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China International Forest Products Fair

30 September 2015
The 8th China Yiwu International Forest Products Fair, coorganized by the State Forestry Administration of China and the government of Zhejiang province, will be held at the Yiwu International Expo Center on November 1-4 in 2015. Source: PR Wire This year is the seventh consecutive ye
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Agreement signed between NZ and Solomon Islands

30 September 2015
An agreement has been signed by the Solomon Islands Sawn Timber Industry and New Zealand Imported Tropical Timber that signifies a step towards reducing illegal timber imports. Source: Solomon Island Broadcasting Corporation Pacific Periscope reports under the agreement, the Solomon I
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A reason to diversify forestry markets

30 September 2015
Australia’s largest forestry investment company says drought in China that forced the temporary closure of one of the world’s biggest paper processors, in Rizhao, earlier this year is reason for Australia to diversify forestry export markets. Source: ABC Rural The closure
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NZ’s Chinese sawmill

30 September 2015
China’s largest forestry company is looking at building a state-of-the-art sawmill in Taupo, which could create more than 250 jobs and pump millions into the region’s economy. Sources: Radio New Zealand, 3 News Taupo District mayor David Trewavas said Fenglin Wood Industry
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World report on bioenergy production

24 September 2015
Over the past two years, 137 experts from 24 countries and 82 institutions have collaborated to analyze a range of issues related to the sustainability of bioenergy production and use. Source: Eureka Alert The resulting report Bioenergy & Sustainability: Bridging the Gaps, will be
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Manhattan goes for high rise wood

24 September 2015
Engineered wood isn’t a phrase that springs to mind when speaking of Manhattan real-estate projects. But a local partnership wants to change that, and the federal government hopes it succeeds. Source: The Wall Street Journal 130 134 Holdings LLC, in partnership with Spiritos Propertie
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Japan lumber self-sufficiency climbs

24 September 2015
Japan’s lumber self-sufficiency rate is believed to have recovered above 30% for the first time in 27 years in 2014, according to industry officials. Source: Japan Times The recovery reflects increasing demand for domestic lumber amid the yen’s weakness, which has lifted prices for im
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Wood flooring market in China growth

17 September 2015
Wood flooring sees growth in the flooring industry of China up from 33.9% in 2009 to 36.2% in 2014, being the second largest flooring product. Source: PR Wire In 2014, Chinese wood flooring market, affected by the depressed real estate sector at home, witnessed a slowdown in growth ra
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Softwood lumber prices worldwide

17 September 2015
Despite reduced demand for lumber in the US, Europe and Asia, lumber production and trade volumes were relatively high during the first half of 2015, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Marketwatch The supply/demand imbalance resulted in downward price pressure in key markets
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Different assessments of world forests

10 September 2015
This week we have the opportunity to compare different assessment of the world’s forests. Source: CIFOR FAO presents the results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 (FRA 2015) at the World Forestry Congress in Durban. Global Forest Watch has released new global satellite ob
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