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Vietnam earns US$5bn from wood exports in 10 months

13 November 2014
Vietnam earned US$5 billion from exports of wood and wood-based products in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 13.3 per cent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office. Source: Shanghai Daily. In October alone, Vietnam exporters shipped wood and timber prod
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Romania to plant new forests with $6.7m

13 November 2014
Romanian forestry management company Romsilva will allot RON$21 million (AU$6.7m) this autumn to plant forests on around 4,300 hectares of land. Source: Romania Insider. The most important forest regeneration work will be carried out in the plain area and in the Danube Delta, namely i
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Pellet shipments from US and Canada to Europe have gone in opposite directions

13 November 2014
Total shipments of wood pellets from North America to Europe plateaued in 2014 after almost four years of continuous increases. Source: FORDAQ. During the first two quarters of 2014, exports from Canada and the US were just over 1.3 million tonnes in each of the two quarters. This was
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Oregon BEST looks to create a new timber industry

13 November 2014
Oregon BEST and Oregon State University are teaming with a Southern Oregon timber business in a bid to turn the state into a centre for Cross-Laminated Timber Manufacturing. Source: Portland Business Journal. Oregon BEST is investing $150,000 into research to support development of th
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Timber industry urged to focus on branding and design

11 November 2014
More attention should be given to branding and designs of wood products in Malaysia to be known worldwide for its quality timber and wood products, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Source: The Sun Daily. Urging the industry to move faster and grow stronger,
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Forestry machines of the future

11 November 2014
Future forest machines, automation, robotics and a myriad of other possibilities will be the subject of a one-off conference in Canada next year. FPInnovations will host the first Forest Machine Technology Conference (FMTC), to be held at the Hyatt Regency Montreal Hotel from 21-23 Ap
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Global consumption of solid-wood products to rise 2-3 per cent annually over next five years

11 November 2014
Global consumption of solid-wood products continues to rise, with a forecast of around 2–3 per cent annual growth over the next five years, according to SCA Timber. Source: Lesprom. “The markets of Europe are increasing their consumption in most cases, with Scandinavia and the UK topp
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Timber industry benefits from changed export tax regime

11 November 2014
The Brazilian government has brought forward the implementation of support for exporters in the form of tax credits for exports. Source: IHB. Originally the Special Regime for Return of Tax Values for Exporting Companies (REINTEGRA) was due to begin in January 2015. Exporters will rec
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National Forest Products Week in the US

28 October 2014
President Obama has declared this week National Forest Products Week, which is a great tribute to the more than 900,000 Americans who work in the US forest products industry. Source: The Hill As members representing nearly 87,000 of these hard-working men and women, we understand more
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Timber harvests rise in US and Canada

28 October 2014
Increased North American log exports and higher softwood lumber production in the US and Canada have resulted in a steady rise in timber harvests on the continent from 2009 to 2013, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Wood Resources International However, despite the rec
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