UPM-Kymmene intends to dispose of its Kajaani sawmill and its Heinola and Aureskoski processing plants by the end of 2012. The restructuring plans for the business units “Timber” and “Living” announced on 11 April ...
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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is continuing to follow up cement subject closely to make sure the availability of this essential material for construction to meet local market needs. Last week, Local Trade and Consumer Protection ...
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The Northern Ghana Non-Timber Traditional Forest Product, aimed at primarily developing trees and products that were not in use or under-utilized for timber purposes in the Northern parts of the country, was launched in Tamale on Tuesday. ...
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The 3rd East China Glass Market Seminar of 2012 was held on April 12th. The seminar was organized by Shandong Jinjing Glass, Vice president and general secretary of China Architectural and Industrial Glass Association, Zhang Baiheng and ...
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Ahmed Zigail, the chief executive of Saudi-based Najran Cement Co has said the volume of cement production in the kingdom is expected to touch 56 million tonnes in 2013, when demand is set for 60 million tonnes compared to the production ...
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Anyone who knows anything about building with wood--especially for outdoor use--knows the value of pressure-treated wood. But, for those who are environmentally conscious, there are problems with using that particular kind of product ...
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Indonesia s domestic cement sales, an indicator of economic growth, were 12.5 million tonnes in the first quarter, up 18.2 percent from a year ago, data from cement firm PT Semen Gresik Tbk showed on Friday. March sales were 4.4 million ...
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Iran s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, Mehdi Ghazanfari, said that during the past calendar year, ended March, the country s output of cement grew 8 percent from a year earlier, reported Tehran Times. Ghazanfari added that the amount ...
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Saudi-based Qassim Cement Co has said its consolidated net profit rose 7.65% to SR158.4m for the first quarter of 2012 from SR147.2m for the same period of previous year, Arab News has reported. This shows an increase of 8.45% against the ...
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Production at the Slovenian beech-plywood manufacturer Novoles Plus has apparently been finally shut down after all. According to a report issued by the European Union's European Re-structuring Monitor (ERM), the company laid off the ...
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U.S. 7,868,066 B2 PPG Industries has been granted a patent for a coating comprised of a modified epoxy resin comprised of the reaction product of rosin and a dienophile comprised of a carboxylic group and/or an anhydride group, further ...
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On Apr. 9, Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Hebei Province released that investigation on existing glass curtain wall would be carried out. It was reported that the investigation range was the curtain wall, which had ...
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PT Pelayaran Tonasa Lines and PT Dok & Perkapalan Surabaya have signed three cooperation contracts, at an investment cost of IDR 1.26 trillion, to build 11 shipping vessel units, according to local reports. The signing was witnessed by an ...
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The combined Canadian and U. S. Lumber industries shrunk by about 30 percent as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis that, in 2008, sparked the U. S. 's worst recession since the Great Depression, according to a summary in the 2012 ...
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Are yew pining for profits? Spruce up your trading and let the fir fly. The futures industry has always had something of a hate-hate relationship with forest products. Contracts on plywood and oriented strand board have bitten the sawdust ...
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