issue no. 63 - timber at its best!

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Having trouble viewing this email?Click here DIGITAL MEDIA August 26, 2014 Greetings! China is one of the most prominent market for wood exports. However, alongside it, the country can't seem to shy away from the illegal timber trade issue. "Is China too Easy on Timber Smugglers?" is one article that will detail why. Timber has made a name for itself. Over time it has managed to make an impact not just in small industries but in one of the major industries in the world ..... Construction. We have two articles this week that shows how timber is now regarded. "Timber at it's Best: Amazing Award Winning Australia Projects" and "New Study confirms that switching to wood construction from concrete or steel; reduces CO2 Emissions" are going to take you to the new world. Timber has really transformed into something very valuable. Gone are the days when wood was simply used for backyard industries or for fireplaces. In the wise words of Winston Churchill - "To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." ForestryConnect Newsletter 2012 & 2013 Nick Reynish - Founder/Director All Star Constant Contact Award Winner Media Releases: Winners Announced for the 2014 Intergrain Timber Vision | Forest Owners: The Safety Battle is Not Yet Won | Coming: Aussie grown "desi sandalwood " Industry Edge Australian Pulp Imports Up, But No Excitement Necessary Compared with 2012-13, Australia's imports of pulp rose 9.8% in 2013-14 .,...(more) Market News EU tropical timber market weak but stable In July, the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) convened .....(more)

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DIGITAL MEDIA

August 26, 2014

Greetings!

China is one of the most prominent market for wood exports. However, alongside it, the country can'tseem to shy away from the illegal timber trade issue. "Is China too Easy on Timber Smugglers?" isone article that will detail why.

Timber has made a name for itself. Over time it has managed to make an impact not just in smallindustries but in one of the major industries in the world..... Construction.

We have two articles this week that shows how timber is now regarded. "Timber at it's Best:Amazing Award Winning Australia Projects" and "New Study confirms that switching to woodconstruction from concrete or steel; reduces CO2 Emissions" are going to take you to the newworld.

Timber has really transformed into something very valuable. Gone are the days when wood was simplyused for backyard industries or for fireplaces. In the wise words of Winston Churchill - "To improve isto change; to be perfect is to change often."

ForestryConnect Newsletter 2012 & 2013 Nick Reynish - Founder/Director All Star Constant Contact Award Winner

Media Releases: Winners Announced for the 2014 Intergrain Timber Vision |Forest Owners: The Safety Battle is Not Yet Won | Coming: Aussie grown "desi sandalwood"

Industry Edge

Australian Pulp Imports Up, But NoExcitement Necessary Compared with 2012-13, Australia's imports ofpulp rose 9.8% in 2013-14 .,...(more)

Market News

EU tropical timber market weak butstable In July, the European Timber TradeFederation (ETTF) convened .....(more)

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Editor's Pick New Study Confirms That Switchingto Wood Construction From Concreteor Steel Reduces CO2 Emissions A new study published in the Journal ofSustainable Forestry. Carbon, .... (more)

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Special Feature Timber at It's Best, Amazing AwardWinning Australia Projects

IT MAY be considered an old fashionedmaterial by some but these ..... (more)

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