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Philippines government seizes illegal timber

24 July 2012
Around 60,142 board feet of illegal logs, lumber flitches and other forest products have been seized across the Soccsksargen Region of the Philippines from January until May this year according to a report from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Source: Philip
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CPR in UK timber will be flaming necessity

24 July 2012
The timber industry must prepare for upcoming Construction Products Regulation (CPR), according to Meyer Timber market executive Stephen Cope. The CPR has the ability to change the way the UK timber trade operates and it will supersede the Construction Products Directive (CPD) next ye
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Biomass use falls in the US as gas is cheap

24 July 2012
Prices for mill and forest biomass fell in most major consuming regions of the US in the second quarter of 2012, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. The main reason for the declining prices is the continued fall of natural gas prices to levels not seen in 10 years. So
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British Columbia demand for lumber decline

19 July 2012
The timber harvest in British Columbia, Cananda reached a record 90 million cubic metres in 2005 but fell dramatically the following four years to a 25-year low of just over 52 million cubic metres in 2009. Reduced demand for lumber in the US market, high manufacturing costs, high exp
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Liberian forests granted to logging companies

19 July 2012
More than half of Liberia's forests have been granted to logging companies according to figures released to the Guardian newspaper in the UK from Global Witness – and all of the contracts have been issued during Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government. Global Witness is an international no
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UK industry has support from government

17 July 2012
Some of the biggest names in the UK timber sector have pledged widespread support for the Government's Independent Panel on Forestry Report. Source: Lesprom
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Wining is floored in the USA

17 July 2012
In the US a company that has spent years working out how to turn wine barrels into flooring has succeeded with help from the Forest Services Products Laboratory. Source: USDA Gov
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Biomass pellets becoming a hot commodity in Europe

12 July 2012
Chatham-based Canadian Biofuel is generating a lot of heat on the foreign market. The Ontario company has signed a five-year $36 million contract with Italy’s Green Dot Biomass Energy Company Inc. to export wood pellets. Source: Mayerthorpe Freelancer
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Genes may hold the secret to forest survival

12 July 2012
ZOOM IN - way in - from the macro view of B.C.’s vast forests, right down to the micro level where researchers are looking into genes that could lead to improved forest health, productivity and economic opportunities. Source: Heather Amos, University of British Columbia
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Wood Resources Quarterly figures show strong timber demand

10 July 2012
New figures from Wood Resources Quarterly show that China’s wood imports have increased hugely over the past ten years – which is great news for those investing in sustainable forestry, claims Forestry Research Associates (FRA). Source: Timberbiz
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