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Japan Wood Imports from North America 2015
Tallying organizations’ rough estimate of North American log imports to Japan for 2015 is 2,444 million cubic metres, a 19.8 per cent drop from the previous year, according to Japan Lumber Reports Friday. Japan Log Imports from North America: 2015 Tallying organizations’ rough estimate of North American log imports to Japan for 2015 is 2,444…
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Canadian Forest Certification Disagreement
Madison’s sincerely hopes this sudden development between Resolute Forest Products in Quebec and the Forest Stewardship Council’s certification policy is not due to the expiration of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement. That this new disagreement is being driven by the demands of 13 US-funded environmental groups is cause for alarm to anyone working in…
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Forest Certification Complications
There has always been a complicated relationship between global forest certification agencies (such as FSC, SFI) and stakeholders. Consumers, environmental groups, forest companies, unions, and local governments are all able to express their priorities and concerns about preserving ecology and other values, making use of the forest resource sustainably, and the economic impact of timber…
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US Real Estate Update
The data also shows that total housing inventory at the end of December dropped 12.3 per cent to 1.79 million existing homes available for sale, and is now 3.8 per cent lower than a year ago. Unsold inventory is at a 3.9 month supply at the current sales pace, down from 5.1 months in November…
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Southern Pine Lumber Exports: November 2015
November exports of Southern Pine lumber trended lower, as is typical for the time of year, said the Southern Forest Products Association in it’s quarterly update Thursday. Southern Pine exports were just under 48 million board feet during November. Southern Pine Exports Southern Pine exports in November were just under 48 million board feet, said…
