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LONDON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy price reporting agency Argus has expanded its coverage of the biomass market with the launch today of a weekly spot price index for industrial wood pellets exported from the Baltic region. Argus has also launched forward price assessments for industrial Baltic wood pellets up to 2014. The launch is seen as a natural progression and expansion of Argus' biomass coverage and comes at the request of the wider biomass market. The Baltic region...

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC), a clean energy company growing Giant King(TM) Grass as a low-carbon, renewable biomass crop and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VGREF), today announced that chief executive Dr. Carl Kukkonen was in Korea September 5 - 10 where he met with potential customers and business partners and made an invited presentation at the 2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference held in...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) today announced the October 14th retail availability of the Company's latest game-improvement iron and hybrid set, RAZR XF(TM). The ultra-premium RAZR XF Irons and Hybrids offer the discerning golfer an unprecedented integration of material and design technology to enhance performance and forgiveness. Callaway's most technologically advanced iron, the RAZR XF is constructed with a forged 1025 Carbon Steel body...

New Energy Works Timberframers will be presenting “Designing and Building Green with Reclaimed Antique Timbers from Flooring to Timber Frame Construction” and “A fun-filled odyssey: Realizing your timber frame dream” at the Log & Timber Home Show series, across the USA. Farmington, NY (PRWEB) September 02, 2011 New Energy Works Timberframers will be presenting “Designing and Building Green with Reclaimed Antique Timbers from Flooring to Timber Frame...

Shipments increase by more than 70 percent compared to first half of 2010 A total of 569.2 million board feet of softwood logs and 232.2 million board feet of softwood lumber were exported from the West coast in April, May, and June, according to the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station. "The volume of softwood log exports was up 37.8 percent from 413.1 million board feet in the first quarter of 2011, while the volume of softwood lumber exports was up 3.3...

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation, the leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America, announced today the release of its 2010 Sustainable Development Report titled Big + Little. "As a pulp and paper producer, we strive to make sustainable practices -- big and little -- a part of everything we do at NewPage from responsibly managing and sourcing natural resources; to operating cost-effectively utilizing best practices; to producing...

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC) and its subsidiary VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VGREF) announced that CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen provided a public business update during an audio interview which is available at http://chartpoppers.com/ireports/chartpopperscom-interviews-dr-carl-kukkonen-ceo-viaspace-inc-otcbbvspc. ChartPoppers.com is a small-cap research and investment commentary provider. The interview is summarized...

-- Will Invest C$32 Million Over the Next 24 Months MONTREAL, Aug. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - AbitibiBowater (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH) announced today a capital investment plan that will lead to the restart and upgrade of its currently idled sawmill located in Ignace, Ontario. The C$32 million investment includes the addition of an energy system and kilns to dry lumber, and a planer and packaging system to allow for the production of finished lumber ready for market....

BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As with any commodity, a rise in worldwide demand and a constrained supply have led to wild upswings in the price of hardwoods like Ipe decking. Even the rush to construct buildings for the upcoming World Cup and Olympics in Brazil has led to Ipe decking becoming scarce and more expensive. In addition to supply and demand factors, fluctuating exchange rates and a weakening dollar have contributed to the increased cost of Ipe decking. Even...

ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today RISI announced that in the past year, 50 pulp and paper mills have closed, 13 have idled, 55 have opened, 204 have changed ownership and 337 have changed company name worldwide. These updates were published in the 2011 Lockwood-Post Directory of Pulp & Paper Mills. The directory tracks and reports mill changes for more than 4,000 pulp and paper mills and company headquarters around the world. First published in 1884, the Lockwood-Post...