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British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: September 2016
BC forest product exports year-to-date (September) 2016 totalled $10.45 billion, up 8.7 per cent from $9.61 billion for the same time last year, according to the Competitiveness and Innovation Branch of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Tuesday. British Columbia Softwood Lumber Exports: September 2016 Highlight of Exports in September 2016,…
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US Southern Pine Exports Up 17% in August 2016
Exports of Southern Pine lumber remained at a lofty level in August, amounting to almost 56.5 MMbf, as the Southern Forest Products Association said in a press release received by Lesprom Network Monday. This volume represents an increase of 17 per cent above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 14…
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Advanced Wood Products Manufacturing
Recent amendments to the Building Code of Australia, which permit the use of fire and acoustic rated timber construction systems for three-storey Class 3 buildings, will help promote more opportunities for traditional wood framing and engineered timbers in commercial and multi-residential developments, according to Sourceable February 7. Set to take effect in May, the amendment…
