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New Swedish Biomass-Fired CHP Plant
The Swedish biofuel-fired combined heat and power plant was inaugurated in early May 2016, and it is an important step in developing a sustainable energy supply for Stockholm. The plan is for district heating in Stockholm to be entirely produced from renewable and recovered energy by 2030. Fuelling with forest residuals is expected to decrease…
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Real World Logging Profits in Canada: New Report
SOURCE: Canadian Forest Industries magazine CFI 2016 Contractor Survey on www.woodbusiness.ca Results of the Canadian Forest Industries magazine’s Canadian 2016 Contractor Survey were released June 21, with findings that 41 per cent of all contractors saw some form of rate increase over the past three years. For the rest, rates were either stagnant (28…
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British Columbia Lumber Exports: May 2016
British Columbia’s exports of solid wood products climbed 16.3 per cent over the first five months of 2016, compared to the same period a year earlier, said BC Stats Wednesday. Shipments of softwood lumber to the US jumped 38.7 per cent year-to-date to May, which helped boost the value of exports of softwood lumber to…
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US House Prices : April 2016
Housing market analysts do not appear moved by an April surge in pending and new home sales. New US single-family home sales recorded their biggest gain in nearly a quarter century in April, touching a more than eight-year high. Property analysts are forecasting a steady 5.4 million unit annualized pace of existing home sales over…
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US Real Estate, Home Sales, Prices
“US housing starts in May rebound in year-over-year terms, rising 9.5 per cent. That’s a refreshing change from April’s mild decline. Nonetheless, Friday’s update reflects a relatively subdued rate in residential housing construction vs. recent history,” said James Picerno on Seeking Alpha Friday. US Real Estate James Picerno, Seeking Alpha The mixed profile of this…
