BC announces 11.5 Million for forestry marketing

The Premier of BC announced an $11.5 million injection into forestry marketing to ensure B.C. maintains a competitive edge.

Breakdown of how the dollars will be spent:

- $9.9 million for marketing, product development and research through the Forestry Innovation Investment fund.

- $1.59 million for 18 projects to address mountain pine beetle issues such as adapting pulp bleaching processes to use blue-stained wood chips, determining optimum processes for production of ethanol and other bio fuels, and investigating protective coatings for soy-oil treated siding and blue-stained lumber for home construction.

The Premier noted that recent trips to Japan, Korea and China have revealed specific markets for products such as flooring, doors, trusses, and panelling.

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The way Asia is booming now I'm surprised that most of our wood products aren't heading that way already. I think this is a positive move by the government to help develop and expand trade with Asia.