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- 19/07/2010
Timber investments will be the subject of a two-day trade fair due to be held in London this October.
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Illegal logging in Brazil has shrunk by between 50 and 75 per cent since 2002, according to one of the most thorough investigations into the illegal timber trade.
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Leading global timber company, Weyerhaeuser Co., has seen its company shares jump more than eight per cent, after it revealed a record $5.6 billion dividend pay-out on Monday.
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- 12/07/2010
The northern state of Pará remained Brazil's largest producer of timber in 2009, generating a total harvest of 6.5 million cubic metres of tropical roundwood during the year.
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- 09/07/2010
A ban on European imports and sales of illegally harvested timber has been passed by the European Parliament with a heavy majority.
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- 07/07/2010
Timber exports from Brazil jumped by 27 per cent in May this year, compared to the value for May 2009.
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- 05/07/2010
Reforms to Brazil’s forestry code are due to be voted on this month, which could see major changes made to land use regulation and deforestation policies.
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- 02/07/2010
The resurgent lumber industry is likely to be the cause of the expected respectable growth of British Columbia's gross domestic product.
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- 30/06/2010
The strength of the timber industry has been highlighted after a family import and distribution firm reported a rise of 37 per cent in its pre-tax profits.
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UK forestry investment has outperformed other asset classes in the last three years, with fund managers turning to the Sitka spruce as a preferable low risk investment over more traditional alternatives.
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