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US Log and Lumber Exports Up : 2013
Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 per cent in volume in 2013 compared to 2012, the US Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station reported Friday. The total value of these exports also jumped, by nearly 37 per cent for log exports and by 23 per cent for…
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BioChar from Wood Residue
This week the British Columbia government tabled its latest budget in the Legislature. The focus was on fiscal restraint, with most attention aimed at LNG and future revenue streams from that sector. The Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations receives an additional $30 million in funding, which replaces what was slashed in the…
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US Log and Lumber Exports 2013 : Up by 20%
THE BELOW HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED BY U.S. Forest Service | Pacific Northwest Research Station: West coast log and lumber exports increased by 20 percent in 2013 Chinese demand fueled growth, year-end analysis finds PORTLAND, Ore. February 21, 2014—Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska increased by 20 percent in volume…
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British Columbia Budget and Forestry
The latest budget tabled in the BC Legislature, yesterday, contains a $32 million increase for the Forests Ministry. Almost all of that will be used to address the timber permitting backlog. Forest Service Plan The BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has released the latest Forest Service Plan, also yesterday. http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2013_June_Update/sp/pdf/ministry/flnr.pdf At…
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Interfor Reports, Buys
International Forest Products, or Interfor, out of Vancouver, BC, Thursday reported net earnings of $11.4 million or $0.18 per share in 4Q 2013, compared to net losses of $0.1 million or $0.00 per share in 3Q and $3.8 million or $0.07 per share in 4Q 2012. Also this week, Interfor agreed to purchase operations including…
