Wed, 16 Feb 2005: Metsaliitto pulp-mill plans up for adoption…
Feb 16, 2005 Baltics
But the situation changed when the environmental department banned the company's proposed bleaching method, as it would have endangered the Daugava River's ecological system and fishery resources....Tags: Adoption, Aspen, Cornerstone, Daugava River, Ecological System, Environmental Department, Environmental Requirements, Feb 2005, Fishery Resources, Pulp Mill, Quality Paper, Raw Material
Wed, 9 Feb 2005: Investor walks out of pulp-mill project…
Feb 9, 2005 Baltics
He stressed that all pulp mills in Finland use this technology and other methods were used very rarely. Metsaliito could change its decision not to build the pulp mill in Latvia when "conclusions ...Tags: Assumptions, Baltic News Service, Conclusions, Disappointment, Executive Director, Feb 2005, Finland, Forestry Industry, Industry Federation, Industry Officials, Investor, Jordans, Latvia, Lost, Pulp Mill, Pulp Mills, Sentiment, Timber Industry
Thu, 24 Jul 2003: Control over pulp mill could fall into different hands…
Jul 24, 2003 Baltics
In the initial phase of the project Metsaliitto, the Latvian state and Sweden's Sodra were equal partners in the Baltic Pulp project, but Sodra and the Latvian state both eventually pulled out.The...Tags: Control, Different Hands, Equal Partners, Final Approval, Finland, Government Working Group, Guarantees, Impetus, Initial Phase, Investor, Latvian State, Pulp Mill, Pulp Paper, Sodra, Sweden, Upm Kymmene, Western Latvia
Thu, 10 Jul 2003: Working group: no pulp without paper…
Jul 10, 2003 Baltics
He said though a paper factory would increase the project costs and volume significantly, financial problems were unlikely to occur. "I believe any bank in Latvia will be ready to [finance] this p...Tags: Benefit, Construction Industry, Investments, Investors, Jobs, Local Construction, Mill Construction, Project Money, Pulp Mill, Pulp Paper, Working Group
Thu, 5 Jun 2003: Billion-euro pulp mill a step closer to reality…
Jun 5, 2003 Baltics
Roze said it might turn out that the investor wouldn't need the 80-percent discount on corporate income tax for 20 years, as was allowed in a preliminary deal. Any agreement is also subject to the...Tags: Corporate Income Tax, Economy, Environmental Assessment, Euro, Face Value, Investments, Investor, Investors, Lats, Percent Stake, Pulp Mill
Thu, 17 Apr 2003: New leaf turned in massive Baltic Pulp project…
Apr 17, 2003 Baltics
However, the government's task force has yet to make a concrete decision in its negotiations with potential investors, Slesers was quoted as saying by the Diena newspaper. "I can say quite safely ...Tags: April Morning, Baltic Times, Concrete, Euro Project, Implementation Agreement, Infrastructure Development, Investment Project, Investor, Investors, Latvia, Latvian Government, Negotiations, New Leaf, Pulp Mill, Sila, Task Force
Thu, 6 Feb 2003: State drops out of Baltic Pulp project…
Feb 6, 2003 Baltics
The issue of wood supply for the new mill has been a contentious issue since the project's beginning and still remains unclear in the industry."It is up to the company if it wants to source wood s...Tags: Competitive Environment, Contentious Issue, Maris, Negotiations, Private Forests, Private Sector, Private Wood, Project Organizers, Pulp Mill
Thu, 21 Oct 1999: Summed up…
Oct 21, 1999 Baltics
11. and sent confirmation to Geneva headquarters on Oct. 14. Estonia's membership will automatically occur 30 days from that date. The country will be the third former Soviet republic to join, fol...Tags: Central Estonia, Confirmation, Finland, Geneva Headquarters, Horizon, International Finance Corporation, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Leonia Bank, Loan Agreement, Modernization, New Money, Pulp And Paper, Pulp And Paper Mill, Pulp Mill, Singapore, Soviet Republic, Tolaram Group, World Bank