WASHINGTON — The House Natural Resources Committee voted 25-19 on Thursday to amend the Lacey Act and significantly alter the illegal logging amendments added to the century-old law in 2008.al Opponents of H.R. 3210 said that the ...
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At the beginning of May 2012, the Turkish wood-based panels manufacturer Kastamonu Entegre Agac placed the main orders for the MDF/HDF plant planned in the special economic zone of Alabuga in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. The ...
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The Northeast Kingdom is the remotest part of Vermont, but it's also deeply intertwined in the global economy. Nowhere is this more evident than in the forest products industry. Many sawmills are dark and the paper companies have left. ...
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A fountain makes a wonderful addition to a garden. There are many styles on the market: A DIY store can offer many choices, but if you're handy, it can also supply the materials you need to make your own — such as this elegant yet ...
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THE construction industry will be able to count on the supply of plantation softwood timber increasing by about 27 per cent over the next 20-30 years. But the volume of plantation hardwood for similar and higher value use will lag far ...
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Australian Paper has launched an online campaign to gauge community and commercial support for the use of Australian recycled paper. "To help secure investment approval for a local deink (recycling) pulp plant at our Maryvale site, we ...
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The Finnish Forest Industries Federation attributes the slight reduction in the domestic sawmilling industry’s lumber output in the first quarter of 2012 of roughly 2% to 2.3m m³ to comparatively difficult sales conditions on the ...
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Australian tissue and paper suppliers Solaris Paper and Paper Force have welcomed the commitment by their affiliate, Asia Pulp & Paper Group, to immediately cease the clearing of natural forest on APP-owned pulpwood concessions in ...
When trees are felled to create solid wood products - such as lumber for housing - the wood retains most of its locked-up carbon, say scientists who suggest that previous climate models for carbon emissions from deforestation need revision. ...
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In April 2012, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 0.7 percent, year-on-year, and 0.2 percent increase month-on-month. The purchasing price index for manufactured goods went down by 0.8 percent year-on-year, and ...
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{ISSUE} Soaring energy prices are thinning profit margins in the transport sector and increasing operational costs in many manufacturing industries {SHIFT} Turning wood waste into bio-fuel helps industry find a cost-effective and ...
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VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. (TSX: CFP) said Thursday it will spend $40 million on capital improvement projects at its sawmills in B. C. 's Kootenay region. The company plans to spend $38.5 million on a new planer, a biomass energy system and ...
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Grupo Empresarial Ence SA, (ENCE), Spain-based company engaged in the wood industry, runs talks with forest funds and competitors interested in buying the forest, according to Reuters, quoting El Economista local newspaper. According to ...
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Metso has opened a new valve supply and service center in Vadodara, India. The new supply center supports company's strategy to grow valve business globally and strengthens Metso's service capabilities in India for major petrochemical, ...
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In view of the pulp prices that have been rising again since the start of the year and the mark-ups announced by titanium-dioxide manufacturers for the second quarter,the majority of decor-paper manufacturers are sticking to their plans for ...
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