A new automatic sorting facility will be installed at Södra Timber's Kinda sawmill as part of the mill's conversion to pine only production. Södra Timber said the investment on the trimmer will go ahead in 2012 to ensure optimised ...
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Malaysia may be looking at the possibility of different states within the country making Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) with the EU at different times, according to the latest market report of the International Tropical Timber ...
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The Philippines has closed about 178 sawmills, mini-sawmills and veneer or plywood plants in Northern Mindanao, Philippines after they failed to renew their licences. The crack down follows approval of Executive Order (EO) No 23, which ...
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THE Australian government should create a national plan for plantations and renew existing regional forest agreements to ensure the timber industry's future, a federal parliamentary inquiry has found. This approach should include whether ...
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Firstwood intends to enter into production of window and door scantlings made from thermally-modified timber. The company has therefore invested roughly m in a pilot plant at its new site in Rathenow and commissioned it in November 2011. ...
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A new study on the effects of the mountain pine beetle infestation on the British Columbia (BC) timber industry will be published in early 2012 by Wood Markets Group. The report will draw on new information, including predictions by ...
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Softwood lumber prices on the German market were held comparatively steady until the end of November. Market players are attributing this development partly to comparatively brisk production and sales of value-added timber-construction ...
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In addition to hand-held circular saws (see below), different saws that use circular saw blades include: Miter saws (or Chop saw or Cut-off saw) Radial arm saws Saw mills Table saws Panel saws Biscuit joiners Pendulum saw Brushcutter Cold ...
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Severe storms in southern Sweden over the weekend felled around one million m³ of timber, according to initial reports. The damage, equivalent to about one-and-a-half months of timber harvest, is less severe than Hurricane Per in 2007 ...
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New Zealand's sawn timber exports to China have been 'hammered', while raw log shipments surged in the wake of Beijing's efforts to cool the economy. This is amid increased sales by rival forestry nations such as Canada, according to the ...
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Wood-fibre insulation and I-joist manufacturer Steico has reported reduced profits on the back of increased competition and a poorer economic climate for its products. Profits before interest and tax were ?.2m for the first nine months ...
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The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has welcomed chancellor George Osborne's ambitious programme to stimulate the economy by large-scale new investment in infrastructure and housing, along with help for small businesses. Mr Osborne's autumn ...
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Canfor Corp. Has reached an agreement with Tembec to purchase Tembec's two eastern British Columbia sawmills for $60 million, including working capital. The deal gives Canfor Tembec's mills at Canal Flats and Elko along with 1.1 million ...
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Thanks to legislation passed by the European Commission on 28 November, all wood imports into Europe via the Central Africa Republic (CAR) will be required to have a license denoting their legal origin, which will be fully implemented by ...
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(The Indonesian authorities' recent clampdown on Greenpeace's presence in the region has caused concern, according to Ian Duff, a forest campaigner with the NGO) The last few years have seen some significant milestones crossed in the ...
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