Metsä Wood (previously Finnforest) has launched new plywood products designed to raise architectural quality and improve margins for concrete formwork construction. Endura Pro, Endura and FastForm have been launched for various system ...
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Global Investment House (Global) has said the GCC cement sector has witnessed a turn around after two years of decline, following the credit crisis wave that halted major real estate activity and construction projects affecting cement and ...
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All major trade associations representing the forestry sector have together launched a declaration outlining the eight practical steps required to be undertaken by industry, stakeholders and international trade partners to achieve ...
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With only 13 per cent of the world’s surfaces covered with forests and growing concerns over deforestation and illegal logging, combined with the spectre of global warming, supply is severely restricted. One of the wood types most ...
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Just relieved from US's anti-subsidy suspicion, China's steel pipe industry was hit by another blow from EU, which announced to impose an anti-dumping (AD) duty of 48.3%-71.9% on China-originated stainless seamless steel pipe, worsening the ...
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Cemex has reached an agreement with Chinese Sinoma Energy Conservation Ltd. To build a waste heat-to-energy (WHTE) facility. The 800 million Philippine peso (approximately US$18.6 million) facility will be placed in Cemex’s solid ...
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Canfor (TSX: CFP) announced today that further to its news release of November 28, 2011, it has completed the acquisition of the Tembec Industries Ltd. ("Tembec") southern British Columbia interior wood products assets consisting of the ...
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Although China's metal roofing residential develop, but compared with the more mature countries of Japan, the United States and other metal roofing metal roofing processing technology, there is a big gap. Insiders said that, our metal ...
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French cement maker Lafarge today said it is looking at expanding its operations in India and has achieved 8 MT cement manufacturing capacity here. "We plans to grow, mostly through internal expansion for our existing cement plants, " ...
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The Forest Wood Industry is aiming to triple its roughly $4.5 billion export market over the next decade, led by the development of stronger timber products that are more resistant to earthquake damage. About 70% of forest production is ...
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From the point of view of Central European manufacturers of standard pallets, the period from the beginning of February to mid-March 2012 showed a slight revival in demand again. Following a weak start to the year and a first slight ...
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Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force has arrested 11 people and seized a large consignment of illegally felled timber worth more than one million rupees (£5, 000), as well as machinery and tractors. Teak, sandalwood, palu and katakala ...
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Timber product companies have reported good initial feedback from Ecobuild – the world’s largest eco building show at London ExCeL which finishes today. Organisers UBM were expecting more than 60, 000 visitors at this ...
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B. C. Is moving ahead with plans to build what is expected to be the tallest wood building in North America and possibly the world, Jobs Minister Pat Bell said Wednesday. The proposed 10-storey Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince ...
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Qatar Building Company (QBC) shows its support for responsible construction materials production by investing in INTERCEM Doha 2012 as a Gold Sponsor last week. The event, held in Sheraton Doha Resort & Hotel, attracted international ...
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