Chile’s wood products industry reconstructs: what does this mean for North American markets?
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Chile CMPC says strike paralyzes biggest sawmill
June 2 (Reuters) - Chilean forestry and paper company CMPC CAR.SN said Wednesday a worker strike over pay had paralyzed its biggest sawmill in south-central Chile.
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Climate Collaboration in the Americas DeepensWashington - During a meeting with Chilean media in Santiago this month, the United States' special envoy on climate change, Todd Stern, was peppered with questions about last year's United Nations climate negotiations in Copenhagen and what the world should expect for the talks in Cancún, Mexico
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30% wood harvest expansion projected for ChileChile’s forestry industry could increase wood production over 30% in the next fifteen years, as the sector significantly expands its land holdings, Hans Grosse, head of state forestry agency Instituto Forestal (Infor), said.
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China, Emerging Markets To Fuel Chile's Forestry IndustrySANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Increasing demand from China and other emerging Asian markets will drive Chile's forestry industry in coming years, said a panel of industry executives Tuesday.
Chile's forestry sector, which produces wood boards, plywood and pulp, accounts for 8% of global forestry exports. It is also the Andean nation's second-largest exporting industry, just behind mining, and contributes 3% of the country's gross domestic product.
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Chile Arauco Eyes New Pulp Plant To Fuel Regional ExpansionSANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Chilean wood pulp producer Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA seeks to continue its regional expansion as it develops plans for a new pulp mill in Uruguay, Arauco's corporate director, Franco Bozzalla, said Tuesday.
Arauco, through a joint-venture company with European pulp producer Stora Enso Oyj (SEOAY, STERV.HE), is moving forward in its plan to build a pulp plant in southern Uruguay, Bozzalla told reporters on the sidelines of a forestry sector seminar.
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Chile joins Brazil in raising S.America's investment potentialInvesting experts are predicting that Brazil will be joined by Chile in leading the way for new, profitable investment opportunities in South America.
The abundant natural resources in Brazil – including timber and minerals – as well as the planned work to give it a global quality infrastructure, a strong currency and excellent showing during the global recession, have made it an attractive prospect for wealth creation opportunities.
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Alerce Theft Convictions Upheld By Chile Appeals Court
The Puerto Montt appeals court last week unanimously confirmed the verdict against rightist political leader Nelson Schwerter for illegal logging and trading of ancient Alerce trees.
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Carbon offset provider Carbonica in partnership with REDDMontt Forestry in Chile
UK-based carbon trading and carbon offset company Carbonica will generate VCS REDD and reforestation carbon credits in Chile
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Colgate enters into agreement to offset carbon emissions
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As part of its aggressive push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance sustainability, Colgate has signed a 15-year commitment with Patagonia Sur to purchase forestry-based carbon offsets. Under the agreement, a total of 225,000 native-species trees will be planted on 430 acres of land in Chile’s Aysén Region of Patagonia.
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Forest fires in Chile stoke tensions over indigenous land rights
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