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Bamboo flooring gains in Malaysia

15 August 2013
Bamboo is predominantly seen as panda food but recently bamboo-flooring sales have grown exponentially. Source: The Star Online
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Mitsui buys into Russian lumber company

15 August 2013
Mitsui & Co has become a co-owner of ZAO Baikalskaya Lesnaya Kompaniya (BLK) with a 40% stake. Source: Rossiyskaya Gazeta
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Homeshell on display in UK

15 August 2013
Prefabricated Homeshell houses are affordable, sustainable, are delivered within four weeks and can be assembled in 24 hours. Source: Homes & Property UK
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Timber industry in US is confident again

08 August 2013
Pine trees abound in the rolling hills of north and central Louisiana, and much of our economic fortune over the years has come from this sustainable resource. Source: The News-Star
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Record lumber numbers to China

08 August 2013
Increased investments in the housing sector resulted in record imports of logs and lumber to China in the 2Q/13, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Construction Digital
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Canada banking on timber

08 August 2013
Brookfield Asset Management's Can$3.6 billion in timber asset sales helped push forestry to the forefront of Canadian mergers and acquisitions in the second quarter. Source: Vancouver Sun
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Pellet producers update is promising

01 August 2013
Pellet exports from the two primary pellet-producing regions on the North American continent – the US South and British Columbia – showed no signs of slowing in early 2013, with the rate of growth likely to accelerate in the second half of the year. Source: Woodworking Network
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FTA provides tools to stem illegal logging

01 August 2013
A free trade agreement signed by Peru and the United States shows that the same treaties that open global markets to tropical timber can provide tools to stem illegal logging, according to a study under way in Peru. Source: Reuters
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SMEs find certification difficult in Indonesia

01 August 2013
Despite buyers increasingly preferring to purchase certified timber products, implementation of the Indonesian timber legality verification system, SVLK, among small firms in Bali continues to be hampered. Source: The Jakarta Post/Bali Daily
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20% increase in timber imports prices damaging Vietnamese furniture industry

25 July 2013
Vietnamese producers of wood furniture are struggling ''due to an increase in the price of imported wood that has negatively affected their operations''. Source: Vietnam News
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