Canadian Western Forst Products intends to invest $16m by the middle of 2013 in the modernisation of its Saltair sawmill in Ladysmith. The most important improvements will be the cutting line and the trimming facilities. Furthermore ...
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Even as Canada declares victory in a major softwood lumber dispute with the United States, the organization representing British Columbia’s forest industry doesn’t expect the persistent American lumber lobby to reduce its ...
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Denholme-based CR Taylor (Timber) Ltd has been closed by administrators after running up losses, but the central Bradford merchanting business has been bought back by former chairman Charles Taylor. The company, which had significant timber ...
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Modern practices used in today's coastal B. C. Forestry sector have evolved substantially throughout the years. Nevertheless, old stereotypes die hard, and one of the biggest misconceptions is that our forest industry is dirty, dangerous ...
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(Reuters) - Railroad shipments of lumber are gaining momentum, signaling a construction upturn that should drive up shipping volume of consumer products from appliances to furniture. This mounting demand for construction and household goods ...
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According to the organiser Malaysian Timber Council 70% of stand space at the second staging of the MTC Global WoodMart from 4 to 6 October in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) had already been booked by the end of May. 86 ...
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The Tadawul All-Share Index fell 0.60% Sunday to close at 6, 662.96 points as bellwether share Sabic dived 1.73% to hit a 16-month low at SR85.25. Shares of Southern Province Cement Company add 1.73% to reach SR102.75. Earlier in the day, ...
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Financial services and the public sector remain the biggest clients of IT consultancies but the availability of new technologies such as cloud computing and continued austerity have meant increasing take-up in other sectors. While the ...
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The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has started a 12-month countdown to the introduction of compulsory CE marking next year. From July 1, 2013, all UK manufacturers of windows, external doors and any other construction product covered ...
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A conductive material grown from hollow carbon tubes at the micro and nano scale which can support 40,000 times its own weight has been discovered by Professor Karl Schulte and Professor Matthew Mecklenburg at the Universities of Kiel and ...
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The insolvency administrator for the Spanish wood-based panels manufacturer Interbon will auction the company‘s assets as part of the liquidation initiated in the middle of May 2012. That auction is to be concluded by the end of July. ...
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Following on from other Chinese cement producers, which have reported large slumps in their half year profits, Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co Ltd, based in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, has announced a first half net profit of ...
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Superior disaster resilience of new high tech engineered timber products are being touted at a world timber conference being held Auckland next week. More than 500 timber professionals from all over the world will gather at the Skycity ...
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AlMuftah Group— one of the country s most diverse and successful Group of companies — is very pleased to announcethe signing of an Exclusive Distribution Contract with Fermacell GmbH, for the supply throughout Qatar of their ...
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A landmark mortgage law approved by Saudi Arabia on Monday would tackle soaring property prices, spur lending and give a strong boost to the economy but it will take time before its full results are felt, a local study said on Wednesday. ...
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