Finnish Forest Industries Federation member companies purchased 25.3 million cubic metres of wood from Finnish private-owned forests in 2011. This is almost a quarter less than in 2010, when summer storms boosted timbers sales. Timber ...
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The Finnish forest industry purchased 25% less wood from Finland’s forests in 2011. The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) member companies purchased 25.3 million m³ of wood from Finnish private-owned forests in 2011. ...
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NW Sustainable Building Products in Portland, Oregon is ramping up for spring planting season by offering a variety of materials that are long lasting, beautiful and eco-friendly for planter boxes. Cedar is traditionally the "go-to" choice ...
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International roofing and timber exhibition DACH+HOLZ is preparing to get under way in Stuttgart. The bi-annual show, which attracted 42, 000 visitors in 2010, will feature leading German sawmillers Klenk Holz, Holzindustrie Pfeifer and ...
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Ha Noi – Viet Nam became the largest exporter of timber and wood products in ASEAN last year with US$3.9 billion in export sales, said the ASEAN Furniture Industries Council (AFIC), which is focused on promoting the interests of ASEAN ...
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Timber frame houses have a very long history, dating back to Neolithic times and continuing all the way through the present. The craft has been refined over that time, but the principles are the same — using felled trees to their ...
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Wood products demand is far more sensitive to the economy than demand for almost any other product. The outlook for the next two years is moderately positive, at least compared to the weak domestic markets we’ve seen since the ...
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With rising living standards, housing, purchasing power is growing. People in the purchase and renovation of housing, the pursuit of high-grade decorative material has become a new fashion. In many materials, the use of stone is more ...
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Urban contractors are being urged to import timber, if they can afford it. Annual Forestry Conference The ongoing demand for timber will never be met, unless there are some measures put in. This was the message when foresters and policy ...
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A lack of funding has forced the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) to suspend the publication of its valued market information service. The bi-weekly market report gives information, pricing and market reports on all the ...
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Ghanaian timber export permits were down by nearly 30% in the third quarter, according to the International Tropical Timber Organisation’s latest market report. The permits cover export of timber and wood products through the ports of ...
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Scottish MSPs have backed a motion supporting investment in the country’s timber industry. The motion tabled by Dave Thompson, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, has so far been supported by more than 30 MSPs. It calls for sustained ...
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Sarawak's exports of log and timber products grew one percent to RM3.71 billion in the first six months of 2011 from RM3.67 billion in the previous corresponding period. According to Perkasa, the Sarawak Timber Industry Development ...
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Kronospan is planning to ship a dismantled Canadian OSB plant to Russia, according to German timber news magazine Euwid. The company bought the main production equipment of the Timmins OSB works in Ontario recently. It it was previously ...
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The international floor covering trade is gearing up for the largest event in its calender – Domotex 2012 – with leading solid wood, engineered and laminate floor manufacturers among those exhibiting. The Hannover show on ...
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