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Forest Products Industry Welcomes Government’s Forward-Looking InvestmentsMarch 14 2011, OTTAWAThe Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) says the forest sector appreciates the strategic government investments that are continuing to help the industry become more energy and cost efficient. Read This ReleaseONE OF CANADA’S OLDEST INDUSTRIES POISED TO FLOURISH IN NEW BIO-AGEFebruary 03 2011, MontrealThe Study: The New Face of the Canadian Forest Industry - The Emerging Bio-Revolution Summaries and related documents: www.fpac.ca/bio-pathways The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today released a breakthrough study that shows how the Canadian forest sector can become a pivotal player in tomorrow’s marketplace by thriving in the new bio-age. Read This ReleaseGovernment Investment in Forest Products Industry Continues to Pay DividendsJanuary 06 2011, Ottawa, ONAt the onset of the International Year of the Forest, the Forest Products Association of Canada is seeing positive results from the landmark $1 billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program introduced by the federal government in 2009. Read This ReleaseCanadian Forest Industry Prepares For New Opportunities; Celebrates International Year of ForestsDecember 30 2010, Ottawa, ONRecognized globally for its unmatched environmental leadership, Canada’s forest products industry is entering the International Year of Forests with a return to profitability and a growing demand for its lumber, pulp and specialized papers produced from well-managed forests. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness of sustainable forest management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. Read This ReleaseForest Products CEOs Discuss Industry Future With Minister FlahertyDecember 08 2010, OTTAWAThirteen CEOs from companies belonging to the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) held a pre-budget meeting with the Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty, yesterday in Ottawa. The meeting provided an informal opportunity for industry leaders and the Minister to discuss the Government’s priorities for the economy and for the CEOs to provide the Minister with a vision for the forestry products industry as it emerges from the recent recession and continues to transform itself into a green and innovative player in the bio-economy. Read This ReleaseFPAC Welcomes Millar Western as Newest MemberDecember 06 2010, OTTAWAThe Chairman of the Board of the Forest Products Association of Canada, Jim Lopez, today announced that Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. has become the newest member of FPAC and the latest signatory to the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA). The association is the voice of Canada’s wood, pulp and paper producers nationally and internationally in government, trade and environmental affairs. Read This ReleaseStatement by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)November 19 2010, OTTAWA“The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes this report on “Building a Green Economy in the Boreal Forest”, said Avrim Lazar, President and C.E.O. of FPAC. “FPAC is partnering with Greenpeace and other environmental organizations in the historic Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement which signifies a new era of joint leadership in the Boreal Forest. The goal remains a better protected, more sustainably managed Boreal Forest and a stronger more competitive forest industry.” Read This ReleaseFOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY URGES SMART GOVERNMENT ACTION TO CREATE JOBS OF THE FUTUREOctober 25 2010, OTTAWA, OntarioFPAC BUDGET 2011 RECOMMENDATIONS:
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