EVENT Bioenergy International No 82, 6-2015 57 ONE WEEK. THREE EVENTS. INSIGHTS, NETWORKING, BUSINESS. Innovation and sustainability are changing the wood-based biorefining industry STOCKHOLM 24–26 MAY 2016 iwbweek.com Be part of the next generation of wood-based biorefining solutions IWB Week is a leading international event for the innovative and sustainable wood-based biorefining industries. During three days crammed with exhibitions, seminars and networking, we dig deep into the future challenges of the forest industry, including pulp, paper, bioenergy and new wood-based products. Join us today for new business, valuable networking and industry insights. Book your stand at International Wood Biorefining Week at iwbweek.com organizers conference organizers conference partners Innventia VTT main media partners Nordisk Papperstidning Bioenergy International Hills alive with the sound of AUSTROFOMA Held once every four years, the 12th edition of the international steep terrain forestry trade show AUSTROFOMA proved a resounding success. Held in early October the three-day show attracted almost 19 000 visitors to the forest slopes in upper Austria. Organised by the Austrian Chambers of Agriculture together with the forest enterprise Schlägl-Hochficht, 145 companies exhibited, many of which demonstrated specialist harvesting and extraction equipment such as skylines, yarders and winches along with chippers, grinders and shredders. The next edition will take place 8-10 October 2019 in the Esterhàzy forest, Forchtenstein with the organisers continuing with the proven concept of forestry equipment demonstrated in practical work applications. Photos courtesy Pellewood BI82/5073/AS Small but successful debut for Forest Romania Professional forestry in Romania has gained a much longed-for meeting place with the first edition of the Forest Romania forestry fair. Some 1 600 visitors found their way into the Transylvanian woods in mid-September. The exhibitors, representing around 130 companies, praised the trade fair’s concept of focusing exclusively on the professional primary forest industry. Having such a highly targeted industry fair is a totally new approach for the Romanian market. – During my four years at this company we’ve never before participated in a trade fair that has given us so many valuable customer contacts, said Ovidiu Stănciulescu, Product Manager at Terra România. The company is a machinery dealer for construction, timber haulage and handling. – I believe in this fair as being an important one for the future, said Anders Strömgren, head of John Deere’s independent dealers in European. John Deere’s Romanian distributor Elmas presented the new log skidder, Timberhawk, which is designed by Haas Maschienenbau in Germany. The skidder is not part of John Deere’s own product range but was shown at the request of its distributors. Weighing in at nine tonnes it is considerably lighter than American skidders and has a winch. – It was developed to suit the southern European market, so the timing to exhibit here was perfect for us and a good way to complement the range of machines we offer via our distributors, Strömgren said. A fundamental concepts behind Forest Romania is that new technology should be shown in operation so that visitors see it working. – The visitor interviews done during the fair reveal that this aspect was greatly valued, said Forest Romania Project Manager Anamaria Deliu. Organised by Elmia AB of Sweden and DLG of Germany. The next fair will be held in September 2017. BI82/5074/AS Photo courtesy Pellewood
Bioenergy no 6 October 2015
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