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Canadian Embassy's Seminar on CLT

Investment, Energy and Natural Resources department of the Canadian Embassy held a seminar titled “New Frontiers in Building Products Innovation: CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) & Resource Optimization from Sustainably Managed Forests” at Embassy of Canada on September 29. It was attended by about 150 people from the lumber industry and the construction industry. There, they expanded their knowledge about CLT, which attracts international attention with its superiority in quake-resistance and construction efficiency.

• The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism recently released to the public “Summary of Reconstruction Conditions by Housing Starts Statistics” for fiscal 2010
• Chugoku Mokuzai had an increase in revenue and profits for its business results for the term ending in June 2011
• From October 1, Minato Ward in Tokyo began “Minato Model CO2 Fixation Certification System,” a system that requires buildings constructed with a total floor area of 5,000 m² and over to use a fixed amount of lumber