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How to develop a successful teak plantation

Despite being the wood used in the construction of many vessels since the Middle Ages, only in the last decades the cultivation of teak for legal commercialization increased. Therefore, public knowledge about Tectona grandis handling techniques and management practices is still limited. With 25 years of experience in the cultivation of this species, Teak Resources
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Forest products rise in export ranking

2018 was favorable for Brazil’s forest products market. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, exports of paper, pulp and wood reached US$ 14.2 billion, a 23% growth over 2017. This result has put the sector in third place in the ranking of agribusiness exports, taking the place of sugar-energy complex, which reached only US$ 7.4
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66% of Brazil’s natural vegetation is protected, says Embrapa

Statistics from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) shows that 66% of the natural vegetation in Brazil is under conservation and preservation management. The information was collected from the MapBiomas database, a platform that maps land use in Brazil. According to the report from the United Nations Environment Program "Protected Planet Report 2016", Brazil is
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Use of wood increases in constructions and helps to save the planet

An article published by The New York Times has focused on the return of wood to American constructions, which have given preference to masonry for decades due to the history of fires in the country. Now, however, with all the technologies from the 21st century, the construction companies have once again defended the use of
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Planted forest technique contributes to agriculture recovery

The techniques of planting and cultivating planted forests are helping to recover agriculture in Cerrado, the second largest Brazilian biome. Techniques are being taught to rural farmers through the ABC Cerrado program, developed in a partnership between FIP - Forest Investment Program, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), Embrapa and the National Rural
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Timber industry optimistic for 2019

A survey conducted by the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná (Fiep), with 620 industries from Paraná, revealed that 81.17% of entrepreneurs in the sector have favorable expectations for business in 2019, among micro and small industries, the percentage of optimists is 77.78%. The main expectation of the industry is that there will
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TRC conducts training on Foreign Corrupt Practices Law

For all its administrative team, TRC received the FCPA - Foreign Corruption Practices Act training with the objective of updating and reinforcing the rules and conducts followed by the company. FCPA is a United States federal law that seeks, among other things, to prohibit US companies from influencing foreign professionals from any personal payments or
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The importance of exporting to the economy

Exports in Brazil have grown by 9% in the last year. Understand why foreign trade is so important to the country. In the XVIII century, the intellectual David Ricardo created the Comparative Advantage Theory. This concept holds that every country is more productive than another in some specific area of the economy, so the exchange
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Goal to increase 2 million hectares of forests in 10 years is launched by MAPA

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) in December launched the PlantarFlorestas (SeedForests), a plan to increase the area of ​​planted forests by 2 million hectares over the next decade. The goal was established based on an environmental and socioeconomic diagnosis associated to the management and the industrial phase of the sector. This
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Perfume is one of the many uses of Teak

Well known brands as Jacques Bogart, Dunhill (Desire Red), Ferrari Light Essence, Hugo Boss (Boss In Motion Blue), Monblanc (Presence) and Chanel (Chance Eau Fraiche Hair Mist) have the presence of teak wood aroma as the main note or background to compose those famous fragrances. The teak wood adds to the scented compositions a woody
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