Braslovče

Žalec – This year’s hops harvest is expected to be much worse that last year’s as preliminary estimate shows that the figure will stand at some 1,300 tonnes, down 40% year-on-year due to unfavourable weather conditions. Hops expert Irena Friškovec said that much would depend on the weather in the next two weeks.

Braslovče – BSW Timber, a Scottish forestry group, has shelved plans to build a large sawmill in Gomilsko, west of Celje, due to delays in the construction of a key connecting road and local opposition to the plan. It may however build the sawmill elsewhere in Slovenia.