Other 'New South' rises on global scene

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Argentina, Chile and Brazil have great potential as future lumber providers. Chile has over 3.7 million acres of trees on plantations to be processed at local sawmills or foreign plants. Argentina has 2.2 million acres of tree plantations and could be available for more because of its flat landscape and good political and economic climate. Keith Danley spoke of these nations at a Forest Products Society meeting and also compared the environmental impact of using North American hardwoods and South American tropical trees.

International aspects, Argentina, Natural history

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Prospering won't be easy, but industry can compete

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Speakers at the 1997 International Panel and Engineered-Wood Technology Exhibition asserted that ingenuity would help panel and engineered wood products makers stay competitive, despite problems such as shrinking wood supplies and more competition from nonwood products. The topics stressed by speakers included raw materials, traditional products, new products, and new and better manufacturing methods.

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Chile's native forests can be utilized, leaders assert

Article Abstract:

The 1997 Expocorma forest products industry trade show provided an opportunity for Corma president Fernando Leniz to push Chile's political leaders, including President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, for forestry policies. Corma is the country's forest industry trade association. New statistics, Leniz noted, refute the idea that Chile's native forests are disappearing.

Natural resources

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