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Belarus to increase processing facilities by 10

13 September 2012
Ten processing facilities will come on stream in Belarus by 2015 according to Belarus Forestry Minister Mikhail Amelyanovich. The minister recalled that the head of state ordered to stop export of round timber by 2015 and to shift the focus on processing. Source: Belta (Belarus)
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Germans make first timber wind power generator

11 September 2012
Wind power generators can be made from timber according to German company TimberTower GmbH. The company has a 100m high tower made from wood that saves around 300 tons of steel additionally, emissions generated in the manufacture of the towers are offset by the wood which acts as a ca
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Russia – China deal gains money and momentum

11 September 2012
Russian Forest Products will receive at least $193 million in a deal that will allow it to produce products of greater added value than the logs it now exports mainly to China. Source: The Moscow Times
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Liberia’s illegal logging under scrutiny

06 September 2012
Environmental group Global Witness has been involved in investigating the destruction of forests in the developing world. Now the group has turned its attention to Liberia in South Africa with instant repercussions. Source: New York Times
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Timber chosen for Commonwealth Games

06 September 2012
Stewart Milne Timber Systems has been awarded a major contract in support of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. The company will supply and erect the timber frames for 184 housing units in the purpose-built Athletes’ Village in Glasgow’s East End. Source: The Construction Index (UK)
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South African Arbor Week

04 September 2012
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in South Africa launched Arbor Week with the theme, "Our Forests - Our Future”. South Africa will be celebrating Arbor Week from 1-7 September to raise awareness about the importance and value of trees. Source: Timberbiz
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US pilot plant for wood material stronger than Kevlar

04 September 2012
The Forest Products Laboratory of the US Forest Service has opened a $1.66 million (US$1.7 million) pilot plant for the production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) from wood by-products materials such as wood chips and sawdust. Prepared properly CNCs are stronger and stiffer than Kevla
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What a racket!

30 August 2012
Ashrita Furman, a New York based Guinness record holder has built a 50-feet-long tennis racket and claimed it to be the largest in the world. Furman and 20 others built the racket within seven days. Sources: Google News, The Economic Times
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Russia in WTO means lower tariffs

30 August 2012
Russia's membership to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is not expected to reflect in rising timber imports until next spring what it signals is a reduction in high tariffs on timber exports from Russia. Source: UUTISET
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Canadian companies profit from US and China

28 August 2012
Canadian lumber producers West Fraser Timber (WFT) and Western Forest Products (WEF) have announced the biggest combined profit since 2006 as mills run at five year highs to feed the US housing rebound and near-record Chinese demand. Source: Bloomberg
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