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Forest fire forces evacuation of 6,500 homes in western Canadian

20 July 2009
VANCOUVER, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The forest fire in Kelowna, Canada's western province of British Columbia (B.C.), is spreading rapidly, forcing emergency evacuation of 6,500 homes and damaging nine houses, the provincial Ministry of Forests said Sunday.
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€ 4.5 million to fight illegal logging

29 June 2009
THE EUROPEAN Commission has strengthened its support to the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) by contributing € 4.5 million to the EU FLEGT Facility at the European Forest Institute (EFI).
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Vietnam’s rapidly expanding plantation resources becoming important supply source

24 June 2009
VIETNAM IS NOW one of the most important suppliers of plantation eucalyptus and acacia wood chips to the pulp industry in both Japan and China. The country has expanded shipments gradually over the past six years and is now the world’s fourth largest hardwood chip exporter, according
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Footprint free timber flooring

24 June 2009
MCKAY FLOORING Ltd now has exclusive rights to storm harvest flooring, a new ‘footprint free’ range of Scottish hardwood products.
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International Pulpwood Conference in Brazil

22 June 2009
THE NEXT International Pulpwood Conference ("Global Wood Fibre Trade - Woodchips and Biomass") will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, during mid-March 2010.
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New Zealand Forest Expo 2010 postponed

20 May 2009
Organizers of the popular four-yearly Forest Industries Expo have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2010 event until the global economic downturn has eased.
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Hoo Hoo International Convention

18 May 2009
The Rameses, with help from Black Bart #181, invite you to join them for the 2009 HHI Convention in Reno, Nevada, 'The Biggest Little City in the World.' Reno and surrounding area is known for its good ol’ western hospitality.
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CATERPILLAR launches new 18t and 20t forwarders

18 May 2009
Cat Forest Products announces the launch of a new forwarder line with the introduction of two models with 18 metric tonne and 20 metric tonne capacities.
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New machines, new heads and a new thinning concept

13 May 2009
Three new machines and two new heads. Komatsu Forest is launching five unique world premieres at Elmia Wood 3-6 June 2009.
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Volvo sets its sights on the forest industry

11 May 2009
Felling and off-road transport are areas Volvo is now focusing on in order to offer a total machinery solution to the forest industry, according to Jukka Moisander, director, global forestry solutions at Volvo.
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