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China's North American Log and Lumber Imports Down in 2012
Updated: 03/14/2013 1:26:00 PM
Exportation of logs and lumber from North America to China fell by 17% to 2.1 billion dollars in 2012, but a turn-around in shipments is expected in 2013, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.
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APA Launches Website for European Specifiers
Updated: 03/14/2013 1:12:00 PM
APA-The Engineered Wood Association recently launched APAWood-europe.org, a website featuring information on North American engineered wood products and wood structural panels for European specifiers.
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Synthetic Wood Venture Launched by Universal Forest Products
By Bill Esler | Updated: 03/09/2013 4:07:00 PM
A synthetic wood technology, Eovations, creates an oriented, fiberized composite with wood-like performance for carpentry, but with durability and other properties beyond wood itself. An affiliate of Universal Forest Products, Eovations uses a patented extrusion process.
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Columbia Forest Products Publishes French-Language Grading Guide
Updated: 03/08/2013 10:44:00 AM
Columbia Forest Products has published a French-language edition of its popular desk reference guide, the Hardwood Plywood Grading Guide: A Guide to Understanding Popular Hardwood Plywood Face Veneer Grades.
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How to Keep Your Lumber Cost Low
By Rick Hill | Updated: 03/06/2013 8:13:00 PM
The most expensive raw material in most wood manufacturing plants is the lumber. Keeping a handle on the recently rising market and a steady supply are essential to staying profitable.
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Strong Oak Demand, Price Increases
By Andy Johnson | Updated: 03/05/2013 8:53:00 AM
Expanding residential flooring sales in North America and exploding Chinese consumer demand for American oak in flooring and other furnishings will drive additional red oak price increases.
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