; and the global requirements for CTL.

THE RUSSIAN TIMBER BANK
Russia has more forests than any other country – covering an area bigger than continental USA. Brian O'Sullivan, Volvo Construction Equipment, explains that not only is its timber industry big, it is also exploiting the latest forestry equipment.

BRAZILIAN PULP GIANT
Having just opened the world's biggest pulp line, Suzano Papel e Celulose, one of the largest integrated producers of paper and eucalyptus pulp in Latin America, has a need for more eucalyptus harvesting machines. John Deere Forestry is fulfilling an order for 18 cut-to-length excavator-based harvesters, 18 harvester heads, and nine forwarders from the company. 

EXPANSION IN THE CONGO
The Republic of Congo's largest private employer is a sustainable forestry operation that is now expanding with a chip mill. Eucalyptus Fibre Congo (EFC) Is an established renewable forestry operation based on the planting and harvesting of fast-growing clones of eucalyptus trees, which reach heights of 22-26 m in seven years at which point they are harvested and the area replanted. EFC currently holds an exclusive 70-year concession agreement with the Government of The Republic of Congo. The plantation concession covers 68,000 ha of which 42,000 ha are planted.

COUNTRY FOCUS – AUSTRALIA
Like many other nations that rely on their forests for a significant portion of GDP, Australia's forest industries are adapting and changing to ensure survival in the face of heightened environmental concerns. IFI looks at the performance of Australian forest industries, what makes it successful, and the key issues on the table at present.

And coming in 2008:

EXPANSION IN THE CONGO
The Republic of Congo's largest private employer is a sustainable forestry operation that is now expanding with a chip mill. Eucalyptus Fibre Congo (EFC) Is an established renewable forestry operation based on the planting and harvesting of fast-growing clones of eucalyptus trees, which reach heights of 22-26 m in seven years at which point they are harvested and the area replanted. EFC currently holds an exclusive 70-year concession agreement with the Government of The Republic of Congo. The plantation concession covers 68,000 ha of which 42,000 ha are planted.

RAPID GROWTH IN THE UK
A&J Scott is one of the UK‘s leading home grown sawmills. From its Northumberland site, the company cuts timber mainly for the Garden products, Fencing, Landscaping and Pallet sectors. It is FSC registered, sourcing round timber supplies from sustainable, managed forests across northern England and Scotland. Its fleet of trucks is used to manage the incoming flow of timber ensuring a constant stream is maintained. To continue to satisfy demand and to keep sawmill production state of the art, a new mill was commissioned and built during 2006/7 - named Mill 7 this is the seventh mill the Scott family have commissioned. A&J Scott is one of the country’s leading hardwood round timber merchants, harvesting timber across the UK, providing hardwood logs of all species and qualities, for large or small consumers.